A civil engineering company has received a £600,000 fine after a seven-year-old boy became trapped and suffocated on a construction site.

The government has launched a consultation, which proposes a scheme of charges to clients and construction firms for the services of the new Building Safety Regulator (BSR).

Eurovia digitised its health and safety practices after a trial with Paperless Construction, helping the pair to win the Digital Innovation in Health, Safety & Wellbeing category.

The government has published two sets of consultations, seeking construction’s views on implementing new building control measures and changes to building regulations.

Employers need to make sure indoor workplaces remain a “reasonable” temperature, although there is no maximum temperature for workplaces in Great Britain.

Turner & Townsend has launched an embodied carbon calculator that enables clients to evaluate the carbon footprint of projects from an early design stage through to practical completion of the construction process.

Two construction contractors have received fines totalling £135,000, while one was handed a suspended prison sentence, following the death of a roofer.

The number of deaths in the construction sector fell by 25% to 30 in 2021/22, down from 40 the previous year.

Skanska is to ban lorry loaders fitted with certain types of stabiliser legs from its UK sites, amid a warning on safety.

Autodesk is supporting the rejuvenation of the area surrounding Notre-Dame de Paris.

A demolition company has received a fine after a worker fell 9m (30ft) to his death when part of a pipe bridge platform gave way underneath him.

Ahead of Clean Air Day on 16 June, Alex Minett examines the new Environmental Act and what construction businesses must do to stay compliant.

Chris Tidy explains what is involved in Hard Hat Awareness Week 2022 (14-June) as a week of activities highlighting hard hat safety begin.

A court has handed suspended prison sentences to two former construction company directors for asbestos failings.

A court has handed jail terms to two construction company bosses after a worker fell to his death.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) will target construction sites during a month-long respiratory health campaign in June.

Two men have received suspended sentences and fines after a worker fell over five metres through fragile roof panels and died.

Tony Abbott explains why contractors need to plan ahead when digging in busy towns and cities.