Putting safety first

By Adrian Pargeter, head of technical and product development, Kingspan Insulation Limited THE devastating fire at Grenfell Tower in June has raised many serious questions...

Construction sector poised for major benchmarking study on mental wellbeing

THE Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity and Building Mental Health have teamed up with Safer Highways to announce a major exercise to understand where the...

Barratt provides site safety session to Edinburgh youngsters

BARRATT Developments has hosted an interactive site safety discussion at Frogston Primary School to remind pupils of the dangers of its nearby building sites...
Rob Bewick

Why sharing information can lay foundation for preventing fatal accidents in construction

By Rob Bewick, senior construction safety consultant at Thomas & Adamson, part of Egis Group The latest Health and Safety Executive (HSE) statistics on work-related...

BESA’s health and safety chief elected chair of SHEP

REBECCA Crosland has been elected as the new chair of the Safety and Health Engineering Partnership (SHEP). She succeeds Christopher Buxton, CEO of the British...

Health impacts caused by noisy traffic could influence planning

NOISY road traffic in residential areas can lead to an increased chance of high blood pressure, a University of Glasgow study carried out in...
Construction worker managing traffic

Warning issued as UK construction sites see 21% rise in traffic management breaches

THE Building Safety Group (BSG) has issued an urgent industry alert following a significant 21% rise in traffic management breaches across construction sites nationwide. The...
Briar Homes safety talk at Fife school

Housebuilder delivers site safety talk and delivers biodiversity initiatives in Fife

BRIAR Homes has revealed how it has embedded itself into the Kennoway community following the start of construction at the firm's first Fife development,...
RAAC block

New roof structures could be trialled in Dundee RAAC properties

PILOT works on five council properties affected by reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) could be set to go ahead in Dundee, if councillors approve...
SMART Scaffolder’s SMART Inspector mobile app detects site defects

New tool tipped to help prevent work at height accidents

A new reporting system has been tipped to help employers prevent work at height incidents.    SMART Scaffolder’s SMART Inspector mobile app features a defects...

HSE takes action in drive to protect workers from silica dust

HSE has undertaken its first enforcement action as part of the nationwide inspection programme to protect workers from silica dust. Several businesses have received prohibition...

Construction charity to offer free online wellbeing workshops

THE Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity will be hosting a series of free online mental health training workshops later this month. The initiative has been designed...

New Glasgow office development plans ‘touch-free’ future

THE developer of Glasgow office project, 177 Bothwell Street, has revealed it is implementing a series of health and wellbeing measures to reflect the...

Union in warning over working while ill

Construction union UCATT says the absence of sick pay for some workers can endanger not only their own lives but also the safety of...
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Builders urged to make mental health a top priority

THE Federation of Master Builders (FMB) is marking World Mental Health Day by urging builders to make mental health a top priority. With construction workers...

Asbestos discovery prompts further delays to project

THE demolition of a secondary school in Aberdeen has experienced further delays as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and the discovery of additional...

Construction businesses mark Mental Health Awareness Week

LOVELL, Morgan Sindall Construction and Morgan Sindall Infrastructure have united to mark Mental Health Awareness Week with a series of activities, including a pop-up...

Trade body launches new isolation awareness campaign

TRADE body SELECT has launched a new isolation awareness campaign to help keep electricians and apprentices safe at work. Titled ‘Work dead safely: Stay alive’,...

Housebuilder partners with construction charity to help tackle mental health issues

HOUSEBUILDER Dandara, which has developments in the east of Scotland and Aberdeen, has launched its first national partnership with Lighthouse Club to help tackle...
Construction podcast on mental health

Mental health in construction is ‘no longer something we can sweep under the carpet’

A Federation of Master Builders (FMB) member has marked Mental Health Awareness Week by opening up about his own struggles in a new FMB...