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09 July 2021
Building Safety Bill published, outlining ‘biggest improvements to building safety in nearly 40 years’
The Building Safety Bill has been published, outlined by Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick as the next “key step in an extensive overhaul to building safety legislation”.
05 July 2021
Utilities company fined after member of the public died following fall into excavation site
A utilities company has been fined after a member of the public suffered fatal injuries after falling into an excavation on a footpath.
01 July 2021
Building contractor fined following the death of worker on house building site
Nickell and Richmond Limited has been prosecuted following a case brought by HSENI, and fined £40,000.
01 July 2021
Why contractors should be thinking about acoustic health
Contractors should be thinking about acoustic health and what they can do to improve current standards, argues Ben Hancock.
01 July 2021
Mace, Kier, Wates and Willmott Dixon among Building a Safer Future Charter ‘champions’
A total of 12 companies including several major contractors and housebuilders have become the first Building a Safer Future (BSF) Charter “champions”.
01 July 2021
Government details fire safety-related changes to planning system
The government has released details of new requirements in the planning system to bolster fire safety in high-rise residential buildings, in response to the Grenfell Tower Fire. The changes come in the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government’s (MHCLG) plans to introduce ‘planning gateway one’, which it said would deliver on one of Dame Judith
01 July 2021
BSI publishes competence criteria for everyone working on a building
A new set of competence criteria for everyone working on a building has been published by UK national standards body, BSI.
01 July 2021
Construction workers urged to open up over stress
The construction industry is being encouraged to start talking about employee stress with the launch of a joint initiative between the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) and Health & Safety Executive (HSE). The CLC said the move was in response to “unprecedented strains” on workers as companies adopted new ways of working in response to the
24 June 2021
How to avoid common risk assessment mistakes
Reflecting on the past year, one thing is for sure – Covid has highlighted the importance of risk assessment like never before. Former HSE inspector Nick Wilson CMIOSH offers 12 top tips based on the common mistakes he has seen employers make when compiling risk assessments. As a systematic approach to identifying hazards and evaluating any
15 June 2021
National Hard Hat Awareness Week Promotes Recognition of Concussion
DURING HARD HAT AWARENESS WEEK, 14-20th June, Headway – the brain injury association, and leading safety manufacturer Centurion are working together to promote the importance of recognising and reporting signs of concussion to hard hat wearers. On today’s construction sites, there is widespread awareness of the need to wear a hard hat, but in a
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