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.

Chris Wraith from Horizon Platforms on the essential health and safety rules to follow when using powered access platforms.

For Safe Working At Height Week, Abbi Taylor describes how one careless moment turned everyone’s lives upside down

For Safe Working At Height Week 2023, Tim Bissett offers a perspective on risk mitigation strategies for workers on wind energy projects.

As part of Safe Working at Height Week 2023, we look at IPAF’s campaign to raise awareness of the dangers of working near power lines.

A Middlesex demolition company has been fined £60,000 after part of a building fell on a labourer during demolition work.

From radios to earbuds, listening to music can help to boost workers’ wellbeing. But is it ever safe to do so on a construction site?

Tarmac has been fined £1,275,000 after a man was crushed to death during maintenance work at Mountsorrel Quarry in Leicestershire.

CIOB campaign aims to improve the provision of inclusive PPE across the construction industry

Time is running out for high-rise residential buildings to be registered with the Building Safety Regulator (BSR), the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) has warned.

The HSE will lead the criminal investigation into two deaths at the Teesworks site in 2019 after the safety watchdog and Cleveland Police did not find enough evidence to pursue gross or corporate manslaughter charges.

To coincide with National Eye Health Week, construction employers are encouraged to assess their eye protection measures to ensure they are adequately safeguarding their workforce

Two construction companies have been fined a combined total of £120,000 after a groundworker suffered horrific injuries when heavy drainage pipes fell on top of him.

Hilti has launched an improved version of its wearable EXO-O1 skeleton, the EXO-S

A construction business has been fined £16,000 after a worker suffered critical injuries when he fell 10m through the roof of an industrial unit.

What is RAAC and what should you do if it’s present in your building?

Warrington company Esskay Construction Ltd has been fined £90,000 after exposing people to asbestos during a renovation project in the Hanley area of Stoke-on-Trent.