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.

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.

The annual Construction Management and BIMplus survey sought your views on the year’s hot topic: artificial intelligence – is it construction’s friend or foe?

The HSE will launch on 4 September an inspection campaign in construction sites focusing on adequate moving and handling materials.

A 26-year-old worker from Laing O’Rourke died on Monday (14 August) following a serious acccident at the Bramley-Moore Dock stadium construction site.

Network Rail has been fined £1.2million following the death of a man who was crushed while carrying out maintenance work.

A construction company has been fined £12,000 after a bricklayer fell through a stairwell opening and fractured his skull.

The Building Safety Regulator has named two bodies as the first independent provider schemes for building control professionals to become registered building inspectors.

Tata Steel UK has been fined £120,000 after a worker suffered serious head injuries when he was hit in the face with a scaffold pole.

The construction sector recorded 45 fatal injuries during the last year, up from 29 the previous year total, the latest HSE data shows.

New figures show construction has the highest number of work-related fatalities compared to other industries  

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.

Construction lawyers Simon Lewis and Michelle Essen explain here everything you need to know ahead of the building safety regime coming into effect in October.

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

The HSE has issued a call to action to employers asking them to protect workers during periods of extreme hot weather this summer.