A collaborative investigation into dust exposure levels during road planing works on the M25 motorway led to dust levels being cut by half – and some vital lessons for the highways maintenance industry on preventing respiratory disease.
By Steve Perkins, Steve Perkins Associates Limited on 05 September 2022
Wearable technology, greater employee involvement in decision-making and embedding risk reduction at the design stage of projects could all help boost the health of construction workers, according to a new report from IOM.
By Nathan Baker, Institute of Occupational Medicine on 19 August 2022
LSBUD, a free portal that allows users, including contractors, construction companies and the public, to search for underground pipes and cables to avoid dangerous utility strikes, is proving more popular than ever.
By Richard Broome, LSBUD on 18 July 2022
PiLON recently became a 10-time International Safety Award winner in the distinction category in the 2022 awards. It follows the social housing contractor’s win for best wellbeing initiative in the awards in 2021.
By Belinda Liversedge on 08 July 2022
People who work outdoors are at increased risk of skin cancer from sun exposure, making it essential they are trained to protect themselves.
By SC Johnson Professional on 04 July 2022
The health, safety and wellbeing of construction workers has been a focus of government and employer attention in recent years because of its critical importance to preventing accidents. A sign of the success of this focus is that fatal incidents in the sector are now at their lowest level.
By Sarah Meek and Stephen Bevan on 15 March 2022
Construction company, BAM Nuttall has been fined £700,000 after an employee was run over by a dumper vehicle.
By Belinda Liversedge on 14 June 2021
A Surrey builder has been jailed for six months after failing to report a serious safety incident at a construction site he oversaw.
By Belinda Liversedge on 21 May 2021
A Cornwall-based construction company has been fined £250,000 after a ground worker sustained life changing injuries in an incident involving a disc cutter.
By on 04 March 2021
New developments in safety helmet technology are helping to protect workers from traumatic brain injuries.
By Chris Tidy, Centurion Safety Products on 31 March 2021
