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

The number of unannounced inspections by the Health and Safety Executive in the construction industry has fallen to a record low, the second-largest trade union in the UK has found.

With manual workers more likely to smoke than in any other profession, CIOB People looks at the root causes and how construction employers can help the workforce give up for good

Construction managers and bosses can boost their career prospects and attract talent into their companies by becoming “influencers” on social media platforms, two LinkedIn super-users who work in the industry tell the CIOB’s new podcast, 21CC.

Chris Tidy, founder of Hard Hat Awareness Week, explains why he and his colleagues launched HHAW four years ago.

The changes to CITB’s assessment of managers and professionals aim to reflect the evolving needs of today’s industry 

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is calling for employers to protect workers during periods of extreme hot weather this summer

National Highways has adopted a new drone flight management system, which it says will speed up the process for drone operators looking to fly near the agency’s roads and improve safety through better co-ordination and visibility of flights.

Ahead of Diabetes Awareness Week this month, Kate Walker looks at the safety, compliance and productivity risks for construction companies not aware of their legal obligations to workers.

CM is partnering with Safe Working at Height Week, which returns this year during 6-12 November.

Retrofitting and recycling will help cut construction’s carbon footprint – but too often we overlook the safety risks in the process, says Lesley McLeod.

Brian Newell explains the key points of a new international porcelain cladding standard – and how it should improve build quality.