Frank McLaughlan

Bellway site manager recognised for health and safety achievements at national awards

BELLWAY site manager Frank McLaughlan has been highly commended at the national Homebuilder Safety Awards. Frank and his team were recognised for their health and...

MPA seeks entries for 2024 Health & Safety Awards

THE Mineral Products Association (MPA) is seeking entries for its 2024 Health & Safety Awards. The organisation welcomes nominations from companies of all sizes, whether...

Recognition for virtual reality health and safety tool

MORRISON Construction has been shortlisted for a top health and safety prize for the development of virtual reality site inductions. The firm has been named...

Safety is the watchword for technology specialist

REACTEC, the Scottish firm behind a social distancing solution hailed as ‘absolutely imperative’ to the £3.6 billion Thames tideway project, has revealed that it...

Why the UK needs to build more, build better and build beautiful…

By Lesley McLeod, chief executive, Association for Project Safety EVERYWHERE you turn there’s building works. And, on larger sites, there are big signs shouting out...
Aftermath of Glasgow Union Corner fire. Image credit: Kunal Tewari Photography / Shutterstock.com

Safety prioritised in Glasgow fire response

FAÇADE retention was ‘impossible’ on Glasgow’s fire-damaged Forsyth House with the charred and water-damaged structure creating perilous conditions for specialist contractors who worked 24/7...

Experts warn ‘many’ new buildings fail to meet minimum ventilation requirements

CHANGE is needed to ensure that buildings are designed with better ventilation, a University of Strathclyde professor has warned. Professor Tim Sharpe, from the university's...

Construction workers amongst most vulnerable to Covid-19

NEW data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) has shown that the construction industry in England and Wales is amongst the heaviest hit...
Tim Balcon

CITB confirms changes made to managers and professionals test

THE CITB has announced a series of changes are being made to its Health, Safety & Environment (HS&E) test for Managers and Professionals (MAP). The...

Construction sector poised for major benchmarking study on mental wellbeing

THE Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity and Building Mental Health have teamed up with Safer Highways to announce a major exercise to understand where the...

Nine in a row for Kier Scotland as company bags another safety award

KIER Regional Building Scotland has been awarded a Gold Award for health and safety by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA). The...

Safety group reports 33% drop in Manual Handling accidents

BUILDING Safety Group the UK’s largest construction safety group, has reported a 33% decrease in manual handling injuries for its members. Lifting and handling injuries are...

Health and safety hat-trick for Mactaggart & Mickel Homes

HOUSEBUILDER Mactaggart & Mickel Homes has scored a health and safety hat-trick, achieving three ‘Commended Site’ awards in the first stage of the 2018...
Taylor Wimpey health and safety advisor, Peter Goldie, with Aftaab Rafique, owner of Costcutter in Greendykes. Image credit: Chris Watt Photography

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...
Fife flats

Fife Council responds to Grenfell Inquiry with enhanced fire safety programme

FIFE Council has stressed its focus on tenant safety by agreeing a comprehensive response to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Part 2 report. The local authority...
Lesley Anderson

27 firms secure places on £20m fire safety framework

A wide range of businesses have secured a place on a new eight-figure framework aimed at safeguarding social housing and public buildings and their...

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,...

Three quarters of construction workers would welcome on-site drug testing

THE team at business insurance website www.constructaquote.com has investigated random drug testing on construction sites. Their research follows a recent legal case won by a bus...

Scotland considers introducing building safety levy

A tax on developers to raise funds to help fix building safety issues is to be considered in Scotland. The proposed Scottish building safety levy...
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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...