Senior managers across the construction sector lack the awareness, knowledge and organisational support needed to effectively manage silica dust risks, according to new research funded through the Chartered Institute of Building's (CIOB) Paul Dockerill Award. The findings have prompted the launch of a new practical toolkit designed to help construction professionals, clients and members of [...]
More than half of health and safety professionals believe the risk of a major industrial incident is higher than it was a decade ago, according to new research from Dräger Safety UK. The findings, published in the sixth annual Dräger Safety & Health at Work Report, suggest that growing operational pressures, supply chain disruption and [...]
A growing number of construction workers are paying for their own health and safety training, while many believe employers are failing to dedicate enough time and resources to workplace safety, according to new research from training provider Astutis. The findings come as official figures continue to show construction remains the UK's most dangerous industry for [...]
A construction company has been fined after a worker sustained multiple serious injuries when he fell from a ladder during refurbishment works in London. The incident took place on 5 August 2021 at a project in Islington for Bow Tie Construction Limited. The scheme involved converting an existing domestic property and a former handbag factory [...]
In response to the Grenfell Tower tragedy, Carney Consultancy, a UK-based Quality, Safety, Health and Environmental (QSHE) specialist, has further invested in staff training with three team members completing a Level 4 Diploma in Fire Risk Assessment. The trained staff – Steve Harkness, Senior Health and Safety Consultant and Lead Fire Risk Assessor, Leanne Nairn, [...]
A workplace hazard monitoring technology company has secured £1.1 million in funding to support the reduction of preventable hearing loss and vibration-related injuries across UK construction and infrastructure projects. Spacebands, which develops wearable safety technology, plans to use the funding to further develop its wrist-worn devices and expand its data analytics platform, aimed at helping [...]
Construction site managers are being urged to ensure fuel and oil interceptors are properly maintained, amid warnings that failures could lead to unlimited fines, criminal prosecution and costly clean ups. Interceptors, which are widely used across industrial and commercial sites including construction projects, petrol forecourts, car parks and vehicle maintenance areas, prevent oil and contaminants [...]
A London-based property company has been fined £40,000 after a lift malfunction at an East London residential block left a 23-year-old man with severe crush injuries, ultimately requiring a liver transplant. The incident occurred on 9 September 2019 at a five-storey block of flats on Cambridge Heath Road, when the man and seven others entered [...]
The British Safety Industry Federation (BSIF) has issued a formal warning after safety shoes sold via TikTok Shop were recalled for failing to meet basic protective equipment standards, a move that casts fresh scrutiny on the quality of online-sold PPE, particularly in the construction and engineering sectors. The shoes in question, advertised as offering impact [...]
A construction site supervisor has been fined after exposing children and school staff to asbestos during renovation works at Holy Family Catholic Primary School in Bristol. Adrian Barraclough, 54, was supervising kitchen refurbishment works on 13 May 2023 when he used a circular saw to cut through a wall made of asbestos insulating board. The [...]
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