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New wellbeing and welfare portal developed to help improve mental health in...
A new wellbeing and welfare portal has been developed for people working in construction after it was revealed 27% of all illness in the industry is stress, depression or anxiety. The portal provides...
View ArticleTunnel collapse in India traps workers
A tunnel has partially collapsed in Northern India trapping 40 construction workers. A nearby landslide caused debris to fall on a portion of the Silkyara tunnel trapping workers approximately 200m...
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Building Safety Act awareness e-learning course launched by CIOB
Adrian Montague is Director of Academy at Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) and is committed to developing the next generation of construction sector leaders through bespoke learning...
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HSE annual workplace stats: Rise in construction deaths while 1.8m cite...
Nearly two million workers in Great Britain reported suffering from work-related ill health in 2022/23 as construction sector reports rise in fatalities. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has...
View ArticleTrapped construction workers rescued from collapsed tunnel in India
After more than two weeks of being supplied with oxygen, dry snacks and water through a pipe, all 41 men trapped in a collapsed tunnel in India have been safely rescued. The final section of debris was...
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‘It took six years before I realised PPE for women was available’: Katy...
Katy Robinson is spearheading a PPE campaign targeting the Yorkshire construction sector. Here, she explains its origin, the progress made, and why there is still much to do. Katy comparing the fit...
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Enhancing site safety and security over the festive period
Making arrangement for enhanced site security at this time of year is one task that shouldn’t be left until the last minute says Simon Baugh at DeterTech, who discusses security threats to consider...
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Huge step towards inclusive PPE as industry body promises to ensure provision
The construction industry has seen a huge boost to efforts to get properly fitted inclusive PPE for women. Accreditation group the Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS) has pledged to mandate the...
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Company fined £450k and director and site manager sentenced following death...
A company has been fined £450,000 and the firm’s director has received a suspended prison sentence after a labourer was crushed to death at a construction site. Oleksander “Sasha” Rudyy, 49, had been...
View ArticleNew cladding fire risk identified and could be “tip of iceberg”
A London Council has warned that low-rise timber-frame homes retrofitted with a fire-spreading plastic cladding could be mirrored across the country. Following its investigation of the Moss Hall Grove...
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