Construction workers praised following record number of ‘safe digging’ searches
'RECORD' numbers of people in the UK are searching for pipes and cables before they put a digger bucket or spade in the ground,...
Experts warn ‘many’ new buildings fail to meet minimum ventilation requirements
CHANGE is needed to ensure that buildings are designed with better ventilation, a University of Strathclyde professor has warned.
Professor Tim Sharpe, from the university's...
Fall protection specialist merges four Scottish-based businesses into one
KEE Safety, a global supplier of fall protection solutions and safety railing systems, has announced a new venture that sees four of its Scottish-based...
Contractor adopts active hearing protection mandate
GALLIFORD Try’s Highways business has implemented a new mandate requiring all of its sites to adopt active hearing protection from July.
The measure will become...
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...
MPA Precast launches updated code of practice for safe stressing
A new edition of the Code of Practice for Safe Stressing of Prestressed Concrete Products has been developed by MPA Precast.
The aim is to...
Housebuilder donates defibrillator to Penicuik primary school
TAYLOR Wimpey East Scotland has donated a public access defibrillator (PAD) to Mauricewood Primary School in Penicuik, as part of a joint initiative with...
Kier Group helps produce video highlighting risks of hands-free calls whilst driving
THE Kier Group has rolled out a video to its staff that is hoped to reduce the amount of hands-free phone calls made by...
New guidance issued as construction sector warned that Covid remains a ‘very real threat’
SCOTLAND'S Construction Industry Coronavirus (CICV) Forum has urged the industry to focus on health and safety as Covid restrictions continue to ease around the...
CALA site manager scoops national health and safety prize
A CALA Homes (West) site manager has won a national health and safety award for his work at a Larbert development.
Billy McCallum won the...
School visit gives Burntisland pupils an insight into construction health and safety
THE team from Whiteburn’s development in Burntisland, The Grange, recently visited Burntisland Primary School to give a safety presentation and remind pupils about the...
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 site inspection campaign targets workers’ lung health
THE Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is launching a nationwide construction site inspection campaign targeted at preventing diseases caused by dust.
Supported by the organisation's...
Health and safety hat-trick for Mactaggart & Mickel Homes
HOUSEBUILDER Mactaggart & Mickel Homes has scored a health and safety hat-trick, achieving three ‘Commended Site’ awards in the first stage of the 2018...
Construction sector urged to step up action on workplace-related stress
MENTAL health charity Mates in Mind is marking Stress Awareness Month by asking construction businesses to commit to installing long-term change within their organisations...
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...
HS2 project to mandate new hearing protection policy
COSTAIN-Skanska joint venture (CSjv) is unveiling a new hearing protection policy across all of its HS2 enabling works construction sites.
Smart tech company Eave's hearing...
Annual statistics show rise in construction workplace fatalities
THE Health and Safety Executive has released its annual statistics for the UK construction industry.
For the year to March 2020, there were 40 workplace...
Breaking new ground
GROUNDFORCE Shorco recently sent a team, led by Scottish regional sales director Richard Cherrie, to a groundworks health and safety event in Aberdeen.
The one-day...
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)...
