Dr Morwenna Fellows explains how her PhD research has uncovered the communication issues that arise on site when there is no shared first language

The Association for Project Safety has launched an election manifesto with five key demands, describing them as “essential life savers”.

Have you truly grasped the evolution from ‘Level of Detail’ to ‘Level of Information Need’? If not, Thomas Ingvaldsen of Cobuilder is here to help you.

With accidents and fatalities on the rise, Brenig Moore provides a reminder of how construction should be managing workplace hazards.

The April episode of the 21CC podcast is out, featuring a play by Swiss high-tech manufacturer ABB to promote site-based robotic micro-factories for UK affordable housing.

The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) has been urged to provide more clarity on the design requirements for project approval for higher risk buildings.

From 30 September 2026, all new residential buildings 18m or over in England will have to include a second staircase.

Guidance on managing Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) in listed buildings has been published.

A leading construction safety body has raised concerns about fire safety competence in care homes, following two serious incidents.

The progress achieved through the #PPEthatfits campaign and people in the industry who care about health and safety shows that there are no excuses left for ill-fitting PPE, writes Katherine Evans.

The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has served enforcement notices for fire safety shortfalls to companies working at the Hinkley Point C construction site, including Laing O’Rourke.

The Access Industry Forum is calling for clearer reporting of workplace accidents to reduce accidents and save lives. By Peter Bennett.

A man in his forties has died after falling from height at the Laing O’Rourke building site of a tech and sciences district in Oxford North.

The number of fatalities in construction has risen by 55% since last year and is the highest of any industry according to HSE data.

Causeway Technologies is leading a campaign aimed at improving the provision of mental health support in construction

Willmott Dixon is using new harness-based technology on its construction projects to enhance safety for workers using a boom-type MEWP.

Two access equipment firms have been fined a total of £240,000 after two men working on a construction site were involved in an incident that “could have ended in a double tragedy”.

Osprey has been fined £24,000 after two men fell from height during the assembly of a crane at the Port of Blyth, Northumberland.