Workers urged to stand up for health and safety

RECENT campaigns from the likes of Get Britain Standing and the British Heart Foundation have urged employees who spend their working lives in a...

Housebuilder helps Scottish schoolchildren to get home safe

TO mark Walk to School month, Miller Homes has revealed it is helping children across Scotland travel to and from school safely by donating...

Safety app helps lone workers keep in touch

CONSTRUCTION workers operating alone can benefit from a safety app which sends out alerts if it detects something potentially unusual – such as a...

CDM 2015 draft guidance published

THE Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published draft guidance on the legal requirements in the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations (CDM 2015). Subject to parliamentary...
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‘Groundbreaking’ suicide prevention programme to launch for Scottish construction industry

BARRATT and David Wilson Homes North Scotland has joined forces with SAMH (Scottish Action for Mental Health) to create a new suicide prevention training...

Covid-19 forces delay to new smoke alarm regulations

THE Scottish Government is to delay new regulations on smoke and carbon monoxide alarms by 12 months. The impact of Covid-19 was cited as the...

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...

New study highlights safety benefits of panelised MMC for new homes

A new report has revealed how health and safety hazard exposure on construction sites could be reduced by 20% when using crane-erected panelised modern...
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Clark Contracts ramps up investment in mental health first aid training

CLARK Contracts has invested in training 33 employees as qualified Mental Health First Aiders. Employees ranging from office staff to site users have completed a...

Changes to CCS checklist take effect

A new Monitors' Checklist is now in force for the Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS), with updated questions on tackling illegal working and improving road safety. The new...

Firm fined £700,000 after fatal dumper truck accident

BAM Nuttall Limited has been fined £700,000 after an employee lost his life after being run over by a six-tonne dumper truck. Inverness Sheriff Court...

BEAR Scotland to only deliver essential services amidst Covid-19 pandemic

BEAR Scotland is to only deliver essential services amidst the Covid-19 pandemic. In a statement, the road maintenance firm said that the safety of its...
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Free resource hub launched to prevent work-related musculoskeletal disorders

THE Health in Construction Leadership Group (HCLG) has launched a new resource hub to provide information on how to prevent musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). The organisation...
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RICS issues new guidance to help prepare for residential property inspections

RICS has issued new guidance for professionals operating in Scotland's residential market to help them prepare for carrying out inspections on domestic properties following...

University to launch ‘unrivalled’ centre focused on health and safety

THE University of Strathclyde is to launch a new centre focused on education, research, and professional development in health and safety. The move is designed...

Construction bosses urged to invest in employee wellbeing

A new poll has claimed that construction employers are offering 'some of the lowest' levels of mental health and wellbeing support to staff across...

Common causes of construction site accidents and how to avoid them

By Stuart Snape, managing partner at Graham Coffey & Co. Solicitors Construction sites are inherently dangerous environments, and accidents can happen even when workers take...
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Timber firm in court over finger amputation

A Lincolnshire timber company has been fined after an agency worker lost the top of his finger in an unguarded machine. Grantham Magistrates’ Court heard...
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Builders urged to reach out for help on World Suicide Prevention Day

THE Federation of Master Builders (FMB) is marking World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) by urging builders to reach out for help if they are...

Engineering consultancy adopts electrolysed water cleaning and disinfection system

DOUGALL Baillie Associates (DBA) has announced it has become an early adopter of an electrolysed water cleaning and disinfection system as its staff begin the...