Housebuilder partners with construction charity to help tackle mental health issues
HOUSEBUILDER Dandara, which has developments in the east of Scotland and Aberdeen, has launched its first national partnership with Lighthouse Club to help tackle...
APS launches ninth National Awards
THE Association for Project Safety (APS) has announced the launch of its ninth National CDM and Student Designer Awards. The prestigious annual event will...
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...
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...
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,...
HSE appoints new Chief Executive
DR Richard Judge has been appointed chief executive of Britain’s workplace health and safety regulator. He will start at the Health and Safety Executive in...
Lovell recognised again for health and safety commitment
LOVELL has won a top health and safety award for the 19th year in a row.
The firm, which is responsible for developments including Glow...
APS calls on construction sector to adopt “fresh perspective” on fire safety
THE Association for Project Safety (APS) has called for specialist construction designers with fire prevention skills to be at the forefront of new UK...
RSSB announces new board appointment
THE Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) has appointed Sheena Smith to its board as an industry non-executive director (suppliers).
Sheena is a founding director...
Nicola Sturgeon doubtful of construction restarting as lockdown review approaches
NICOLA Sturgeon has said that, as it stands, it will 'not be possible' to lift the current lockdown regulations come the review date of...
New £25m Covid scheme to help improve businesses’ ventilation
BUSINESS premises will be able to access a £25 million funding package to improve ventilation under a new Scottish Government initiative.
It comes in a...
New book details dangers faced by those building Forth Bridge
A book has been published online listing all of the accidents that took place during the early phase of the construction of the Forth...
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...
Half of Scotland’s local authorities identify RAAC in schools
INSPECTIONS have shown that there are 16 council areas in Scotland which have identified schools as containing reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC).
The Scottish Government...
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...
Warning issued as UK construction sites see 21% rise in traffic management breaches
THE Building Safety Group (BSG) has issued an urgent industry alert following a significant 21% rise in traffic management breaches across construction sites nationwide.
The...
Making your construction site safe in 2020
By Lauren Gladding, Self Storage sales & marketing manager
CONSTRUCTION is one of the most dangerous industries in the UK to work in. According to...
Good and bad examples of manual handling found on UK construction sites
THE Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has found examples of good and bad manual-handling practices on UK construction sites following six weeks of inspections.
Over...
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...
Construction site electricity breaches rise by 12%
THE Building Safety Group (BSG) has reported a 12% increase in the number of electricity breaches on UK construction sites.
The report was based on...
