A demolition company has been fined after a worker fell six metres through a roof opening during a demolition project, suffering serious injuries. Lawrie (Demolition) Limited had been appointed as the principal contractor to carry [read more…]
The construction industry has long been one of the most dangerous sectors in the UK, and recent findings from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) paint a grim picture of ongoing failings. Nearly one person [read more…]
A new report from Aggreko has found that more than 70% of UK construction managers have experienced major weather-related delays to projects in the last 12 months, underscoring the threat that extreme weather poses to [read more…]
Safety expert Arco has introduced a new line of equipment for working at height, created in collaboration with specialists from its safety services division and fall protection manufacturing partners. The new collection introduces Arco’s own [read more…]
One of the UK’s biggest Tier 1 contractors – Mace Group – has completed Stage 1 (Leadership and Culture) of Building a Safer Future’s Champion assessment scheme. The Champion assessment requires organisations to commit to [read more…]
WernerCo, the leading access equipment solutions specialist and manufacturer of the BoSS access towers, has issued a clear warning against the mixing and matching of tower components from multiple manufacturers on a single structure, citing [read more…]
Union Industries, the UK’s leading manufacturer of bespoke industrial doors, has assisted Deep Sea Electronics with improving access and traffic flow through the installation of its High Speed Matadoor. The robust high-speed door has been installed [read more…]
AEI Cables has sent a message to those making decisions about fire safety cabling under the new Building Safety Act 2022 which becomes enforceable from October. From October 2023, buildings of at least 18 metres [read more…]
Panthera Group is delighted to introduce its newest innovation, CraneSAFE™; a high security fence system designed primarily for the protection of tower cranes. It can also be used to protect hoists, Haki staircases and other [read more…]
The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) is calling on all construction workers to help improve fire safety across the industry. Following the Grenfell Tower tragedy in 2017 and subsequent inquiry, the industry has worked hard [read more…]
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