Kingdom Housing Association earns wellbeing accolade at Fife Business Awards
KINGDOM Housing Association is celebrating after winning the Wellbeing Award at the Fife Business Awards.
The organisation said its approach to employee wellbeing delivered initiatives...
Construction Industry Coronavirus Forum issues new essential guidance
THE Construction Industry Coronavirus (CICV) Forum has issued new essential guidance to help the sector's operatives to continue to work safely,
The campaigning collective has...
Record low deaths in British construction industry
LATEST Health and Safety Executive (HSE) annual figures on work-related fatal injuries have revealed 30 deaths in the British construction industry this year.
The figure...
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...
Safer Scotland appoints new MD and outlines ambitious growth plans
SAFER Scotland has appointed Phil Bunting as its new MD. The Paisley-based company, which has been employed on hundreds of projects for construction, civil...
Fears that mental health initiatives may not be reaching those who need them
RESEARCHERS from Glasgow Caledonian University have warned that initiatives aimed at protecting the mental health of construction workers may not be getting to those...
Finding a different pathway to my successful career in construction
By Elaine Perratt, assistant health and safety manager at Cruden Buildings & Renewals Ltd
When I was at school, I wasn’t academic; the thought of...
Firms with 10+ staff to have access to free asymptomatic workplace testing
FIRMS with ten or more employees can now sign up for asymptomatic workplace testing as part of an enhanced drive to identify emerging Covid-19...
CCG delivers major fire door replacement project in South Lanarkshire
THE CCG Group has successfully concluded a major fire door replacement programme in South Lanarkshire.
Undertaken on behalf of South Lanarkshire Council, the firm supplied...
Tobermore MD honoured for making a difference to workplace mental health and wellbeing
DAVID Henderson, MD and owner of paving and walling manufacturer Tobermore, has been awarded the ‘True Leader’ accolade at the Make A Difference Awards...
Study finds lack of comfort is causing workers to shun hard hats
AN industry study has found that a lack of comfort as being the main obstacle in putting workers off regularly wearing safety helmets on...
Unlocking the lockdown– the twofold challenge facing construction industry
By Lesley McLeod, CEO, The Association for Project Safety
The need for construction hasn’t disappeared while we have all be stuck at home. People are...
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...
New hand signal launched to fight modern slavery in construction
A new hand signal has been created in a bid to help fight modern slavery in the construction sector.
Launched by Stronger Together, the move...
Specialist contractors invited to help RSLs meet safety standards
FIRE safety and building compliance contractors across Scotland are being invited to help registered social landlords (RSL) meet new higher standards in the wake of...
Robertson appoints new director of safety, health and environment
ROBERTSON has announced the appointment of Joe Guilfoyle as group director of safety, health and environment (SHE).
Currently responsible for SHE within Robertson’s construction Group,...
HSE launches new campaign to prevent construction site injuries
THE Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is launching a new campaign designed to combat serious aches and pains caused by lifting and moving heavy...
New £25m Covid scheme to help improve businesses’ ventilation
BUSINESS premises will be able to access a £25 million funding package to improve ventilation under a new Scottish Government initiative.
It comes in a...
Balfour Beatty fined over Third Don Crossing death
BALFOUR Beatty has been fined £600,000 after a worker was killed when he was struck by a wheeled excavator at the Third Don Crossing...
Tower light risks ‘largely ignored’
Manufacturer says industry needs to address issues
THE potential danger of mobile tower lights as a health and safety hazard on construction sites continues to...
