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.

CM brought together a group of client-side professionals to find out what they look for from contractors and suppliers.

A property refurbishment company and a roofing contractor have both been fined after a worker fell from scaffolding and suffered life-changing injuries.

A construction company in Hampshire has been fined £80,000 after a man fell more than 15ft through a skylight during roof repair work.  

The Office for Nuclear Regulation has revealed that Balfour Beatty will be prosecuted following a fatality at the Atomic Weapons Establishment’s Aldermaston site.

A construction company has been fined £1 million after a road resurfacing project ended in tragedy in May 2022.

The Health and Safety Executive has successfully prosecuted two companies after a construction worker fell through a rooflight at a factory, impaling his leg on machinery below. 

The International Powered Access Federation is supporting the Back to Basics safety campaign, launched by the Construction Industry Federation.

Alana Paterson, chair of the IPAF International Safety Committee and head of health, safety and environment at Taylor Woodrow, discusses the importance of empowering the workforce to call out safety risks in powered access.

Aman Sharma MBE is the new chair of BSI’s strategic fire safety committee for the built environment. He tells CM what new standards construction should look out for.