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.

The British Standards Institution (BSI) has announced the launch of a new standard for inclusive PPE.

Ark Fire Protection and Bowmer + Kirkland have joined forces to help raise awareness of mental health issues in construction.

Nationwide Platforms has launched SkySiren PCS for scissor lifts – a secondary guarding system designed to reduce the risk of entrapment for operators.

HSE is warning about the risk of people being struck by an excavator or a load if the machine’s operator doesn’t use the isolation device correctly.

A new training programme is helping to prepare prisoners for careers in the construction industry.

BSI has published a whitepaper outlining why inclusive PPE is a basic requirement towards safe and compliant workplaces, and what milestones have been achieved to date in this area.

The International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) has published its annual global safety report.

A joinery firm in Middlesbrough has been fined £10,000 after an unannounced visit by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) two years ago found multiple health and safety breaches.

AtkinsRéalis has introduced inclusive head protection for its workforce, allowing wearers to make adjustments to accommodate different hair types and some religious headwear.