Construction

The UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has named the first head of the newly established Building Safety Regulator.

As the construction sector continues its work amid the pandemic restrictions, it is also preparing for the impending Building Safety Bill regime. But is the industry heeding Dame Judith Hackitt and the HSE’s call for a proactive culture change, or is work being shelved until a later date?

Yes Recycling is celebrating three years of The National Hard Hat Recycling Scheme.

With a career that has seen him in roles at national and multinational level, Craig Docherty GradIOSH explains why respecting cultural differences – both within and beyond the workplace – is crucial.

‘Copy and paste’ methodologies, standards, legislation and guidance are too often in use in developing countries – it’s time to challenge this, writes Dr Nnedinma Umeokafor.

In an exclusive interview, Sarah Newton, new chair of the UK Health and Safety Executive, explains how she intends to drive safety forward.

The draft Building Safety Bill has come back from consultation. Out of the ashes of the Grenfell Tower fire, hopes are high that the bill will make at-risk homes in the UK safer.

A Brighton construction firm has been convicted of CDM breaches after an employee was struck by the placing boom of a concrete pump, causing serious injuries.

Site workers are confusing RPE and PPE, dust blitz finds

There will be a new culture of accountability brought in by the Building Safety Regulator, Dame Judith Hackitt told MPs last week.