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...
Is your site safe for older workers?
IT’S widely recognised that older workers are crucial to curbing the construction industry skills gap, as reported by CIOB, but an ageing workforce can...
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...
New report highlights crucial impact of construction charity
THE Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity has revealed it helped 2,264 families in crisis and delivered £1,287 million of charitable giving in 2020.
The figures were...
Kier becomes company supporter of Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity
KIER Group has become a company supporter of the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity, which provides emotional, physical and financial wellbeing support to construction workers...
Offshore energy workers could soon be protected by unmanned rescue vessel
AN unmanned rescue vessel could soon be deployed to protect operatives working on offshore energy sites.
It comes as part of a collaboration between Edinburgh...
Paisley construction firm workers learn life-saving CPR skills
15 JR Group employees have received CPR training from the British Heart Foundation to ensure they are equipped with life-saving skills.
The charity offered...
Exhaust ventilation specialist develops system to reduce manufacturing energy use
AN Ayrshire company has created a new system which is said to 'dramatically' reduce energy use in manufacturing and also protect workforce health.
Compliance LEV,...
Scottish Procurement Alliance endorses new cladding safety measures
THE Scottish Procurement Alliance (SPA) has endorsed the decision to allow Scottish ministers new powers to tackle unsafe cladding.
The procurement body has given its...
Scotland’s new hotel sprinkler rules raise bigger questions
By Iain Cox, chair of Business Sprinkler Alliance
APRIL 6th marked a defining moment for fire safety in Scotland with the introduction of new fire...
Association for Project Safety ramps up mental health campaign
THE Association for Project Safety (APS) has continued its UK-wide campaign to promote mental health and wellbeing in the construction industry, taking its message...
Glasgow aims for ‘softer’ look to city centre physical distancing measures
TEMPORARY infrastructure used to encourage physical distancing in Glasgow city centre has been upgraded to allow for a more 'welcoming' look and feel.
It has...
Number of issues still to be addressed in Scotland’s cladding bill
Keith Emmerson, associate in dispute resolution specialising in construction at Gillespie Macandrew LLP, discusses the potential implications of Scotland’s planned cladding remediation bill
The Scottish...
Union calls for clarity over domestic building rules
UNITE Scotland has called for greater clarity over the Scottish Government’s updated general guidance for ‘Work in other peoples homes’, which the union claims...
The ‘hidden illness’ and its threat to construction
IT is estimated that 199,100 diabetics work within the UK construction industry. The illness presents great risks to daily life, with black outs, impaired...
Health & Safety is not a tick box exercise, it’s a culture
By Greg Johnston, HSEQ director at Stewart Milne Group
CONSTRUCTION is one of the most regulated industries when it comes to health, safety and...
Farrans launches new training course to tackle mental health conversations head on
CIVIL engineering and building contractor Farrans Construction has teamed up with Action Mental Health and Dan Long Associates, to launch an internal training course...
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...
Cruden Group puts safety first ahead of ‘soft start’ return to work
THE Cruden Group has revealed safety will be the top priority as the business prepares for a 'soft start' after the Scottish Government gave...
Building Safety Group launches new office in Stirling
THE Building Safety Group (BSG) has opened a new Scottish office in Stirling.
The move follows a recently agreed partnership between BSG and the Scottish...
