News Building Safety Regulator chief retires after two years in post Chief inspector of buildings at HSE has announced his retirement weeks after the new building safety regime has started.
News Construction companies fined after 124kg panel falls on worker Two construction companies have been sentenced after a worker was hospitalised for nearly two weeks after being struck by a 124kg panel.
News Contractor fined £800,000 after boy, 10, dies on site Civil engineering contractor RJ McLeod has been fined £800,000 after a 10-year-old boy died on a building site in Glasgow.
News Creagh fined £1m after worker dies in grab accident Creagh Concrete Products has been fined £1m after a 24-year-old man died at a site in Nottingham.
News HSE asbestos campaign targets trades The Health and Safety Executive is warning tradespeople in the UK about the ‘hidden dangers’ linked to asbestos.
News Roofer jailed after worker’s fatal fall Harrow Crown Court has given a roofer a custodial sentence after a worker fell to his death from the roof of a commercial property in North London.
News F1 giant McLaren fined after fall-from-height death Racing car group McLaren has been fined £650,000 after a man fell to his death during an inspection at one of the company’s facilities.
People Stress Awareness Month: HSE campaign urges employers to take action The HSE is calling for employers to take urgent action as part of their legal duty to protect workers from work-related stress
News Company fined £600,000 after worker dies loading a lorry A garden landscaping company has been fined £600,000 after an employee died while loading a lorry.
News Property owner sentenced after worker’s life-changing injuries A property owner has been given a 12-month community order and told to do 80 hours of unpaid work after a worker sustained life changing injuries when a wall collapsed on top of him during a barn conversion.
Digital Construction Arup’s visualisation tool bridges communities in Rwanda Arup in partnership with Bridges to Prosperity (B2P) has designed a bridge visualisation tool to support bridge construction in East Africa and Central America.
News Subcontractor fined £175,000 after worker suffers serious head injuries The accident happened at a domestic property in North London in March 2019. It involved a man in his thirties who sustained head injuries while working on concrete pumping operations carried out by London-based company Singh Will Mix It Ltd.
Legal How ready are we for the building safety regime? The Health and Safety Executive recently announced a campaign to help the owners of an estimated 12,500 existing higher-risk buildings to be ready for their obligations under the Building Safety act, some of which are due to commence from April. But with just a couple of weeks to go, how ready are we? And is the government itself even ready?
News £42m government package for new building safety inspectors DLUHC has announced a £42.5m grant to support the delivery of the Building Safety Act 2022 over the next three years.
People New health and safety resource launched for construction The Construction Industry Advisory Committee (CONIAC) has launched a new website which aims to share free expert support, tools and guidance for the construction industry
News HSE warns young construction workers about asbestos risk The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has launched a campaign to raise awareness about the risks associated with asbestos exposure among young workers.
News Contractor fined £120,000 after fall from roof fatality An electrical contractor has been fined £120,000 after a worker fell from the roof of a building site and died.
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