Health and safety guidance: construction regulations
The Health and Safety Executive has published draft guidance to help businesses prepare ahead of the introduction of the Construction …
View PositionConstruction firms invited to mock trail
Firms from the construction industry and associated trades are being invited to give their verdict on a mock trialling involving …
View PositionCompany director prosecuted after ignoring safety warnings
The director of a London masonry company has been handed a suspended prison sentence after being found guilty of exposing …
View PositionHSE inspection stops work at dangerous construction sites
A two week long national inspection by the Health and Safety Executive resulted in enforcement action at one in six …
View PositionDeveloper imprisoned for repeatedly flouting safety laws
A developer has been sent to prison for 30 months and ordered to pay costs of £5,000 after repeatedly breaching …
View PositionConstruction company guilty of corporate manslaughter
A construction company has been found guilty of corporate manslaughter after a worker was crushed to death when a two-ton …
View PositionContractor fined after homeowners exposed to asbestos
Columbus Building Contractors Ltd. has been fined after it exposed workers and homeowners to potentially fatal asbestos material during work …
View PositionScottish construction apprentices should undergo health checks
Constructing Better Health Scotland is calling for apprentices to undergo health checks in a move it says could save the …
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