The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has launched a campaign targeting manufacturing companies, including brick, tile and stone firms, where materials that contain silica are used.

A construction company from Leicestershire has received a fine of £80,000 after an employee suffered serious injuries falling through a fragile roof.

Inspectors from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) will focus on moving and handling construction materials, as part of a new October campaign.

Two partners in a construction firm have received fines for failing to control the risks of using vibrating tools.

A Devon-based company has received an £80,000 fine after an employee fell through a stairwell while working on a barn conversion.

The top boss at the new Building Safety Regulator, which is part of key fire safety reforms following the Grenfell Tower tragedy, is recruiting for a deputy.

A man who barred two HSE inspectors in Scotland from entering a construction site has received a fine.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published a revised version of its Fire safety in construction (HSG168) document.

Lifting equipment manufacturer Genie has received a £270,000 fine after the miscalibration of one of its machines led it to fall into the M25, killing an access company employee.

HSE flags concerns on more than 50% of proposals, as Hackitt tells CIOB conference industry is still resisting change.

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.

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

The Health and Safety Executive has issued a safety alert over mast climbing work platforms (MCWPs), warning of a “serious technical fault”.

A contractor has been handed a suspended prison sentence after HSE inspectors found workers undertaking unsafe excavation work without PPE.

Four men have received suspended prison sentences after a worker was killed when the former Citadel Church in Splott, Cardiff, collapsed during demolition work.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is to target Birmingham construction sites, as development in the city has increased in the run-up to the 2022 Commonwealth Games.