The number of deaths in the construction sector fell by 25% to 30 in 2021/22, down from 40 the previous year.

Skanska is to ban lorry loaders fitted with certain types of stabiliser legs from its UK sites, amid a warning on safety.

A demolition company has received a fine after a worker fell 9m (30ft) to his death when part of a pipe bridge platform gave way underneath him.

Ahead of Clean Air Day on 16 June, Alex Minett examines the new Environmental Act and what construction businesses must do to stay compliant.

Chris Tidy explains what is involved in Hard Hat Awareness Week 2022 (14-June) as a week of activities highlighting hard hat safety begin.

A court has handed suspended prison sentences to two former construction company directors for asbestos failings.

A court has handed jail terms to two construction company bosses after a worker fell to his death.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) will target construction sites during a month-long respiratory health campaign in June.

Two men have received suspended sentences and fines after a worker fell over five metres through fragile roof panels and died.

Tony Abbott explains why contractors need to plan ahead when digging in busy towns and cities.

Railway contractor VolkerRail has been fined £550,000 after a worker suffered a broken pelvis and several broken ribs when he was buried after the wall of a trench collapsed.

Three quarters of fire doors failed inspections in the UK prompting a warning of a “tragedy waiting to happen”.

The International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) is co-ordinating the response to the Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) safety alert over mast climbing work platforms (MCWPs).

A court has fined Lancashire County Council £50,000 after several of its employees developed hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS).

The Mental Health Foundation has announced ‘loneliness’ as the key theme for Mental Health Awareness Week, which starts on 9 May. So, how should construction employers address loneliness?

The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has served improvement notices to contractors Bouygues and Laing O’Rourke after a scaffold worker fell from height.

A director and a contracts manager of an asbestos management company have been jailed, and their company fined £100,000, after failing to protect workers from exposure.

Contractors and developers were responsible for more than a quarter (26%) of all incidents where workers were digging too close to high-pressure pipelines.