People Call for CLC to address substance abuse in construction The Scottish Plant Owners Association (SPOA) has written to the Construction Leadership Council (CLC), urging it to tackle drug and alcohol abuse in the construction industry
News Contractor fined £800,000 after boy, 10, dies on site Civil engineering contractor RJ McLeod has been fined £800,000 after a 10-year-old boy died on a building site in Glasgow.
People Barhale uses AI to improve excavator safety Construction group Barhale is using artificial intelligence (AI) on its excavators to reduce health and safety risks
News Barhale uses AI to improve excavator safety Construction group Barhale is using artificial intelligence on its excavators to reduce health and safety risks.
News Creagh fined £1m after worker dies in grab accident Creagh Concrete Products has been fined £1m after a 24-year-old man died at a site in Nottingham.
News HSE asbestos campaign targets trades The Health and Safety Executive is warning tradespeople in the UK about the ‘hidden dangers’ linked to asbestos.
People Construction charity expands support to tackle suicide rate A national builders’ charity has expanded its counselling service after figures indicated the suicide rate among UK construction workers has increased
News Amey Rail fined £533,000 after worker’s life-changing electrocution injuries Amey has been fined £533,334 after a worker suffered an electrical shock injury while working outside a London station.
News F1 giant McLaren fined after fall-from-height death Racing car group McLaren has been fined £650,000 after a man fell to his death during an inspection at one of the company’s facilities.
News Company fined £600,000 after worker dies loading a lorry A garden landscaping company has been fined £600,000 after an employee died while loading a lorry.
People Charity taskforce tackles wellbeing in construction More than 150 people from across the construction industry have volunteered to help a national drive to stop suicide and improve workforce wellbeing
News Property owner sentenced after worker’s life-changing injuries A property owner has been given a 12-month community order and told to do 80 hours of unpaid work after a worker sustained life changing injuries when a wall collapsed on top of him during a barn conversion.
News Building safety: professional bodies flag staircase concerns to Gove CIOB has joined other leading built environment professional bodies in calling on the government to review the rules for staircases in high-rise buildings.
News Subcontractor fined £175,000 after worker suffers serious head injuries The accident happened at a domestic property in North London in March 2019. It involved a man in his thirties who sustained head injuries while working on concrete pumping operations carried out by London-based company Singh Will Mix It Ltd.
News Hackitt sets out new performance framework for construction products As chair of the working group that created the framework, Dame Judith Hackitt tells Will Mann how it will plug gaps in the current regulatory system.
People New health and safety resource launched for construction The Construction Industry Advisory Committee (CONIAC) has launched a new website which aims to share free expert support, tools and guidance for the construction industry
People Mobile technology to support site safety An updated cloud-based site protection platform is aiming to boost construction safety
People Majestic Site Management offers discounts on site-safety courses Chartered Building Company Majestic Site Management is offering a suite of site safety courses, with discounts for CIOB members.
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