Scottish firm looks to progress ‘breakthrough’ ventilation technology
A Scottish firm is seeking second round funding for what it says could be a breakthrough in wearable technology and a potential solution to...
‘European first’ AI pilot aims to improve road worker safety in Scotland
AI technology will be trialled in Scotland in a bid to improve the safety of road workers.
The 'cutting-edge' tech will be deployed across the...
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...
Glasgow firm fined £150,000 following fatal gas explosion
A Glasgow-based asbestos removal firm has been fined £150,000 after a worker was fatally injured and another seriously injured in a gas explosion.
Hamilton Sheriff...
British Safety Council confirms new chairman
PETER McGettrick has been named as the new chairman of the British Safety Council.
He succeeds Lawrence Waterman OBE CFIOSH, who stands down after four...
SELECT releases new safety video on neutral current diversion
SELECT has continued its awareness campaign on the issue of neutral current diversion (NCD) by releasing a new guidance video designed to help keep...
Don’t let them suffer in silence
By Martin Robertson, health and safety manager at M-Pact Group
IT is one of the great hidden secrets of the construction sector, an issue that many...
Pitched roof tile manufacturer invests in potentially life-saving equipment for its sites
RUSSELL Roof Tiles has bought new life-saving defibrillator units for its three sites.
The manufacturer of concrete derivatives in the pitched roofing market employs around...
Construction fatalities highlighted in latest HSE figures
THE UK construction sector suffered 25 fatal work-related incidents in 2025/26, Health and Safety Executive (HSE) figures have revealed.
A total of 126 workers died...
Highland mine operator fined following death of electrician
THE operator of Europe's only quartz sand mine, located in the Highlands, has been fined after an experienced electrician was killed after being struck...
The Association for Project Safety elects 2020 president
THE Association for Project Safety (APS) has announced who will lead the professional body from 2020.
Jonathan Moulam, who runs his own construction health &...
Roofing contractor fined after fatal fall
AN Aberdeen-based roofing contractor has been fined after an employee fell to his death from a ladder while exiting scaffolding in the city.
Aberdeen Sheriff...
Safety first: training vital to reducing excavation risks
Health and safety is of paramount importance when working in excavations, with a whole host of obvious – and some not so obvious –...
SELECT warns of dangers of short training courses in electrical skills
SELECT has repeated its warning of the danger to public safety from organisations offering to train people in electrical skills in just a few...
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...
Deal agreed to free up £10m to support Aberdeen residents affected by RAAC
THE Scottish Government has reached a funding deal with Aberdeen City Council to meet costs associated with addressing RAAC-affected properties in the Balnagask area...
FMB marks National Stress Awareness Day by urging builders to prioritise mental health
THE Federation of Master Builders (FMB) is marking National Stress Awareness Day by urging building companies across the UK to prioritise mental wellbeing.
With the...
RAAC to ruin: sector must learn lesson that cheap material comes at a cost
Following the news that hundreds of residents in Aberdeen’s Balnagask area are to be relocated after RAAC panels were found in around 500 homes,...
RAAC rears its head once again in Scotland
THE issue of RAAC (Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete) reared its head again in Scotland recently, with the news that Aberdeen City Council had approved...
Balfour Beatty mandates human recognition cameras on certain machinery
BALFOUR Beatty has announced it has become the first Tier One contractor to mandate human recognition cameras on certain items of plant and machinery...
