£2.2m fine issued by Health and Safety Executive after worker crushed by timber pallet weighing approximately three tonnes.

A lack of compliance around communication systems led to two track workers being struck by a wagon near Port Glasgow station, according to an investigation by the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB).

A 19-year-old who died after falling six floors through a ventilation shaft should have been prevented, an investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has concluded. 

Firethorn has announced safety sign-off of its purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) project in Stratford, East London.

The Quin Pod, App and Tag from Quintessential Design won the Digital Innovation in Health, Safety and Wellbeing category at the Digital Construction Awards 2026 last night (18 March).

Two Midlands companies and a site manager have been sentenced after a large-scale asbestos disturbance and illegal clearance operation was carried out at a demolition site. Following concerns about unsafe…

In her latest column, Desiree Blamey from the Considerate Constructors Scheme explains how the new Construction for Women National Site Standard works

More than four in 10 construction workers report making more errors when working while unwell, according to new research.

CIOB innovation panel vice-chair Stefan Mordue has joined the board of the Association for Project Safety

The British Standards Institution (BSI) has opened its consultation on a draft fire safety standard, as well as a draft publicly available specification (PAS) for fire safety in construction.

A construction company has been fined after a worker sustained serious injuries when he fell from a ladder during renovation works in London.

The failure to clean up contaminated land sites has had fatal consequences. It’s time for a new law, writes Kye Gbangbola FCIOB

A self‑employed contractor has been jailed after a teenager fell to his death during demolition works on a property in Surrey.

Despite emerging mandates for secondary guarding, contractors are advised to prioritise robust, task-specific risk assessments to prevent crushing and entrapment incidents.

Contractor Graham has welcomed local transport minister, Lilian Greenwood, to its Dyecoats site, as part of its commitment to improving safety and wellbeing in the construction industry.

A builder who threatened inspectors from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and told them his name was James Bond has been fined.

A construction company director and his firm have been fined after failing to comply with multiple enforcement notices and for failing to suitably plan, manage and monitor construction work.

A construction company has been fined £60,000 following a wall collapse, which knocked an employee through an open stairwell onto a concrete floor below.