CITB courses aim to improve fire safety awareness in construction
THE Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) is urging all construction workers to help improve fire safety across the industry.
The training body, in consultation with...
Leading safety speaker addresses City Building staff
CITY Building has welcomed a leading speaker on behavioural safety training to its Glasgow headquarters to share insights as part of the Proud 2B Safe programme.
Jason...
HSE urges construction firms to strengthen site security ahead of school holidays
CONSTRUCTION firms are being urged to take extra precautions to keep children safe as the school holidays approach.
While rare, children have tragically lost their...
Construction firms warned that alcohol-based hand gels pose fire risk
A safety firm has warned that alcohol-based hand sanitisers pose a 'constant' risk to fire safety and personal health and safety in workplaces that...
Construction workers urged to be ‘Covid-19 smart’ in their free time
THE Construction Industry Coronavirus (CICV) Forum has repeated its 'urgent call' for Scotland's construction workers to be Covid-19 smart in their social lives.
The organisation is...
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...
Aberdeenshire firm fined after roof fatality
AN Aberdeenshire business has been fined for serious safety failings after a man died when he fell more than five metres through a fragile...
RICS issues new guidance to help prepare for residential property inspections
RICS has issued new guidance for professionals operating in Scotland's residential market to help them prepare for carrying out inspections on domestic properties following...
The Association for Project Safety elects 2020 president
THE Association for Project Safety (APS) has announced who will lead the professional body from 2020.
Jonathan Moulam, who runs his own construction health &...
Union voices concern over rise in construction injuries
NEW figures from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) showing a rise in construction injuries and a fall in prosecutions is a ‘dangerous cocktail’,...
Housebuilder in contention for triple health and safety success
STEWART Milne Group is in contention for a hat-trick of gongs for its health and safety performance at the Trades Awards, which are being...
Highland Council ‘very close’ to full compliance with new fire alarm legislation
THE Highland Council has said it is 'very close' to full compliance with Scotland's new fire safety legislation.
All homes in Scotland are now required...
Industry charity launches new text service
THE Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity is launching a new text service to increase the options available for workers seeking to access support.
The text HARDHAT...
Housebuilder welcomes Lighthouse Club to Dunblane site for mental health talk
DANDARA recently welcomed a team from the Lighthouse Club to provide mental health support and resources to workers at its Wallace View development in...
Cladding regulations causing homeowners to become ‘mortgage prisoners’ MP warns
DAVID Linden has warned the UK Government that homeowners are at risk of becoming 'mortgage prisoners' due to regulations on combustible materials.
The SNP MP...
Covid-19 halts repair of Edwardian bridge
THE project to repair the Cambus O'May suspension footbridge has been paused until the current Covid-19 restrictions in Scotland are eased, Aberdeenshire Council has...
New tech ‘detects early warning signs of tinnitus’
NEW technology which claims to detect early warning signs of tinnitus for people working in high-risk environments, such as construction sites, has been developed...
Scottish Government pledges £20m to speed up cladding remediation
THE Scottish Government has announced further funding of £20 million to speed up actions to make the country's buildings safe from dangerous cladding.
Publishing update...
Report lays bare economic and health impacts of unhealthy buildings
UNHEALTHY buildings will cost the UK economy over £55 billion between now and 2060, according to a new report by research institute RAND Europe and...
Plasterboard handling and MSD: controlling the risk
Joe Cilia, technical director at FIS, outlines his views on how to minimise the risk of obtaining musculoskeletal injuries when handling plasterboard
MUSCULOSKELETAL disorders (MSDs)...
