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Housebuilder donates defibrillator to Penicuik primary school

TAYLOR Wimpey East Scotland has donated a public access defibrillator (PAD) to Mauricewood Primary School in Penicuik, as part of a joint initiative with...

Worker safety is top priority for building services employers

BUILDING services employers are more worried about keeping workers safe than being sued over project delays, according to the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA). The organisation...

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...

Seven in ten construction workers ‘experience pain at work at least once a week’

71% of construction workers experience pain at work at least once a week, according to new research. Led by Jacuzzi, the hot tub and...
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Balfour Beatty names new health, safety and environment director

BALFOUR Beatty has announced the appointment of Lee Hewitt as UK health, safety, and environment director. Lee is set to take up the new role...

Contractor adopts active hearing protection mandate

GALLIFORD Try’s Highways business has implemented a new mandate requiring all of its sites to adopt active hearing protection from July. The measure will become...

Scotland: building and fire safety regulation post-Grenfell

By Rosie Gollan, Edinburgh-based solicitor at law firm Womble Bond Dickinson FOLLOWING the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017, the UK Government has been reviewing...

Easing of Scotland’s Covid restrictions sees change to self-isolation rules

CLOSE contacts of people who have tested positive for Covid-19 will no longer be automatically required to self-isolate for ten days from August 9,...

A fifth of tradespeople suffer hearing problems due to work

MORE than a fifth (21%) of tradespeople have hearing problems caused by their work, new research commissioned for Tinnitus Awareness Week (February 5-11) has...

Housebuilder donates defibrillator to Whitburn church

HOUSEBUILDER Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has donated a public access defibrillator (PAD) to St Joseph’s Church in Whitburn. As part of a joint initiative with...

Firms fined after excavation collapse leaves employee severely injured

AUBERNE Homes Limited and groundworks contractor, W&E Lammie, have been fined after an employee of W&E Lammie was crushed and severely injured during an...

Cala Homes (North) mental health campaign leads to national award win

CALA Homes (North) has been named Employer of the Year for First Aid Excellence at the Scottish First Aid Awards. The 11th annual event, organised...

Council to discuss future of oil-leak hit school with £451,154 having already been spent

ABERDEENSHIRE Council is to meet next week to discuss the appropriate next steps for an oil-leak hit school. Pupils and staff were moved out of...
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Research reveals ‘thousands’ of high-rise buildings in Scotland are covered with ‘flammable cladding’

NEW research has revealed more than 5,000 high-rise buildings in Scotland are estimated to be covered in 'flammable cladding'. Figures produced by Diamond & Company...
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SELECT welcomes amendment to electrical sector regulations

ELECTROTECHNICAL trade body SELECT has welcomed the latest amendment to industry regulations and encouraged members to familiarise themselves with the updates to ensure the...

Kingdom Housing Association earns wellbeing accolade at Fife Business Awards

KINGDOM Housing Association is celebrating after winning the Wellbeing Award at the Fife Business Awards. The organisation said its approach to employee wellbeing delivered initiatives...

Vivalda launches ‘dust-free’ fabrication services nationwide

VIVALDA Group, the parent company of Cumbernauld-based MSP Facades, Prism Powder Coating and Vivalda Scotland, has announced the completion of its roll-out of ‘dust-free’...

Amey’s utilities business scores top marks after audit reviewed Scottish Water account

AMEY has revealed its utilities business scored 100% for the third year running in the external Achilles health and safety audit. Achilles audited the utilities...

Livingston event to address ‘confusion’ over RAAC issues in public buildings

WORRIED owners and managers of public buildings in Scotland are being offered specialist support to navigate the RAAC concrete crisis.  Those with responsibility for buildings...
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NFRC launches campaign to tackle silica exposure in roofing sector

THE National Federation of Roofing Contractors (NFRC) has launched Cut the Dust, a new industry-wide campaign aimed at tackling the dangers of respirable crystalline...