Health & Safety
Compliant construction: BIM and fire door safety
9 Sep 24
Ensuring a building’s fire doors are installed correctly, and how Building Information Modelling (BIM) holds the key to ensuring compliance.
Balfour Beatty introduces human recognition standards across UK projects
16 Aug 24
Balfour Beatty has become the first Tier One contractor to mandate human recognition cameras on certain items of plant and machinery across all its UK operations.
Pick Everard appointed to frramework for education health and safety
4 Jul 24
Pick Everard has added Pagabo’s new £90M Academy Services Framework to its portfolio.
Major changes to the Building Safety Act: What to look out for
7 Jun 24
Following the Grenfell Tower tragedy, the Building Safety Act 2022 aimed to revolutionise the way buildings are designed and constructed
Construction workers at risk from poor mental health
22 May 24
Following mental health week, new research shows that half of all UK construction workers, or 1.5m people have worked in a dangerous environment while suffering poor mental health and close to 700,000 suffered injuries, according to new research from business insurer QBE. For the first time, QBE research shows the
Building Safety Act can help construction ‘right its wrongs’
14 May 24
The Building Safety Act will bring about changes to culture on a scale never seen before, according to the CEO of LABC.
No falls week: Expert warns employers of injury risk
13 May 24
The No Falls Foundation (a charity committed to preventing death as a result of falls from height) has launched the first ever ‘No Falls Week’ this May
Falling from height workplace injuries
22 Apr 24
Following the recent tragic news of Gogglebox star, George Gilbey's death is a stark reminder of the safety risks on a construction site.
How AI technology is making the construction sector safer
8 Apr 24
The most groundbreaking solutions currently changing workplace health and safety are those which harness the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI).
HSE builds construction support to protect workers’ mental health
26 Mar 24
The construction industry has stepped-up its efforts to combat work-related stress and promote good mental health.
