Construction

Covid disruption, wide scale furloughing of workers and a 10% reduction in weekly hours worked has been accompanied by a 28% year-on-year increase in the number of work-related fatal accidents, according to Great Britain’s annual fatality statistics.

Two OSH regulatory lawyers explain the key provisions of the new Building Safety Bill in England.

Alistair Gibb, Wendy Jones and Eleanor Harvey discuss moving mega construction projects forward – what knowledge and skills do OSH professionals need?

Very tall constructions are still seeing workers killed every year. But experts argue that while the extreme height is what kills, being prepared is what prevents it.

The athletes’ village sits at the heart of every global sporting event. But building these temporary cities against the clock requires a robust OSH culture.

Construction giant BAM Nuttall has been prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive after an employee was run over by a dumper vehicle.

WorkSafe’s Life Shavers campaign will raise awareness of the need for workers who wear respiratory protective equipment (RPE) for work to be clean shaven.

Leaders who don’t sign up to the Building a Safer Future Charter will be conspicuous by their absence, warns the former HSE chair

The Tenant Management Organisation that ran Grenfell Tower struggled to get a grip on the management of fire safety and health and safety, leading to three critical audits and two notices served by London Fire Brigade, it emerged this week at the Grenfell Tower Inquiry.

A builder has been jailed for 24 weeks after he failed to report a serious incident that led to the amputation of a worker's leg.