Unite: Construction workers & their families’ health at ‘risk’
UNITE has warned the UK Government in the 'strongest possible terms' that construction workers and their families are facing a public health 'emergency'.
The claim...
Trade body warns of potential ‘unintended consequences’ of fire safety regulations
SELECT warns that new fire regulations currently under consideration could undermine existing qualifications that ensure contractors are qualified & competent to carry out work
Union Technical installs lifesaving defibrillator at Highland school
A lifesaving defibrillator has been installed at Duror Primary School in Appin as part of a community benefits programme being delivered across the Highlands...
‘Do it right and effectively so people can come home safe’
LESLEY McLeod wants to ensure that health and safety “stays right at the front of people’s minds, both in the industry and to those...
Construction industry urged to donate personal protective equipment to NHS
THE Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has urged the construction industry to donate personal protective equipment (PPE) to their local healthcare communities amidst the...
SAMH praises construction sector’s mental health response
SAMH (Scottish Action for Mental Health) has told Project Scotland that it is ‘extremely impressed’ by the construction sector’s collective desire to tackle mental...
“Health and safety should be part of a holistic process”
The Association for Project Safety (APS) celebrates its 21st birthday this year. Edinburgh-based Technical and Standards Manager, Andrew Leslie, recently met with Project Scotland’s Fraser...
HSE plans major overhaul of RIDDOR reporting
THE Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has launched a consultation on plans to overhaul the reporting of injuries, diseases, and dangerous occurrences regulations (RIDDOR).
HSE...
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...
The built environment — safety assured?
By Lesley McLeod, CEO, Association for Project Safety
TO outsiders construction often looks like a prime example of ‘Men Behaving Badly’. Jokes abound of the...
Office buildings tipped to increasingly support health and wellbeing
OFFICE buildings that fail to demonstrate how they support the health and wellbeing of users have been described as being at risk of becoming...
Safety needs a strong lead
Two years on from the Grenfell Tower tragedy, Lesley McLeod, chief executive of The Association for Project Safety, tells Project Scotland why a more...
New department opens up avenues
HARDIES Property & Construction Consultants has been operating its health and safety department for two years and is thrilled with the development of these...
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...
New study to explore worker fatigue within construction sector
THE Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS) has launched a new survey to explore the issue of worker fatigue within the industry.
CCS said worker fatigue is...
‘New and improved’ exoskeleton tipped to help prevent construction-related injuries
HILTI has announced the launch of a 'new and improved' version of its wearable EXO-O1 skeleton, the EXO-S, which offers relief for above shoulder...
Robertson Facilities Management delivers new firefighter training facility in Perth
A new £3 million Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) training centre has opened in Perth.
Robertson Facilities Management (RFM) delivered the project, which includes...
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...
Housebuilder donates defibrillator in Greendykes, Edinburgh
TAYLOR Wimpey East Scotland has donated a public access defibrillator (PAD) to a convenience store near its recently completed Bankfield Brae development in the...
MGF continue to successfully support their customers across Scotland one year on from the...
Over a year on since opening, MGF’s Livingston Depot continues to successfully provide both excavation safety and structural support solutions to those across Scotland.
