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...
Interserve sites embark on ‘safety stand down’ event
INTERSERVE Construction offices and sites have participated in a global safety stand down to highlight workplace safety.
Employees, members of the supply chain and customers...
Timber fire doors improve safety at Leith flats
CCG has installed a range of new timber fire doors to two towers in the centre of Leith on behalf of the City of...
National body calls on UK Government to change combustible build materials stance
THE Fire Protection Association (FPA) has called on the UK Government to base the banning of combustible building materials on risk, rather than height.
Currently,...
Door screens bring safety benefits to Gorbals residents
TWO high-rise tower blocks in Glasgow's Gorbals area have benefited from new door screens as part of a renewals programme undertaken by New Gorbals...
Flexible working could bring health benefits for workers
A new study is looking into the potential effects of flexible working within the construction industry.
Bam Construct, Bam Nuttall, Skanska and Willmott Dixon are...
Industry steps up focus on mental health issues
THE issue of mental health fitness within the construction sector isn’t new.
Almost five years have passed, for example, since the Considerate Constructors Scheme published...
Flooding action plan for homeowners and businesses launched
THE Scottish Government has launched an action plan to help homeowners and businesses prevent damage caused by flooding this winter.
The Living With Flooding document...
Report lays bare economic and health impacts of unhealthy buildings
UNHEALTHY buildings will cost the UK economy over £55 billion between now and 2060, according to a new report by research institute RAND Europe and...
Union voices concern over rise in construction injuries
NEW figures from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) showing a rise in construction injuries and a fall in prosecutions is a ‘dangerous cocktail’,...
Interserve looks to raise awareness of mental health issues
INTERSERVE Construction marked World Mental Health Day with 'Tea and Talk' events at its Livingston office and Scottish National Galleries site.
The contractor's Scottish workforce...
New tool tipped to help prevent work at height accidents
A new reporting system has been tipped to help employers prevent work at height incidents.
SMART Scaffolder’s SMART Inspector mobile app features a defects...
Charity calls for action to improve workplace mental health
AHEAD of World Mental Health Day, the Mates in Mind charity is urging construction leaders and government to take action to improve workplace mental health.
A...
Why getting cladding right must not cause property blight
By Eric Curran, managing partner of DM Hall chartered surveyors, based in the firm's Glasgow north office
THE Grenfell Tower tragedy horrified Britain, and our...
Public inquiry to be held over hospital issues
THE Scottish Government has confirmed that a public inquiry will be held to examine problems found at the new Royal Hospital for Children and...
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...
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 increase in construction site electricity breaches
THE Building Safety Group (BSG) has reported a 31% increase in the number of electricity breaches occurring on construction sites.
20,000 independent site inspections were...
Consultation on regulation of electricians welcomed by senior industry figures
The Scottish Government’s pledge to publish a consultation on the regulation of electricians has been welcomed by SELECT, NICEIC and the Scottish Joint Industry Board (SJIB).
Construction firms urged to help prevent suicide deaths
CONSTRUCTION companies are being urged to introduce measures to mark World Suicide Prevention Day on Tuesday 10 September.
With one death attributed to suicide every...
