Construction

Everyone involved in the design of high-rise buildings should take a proactive approach to managing building safety by planning ahead and preparing for the biggest overhaul of the regulatory framework in 40 years.

Researchers from Loughborough University examine good OSH practice at Balfour Beatty’s Woolwich station site, part of London’s Crossrail project.

With the help of HM Inspector of Railways Sean Devaney and Office of Rail and Road Senior Legal Advisor Chloé Barton, we look at the catalogue of errors that led to a road-rail excavator tipping over in an accident that resulted in a £600,000 fine.

The parent company of a contractor that was building a wind farm in Scotland and a security firm that employed staff to guard the remote site have admitted safety breaches after a security guard was trapped in snow for four and half hours and later died from hypothermia.

A construction company has been fined £34,000 following an incident that resulted in one of its workers having their leg amputated below the knee.

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.

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?

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.