Construction workers’ safety must be prioritised in the fight against Covid-19 but firms need to accelerate their adoption of technology to make this happen. These are the words of Cardo Crew’s senior leader, Shachar Harari, who is also [read more…]
As this year’s Fire Door Safety Week (21st-27th September) draws to a close, Bureau Veritas is taking the opportunity to give another reminder about the importance of properly fitted and maintained fire doors to enhance [read more…]
50 roofers, from ten different roofing companies across the country, have become the first operatives to become officially ‘accredited’ by RoofCERT, the UK’s only accreditation scheme for roofing operatives. RoofCERT is professionalising the roofing industry [read more…]
The UK Asbestos Training Association (UKATA) has raised concerns about the lack of asbestos training in the construction industry that has been undertaken since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. Despite the re-opening of construction [read more…]
Overuse or repetitive motion injuries have become a frequent occurrence in the workplace and it is why ensuring good musculoskeletal health has become such an important issue for workers. These musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) cost construction [read more…]
The publication of a new government bill that promises the biggest shake up of building safety in 40 years has been welcomed by the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA). The draft Building Safety Bill includes [read more…]
After over 100 days of lockdown, Partner, Jon Cooper, and managing associate, Ashley Borthwick, at law firm Womble Bond Dickinson look at the measures construction businesses can implement to safely ease the transition back to [read more…]
According to Digging Up Britain 2020, 71% of all digging work that takes place in the UK is now preceded by a thorough search for pipes and cables. The report by LSBUD, which provides a [read more…]
As the easing of lockdown measures continues, the Construction Industry Coronavirus (CICV) Forum in Scotland, of which the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) is a key member, has launched a new social media campaign urging [read more…]
As government advice urged anyone unable to work from home to return to their job, construction employees across the UK have faced challenges as they began to trickle back to their positions. Here Jayne Harrison, [read more…]
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