Health & Safety
Spotting the signs of modern slavery
17 Jul 18
The UK construction sector is a high risk industry for labour exploitation.
Landmark international fire safety standards
16 Jul 18
The IFSS Coalition will develop a high level set of fire safety standards.
What will happen to health and safety post-Brexit?
13 Jul 18
With Britain now preparing to leave the EU: what happens next to Health & Safety laws?
Mental Health in the Construction Industry
9 Jul 18
Male site workers in construction are three times more likely to commit suicide than the average UK male.
Plan to accelerate high-rise cladding action
6 Jul 18
The plan will accelerate the removal of unsafe cladding.
Working at height: improving workplace safety
4 Jul 18
Between 2012 and 2017, 49% of fatal injuries to construction workers in the UK were the result of falls from height.
Director banned after failing to pay health & safety fines
29 Jun 18
Failure to pay health & safety fines after a worker was injured, has led to a Director being banned.
Balfour Beatty fined over HAVS risk
25 Jun 18
The company was fined £500,000 for failing to protect workers.
Tackling health and safety issues on house-building sites
21 Jun 18
Every year thousands of construction workers are injured working on building sites.
Parliament overrule Hackitt report
20 Jun 18
The Housing Secretary has published a government consultation banning the use of combustible cladding.
