All Health & Safety articles
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CommentThis is a key time for our industry, but we must improve our practices to make the most of it
The government is clear that construction has a vital role to play in delivering its growth agenda. It is up to us to make sure we do so safely and successfully, says Mark Reynolds
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CommentIt’s time to take mental health in construction as seriously as physical safety
Two people in the industry take their own lives every day. Employers must do more to address their workers’ mental wellbeing for the benefit of all, writes Thomas & Adamson’s Rob Bewick
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NewsMother to sue RJ McLeod over son’s manhole death
Glasgow contractor facing civil case after 10-year-old Shea Ryan entered site through unsecured fence
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NewsBalfour Beatty worker dies at Aldermaston nuclear site
Work on site stopped as contractor helping police and nuclear regulator investigate accident
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NewsMore than 2 million construction working days lost a year to ill health, says HSE
Latest figures reveal 30 deaths in sector last year
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NewsBalfour Beatty launches fresh site safety initiative to run throughout September
Contractor has identified 10 potential fatal activities to address
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CommentAsbestos victims deserve justice
Victims of asbestos-related illness caused in the workplace are too often left uncompensated, but that may change
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CommentCompany liability for safety breaches by individuals
Do failings by individuals place organisations in breach of their health and safety duties?
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NewsConstruction is UK’s deadliest industry, new figures show
30 people died in the industry in 2021/22
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NewsWearable tech could improve health and safety on sites, study finds
Institute of Occupational Medicine says sensors on clothing should be adopted more widely
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NewsNew course launched to plug 200,000-person health and safety gap on construction sites
Large numbers of surveyors, architects and engineers currently without nationally recognised certification
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NewsKier human resources chief handed ESG brief in new executive role
Helen Redfern appointed chief people officer
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NewsTwo years in jail for pair found guilty of falsifying CITB health and safety tests
Investigation uncovered large-scale criminal operation helping foreign nationals obtain competence cards
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CommentHappiness by design
Architects know how to boost wellbeing through good design – but the onus is on developers to encourage that, says Félicie Krikler
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NewsMan dies after being hit by falling window
The accident took place outside The Corniche on Albert Embankment
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CommentAsbestos: a duty to manage
To mark Mesothelioma Awareness Day, Mark Price of Daniel Connal Partnership examines the dangers of asbestos and offers advice to employers
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NewsBalfour Beatty fined £500k over hand-arm vibration syndrome
Health and Safety Executive said firm had failed to protect workers from “well known risk”
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