Radio safety campaign to launch as Glasgow-Barrhead line goes live
NETWORK Rail is launching a radio campaign on October 11 to warn the public that overhead power equipment on the Glasgow-Barrhead line is now...
GEZE health and safety efforts recognised
GEZE UK has revealed it has become one of the first companies in the sector to achieve the ISO 45001:2018 accreditation for health and...
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...
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...
Contractor continues to shine a light on mental health issues in construction
WILLMOTT Dixon is helping to shine a light on mental health issues in the construction sector by releasing a new Z-Card, which provides a...
New site manager predicts safer future for construction following time in pandemic
THE newly appointed site manager of Indeglas has revealed his belief that a number of positive outcomes will emerge in the construction sector as...
Scottish Parliament event kick-starts construction mental health awareness campaign
THE Association for Project Safety (APS) is spearheading a UK-wide campaign to promote mental health and wellbeing within the construction industry.
The organisation is taking...
New campaign promotes safety on soon-to-be electrified Glasgow-Barrhead line
NETWORK Rail has reached the halfway point in delivering a new safety campaign that educates youngsters on the dangers along the Glasgow to Barrhead...
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...
New partner joins HSE campaign to tackle work-related stress
THE Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) has been confirmed as the latest partner on the Working Minds campaign launched a year ago...
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...
Housebuilder delivers site safety message to Chryston pupils
CALA Homes (West) recently visited Chryston Primary School to talk to children about the housebuilding industry and educate them about the dangers of playing...
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...
Mental health programme ‘surpasses expectations’
BUILDING Mental Health, the CITB and the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity have published a report detailing the social value of their initiative to train...
Aberdeen homes containing RAAC to be demolished
ABERDEEN homes containing Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) are to be demolished on safety grounds, the city's council has announced.
An estimated 366 council and...
Firm warns of alteration fire risks
PROMAT UK has claimed that specifications for glazing, doors and windows which offer passive fire protection are still being “routinely altered” to save money...
Advance introduces ‘groundbreaking’ safety measure for plant drivers
ADVANCE Construction Scotland is installing Alcolock devices to the company's plant vehicles, which prevent the vehicle from starting should a driver have any alcohol...
New campaign looks to ensure workplace mental health injuries are better recognised
A corporate psychologist is spearheading a new campaign calling for mental health injuries caused by work-related incidents to be treated with the same import...
Former scaffolder looks to ‘change the mindset’
WHEN Gary Gallagher trained for a career in scaffolding in the early nineties he could scarcely have imagined the impact it would have on...
Mates in Mind in Relief Fund appeal
CHARITY Mates in Mind is appealing for donations to its Covid-19 Relief Fund in order to allow the organisation, which specialises in mental health...
