The director of a construction firm has received a six-month custodial sentence, suspended for 24 months, for failing to plan the lifting of roof trusses.
The new courses, one designed for construction site managers and the other for workers, have been introduced by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH), the global chartered body for professionals responsible for worker protection.Safety, Health and Environment for Construction Site Managers provides those in charge of projects with the ability to implement strategies designed to ensure workers and the environment aren't harmed by projects.
More than 160 people took part in to a webinar organised by the IOSH Construction Group, where they heard about of the efforts being made to raise awareness of the issue.Guest speaker Martin Coyd OBE, immediate-past Chair of the Build UK Health Group and a member of the Health in Construction Leadership Group, spoke of plans to establish a new UK-wide scheme to promote greater mental health awareness and support for construction workers.