Simon Lewis examines the key points from the latest batch of building safety legislation and looks at what construction professionals should prepare for next.

A construction company has been fined £12,000 after a bricklayer fell through a stairwell opening and fractured his skull.

Research shows 24/7 wellbeing facility helped to improve construction workers’ mental health and wellbeing  

The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has raised concerns over the government’s proposed changes to the Working Time Regulations.   The Working Time Regulations impose different limitations on the hours…

Tata Steel UK has been fined £120,000 after a worker suffered serious head injuries when he was hit in the face with a scaffold pole.

Construction professionals share their experiences of inadequate PPE

Helen Gawor, director of strategy and innovation, speaks about why having adequate PPE is not just an issue about aesthetics of comfort: it’s foremost about safety and compliance.

Here is a round-up of some of the comments that readers have shared to date on CM, CIOB People and social media on the #PPEthatfits campaign.

Aaron Hennessy, director at Douglas OHI and chair of the CIOB Oman hub, on why the construction industry needs to bring health and safety “back to basics”

The construction sector recorded 45 fatal injuries during the last year, up from 29 the previous year total, the latest HSE data shows.

New figures show construction has the highest number of work-related fatalities compared to other industries  

Six companies are being prosecuted by Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service over a fire at a care home in 2019, following a four-year investigation.

The Digital Construction Awards health and safety winners showed the benefits of investing in technology, writes Lesley McLeod.

Technology which allows autobraking on dump trucks has won the Innovation in Health, Safety and Wellbeing category

L Lynch’s autobraking on dump trucks technology, developed with Safety Shield Global and SCS JV, won the Digital Innovation in Health, Safety and Wellbeing category – sponsored by the Association for Project Safety – at the Digital Construction Awards last night (4 July).

The Health and Safety Executive has launched an inspection operation focusing on manufacturing businesses that use materials containing silica

HSE has launched a targeted inspection operation focusing on manufacturing businesses that use materials containing silica.

Trade union Unite has raised concerns that construction safety is being “undermined” by a declining number of inspections