Morgan Sindall has been providing staff with environmentally friendly PPE following a company-wide workwear upgrade in December 2023.

Ministers have been urged to ensure personal protective equipment (PPE) is “designed with the female anatomy in mind”

Although progress is steady, more needs to be done to encourage women from diverse backgrounds into the industry, explains Ridha Shah.

As the call for inclusive PPE gains momentum globally, Nyaisha Sullivan delves into the lessons that the UK can take from the United States on ensuring PPE inclusivity.

How could construction sites be more welcoming to women? Female industry professionals speak to Kristina Smith.

The progress achieved through the #PPEthatfits campaign and people in the industry who care about health and safety shows that there are no excuses left for ill-fitting PPE, writes Katherine Evans.

Despite the progress achieved in wellbeing and safety in the industry, more needs to be done to ensure that all workers go back home safely, says Caroline Gumble.

The new requirement for gender-inclusive PPE follows the launch of CIOB’s #PPEthatfits campaign, reports Nadine Buddoo.

The #PPEthatfits campaign has launched a dedicated website, which includes a global directory for buyers looking to purchase inclusive PPE.

CIOB and BSI are to explore options for enabling buyers of PPE to more consistently provide PPE that fits all wearers.

Anjali Pindoria tells Cristina Lago why construction PPE is not only failing females but also men from minoritised ethnic and faith backgrounds.

The latest episode of the CIOB new podcast, 21CC, launches today with an investigation into what futurologists of the 1970s got right about the built environment of the 2000s.

Helen Gawor, director of strategy and innovation, speaks about why having adequate PPE is not just an issue about aesthetics of comfort: it’s foremost about safety and compliance.

Here is a round-up of some of the comments that readers have shared to date on CM, CIOB People and social media on the #PPEthatfits campaign.

CIOB, CM and CIOB People have launched a new campaign to address the lack of inclusive PPE in construction.