Keeping schools safe in hygiene-critical times

David Hockley, area technical manager at SIKA, explains why he believes resin is the ideal flooring to help with stringent safey standards in schools COVID-19...

Insurance repair specialist delivers festive fire warning

THE boss of an Edinburgh-based all-trades reinstatement firm is urging the public to stay safe this Christmas by taking extra care with electrical appliances...

Government urged not to ditch working at height regulations

LEADING scaffolding trade bodies have urged the UK Government not to scrap or relax Working at Height Regulations. The Revocation and Reform Bill which is...
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APS creates new deputy CEO role to help drive building safety

THE Association for Project Safety (APS) has appointed Sofie Hooper as deputy CEO. She joins from her role as head of policy and research at...

Managing workplace safety – an update following 100 days in lockdown

By partner Jon Cooper and managing associate Ashley Borthwick, from law firm Womble Bond Dickinson THE construction industry has been hit hard by Covid-19, with large...

Covid-19 monitors ‘key part’ of Scottish Water’s site success

SCOTTISH Water has said that its £6.9 million project at Loch Thom Reservoir is a 'hive of activity' despite the current Covid-19 restrictions. The loch...

Firm fined £700,000 after fatal dumper truck accident

BAM Nuttall Limited has been fined £700,000 after an employee lost his life after being run over by a six-tonne dumper truck. Inverness Sheriff Court...

Housebuilder installs new Breathing Space bench during Mental Health Awareness Week

CALA Homes (West) has unveiled a new Breathing Space bench at its development in Jackton during Mental Health Awareness Week. The housebuilder has installed the...
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UK Government launches consultation on single construction regulator plans

THE UK Government has launched a consultation on the introduction of a single construction regulator, based on recommendations of the Grenfell Inquiry. The new regulator...

Engineering consultancy adopts electrolysed water cleaning and disinfection system

DOUGALL Baillie Associates (DBA) has announced it has become an early adopter of an electrolysed water cleaning and disinfection system as its staff begin the...

Edinburgh Boiler Company offers free gas safety checks following fatal blast

THE Edinburgh Boiler Company (EBC) is carrying out free gas safety checks for residents in the Baberton area of the city following the explosion...

New rules designed to further reduce fatalities

  By Jacqueline Cursiter, Senior Associate at law firm CMS Given the ever present threat of injury and, potentially, loss of life for construction workers, health...

Contractor wants to ‘open up the dialogue’ on mental health issues

ESH Construction has revealed the firm is backing efforts to 'open up the dialogue on mental health', as construction workers continue to combat the...

CCG completes Maryhill planned maintenance works

CCG has announced the completion of its latest planned maintenance contract for Maryhill Housing with the installation of high-performance fire doors. One of two phases,...

British Safety Council calls on HSE to change its Covid-19 risk classification

THE British Safety council has called on the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to classify Covid-19 as a 'serious' risk. Currently, the HSE considers the...
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Network Rail launches new interactive safety experience in Edinburgh

A new interactive experience is helping children from Edinburgh and the Lothians understand the dangers of playing on or near the railway. The initiative comes...

Clark Contracts honoured for health and safety achievements

CLARK Contracts has secured a third consecutive Order of Distinction in the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA)’s Health and Safety Awards...

Edinburgh residents urged to have their say on cladding proposals

EDINBURGH residents have been urged to have their say on legislation addressing unsafe cladding. The call comes after a Holyrood committee visited a building in...

APS awards celebrate health and safety risk management

THE ninth annual APS National Awards resulted in a number of organisations being awarded for work in construction design risk management. Held in London, the ceremony, which...

Housebuilder donates defibrillator to Whitburn church

HOUSEBUILDER Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has donated a public access defibrillator (PAD) to St Joseph’s Church in Whitburn. As part of a joint initiative with...