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28 May 2025
BSG Comment: The Importance of Occupational Health Support in the Construction Industry
The construction industry is one of the most hazardous sectors, making occupational health support crucial for protecting workers’ wellbeing and ensuring project success. Here, BSG’s Head of Technical and CDM Support, Andy Harper explores the key reasons why occupational health support is essential when working in construction. 1). Risk Management and Prevention Construction sites present
23 May 2025
What to expect from your health, safety, or wellbeing audit
Although not a legal requirement, undertaking a health, safety and wellbeing audit brings multiple benefits to your organisation. Audits – whether on compliance, programme, or management systems – are the most effective way for your organisation to ensure a safe and healthy workplace for its employees, visitors, and others. We know that a safe working
22 May 2025
BSG Webinar – Working at Height
A new webinar about Working at Height has been posted on our YouTube channel. The webinar covers: What constitutes Working at Height Hazards associated with Working at Height Legal duties placed on employers, employees, and self-employed persons Working at Height Regulations 2005 Organising and planning work at height Suitable work equipment – Scaffolds, mobile towers,
20 May 2025
Michael Setter
It is with deep sadness that we share the news that our former Chairman, Michael Setter, has recently passed. Michael led The Building Safety Group (BSG) with vision, integrity, and unwavering dedication for several decades since he started the organisation in 1973. Since that time, Michael was at the forefront of health and safety for
12 May 2025
Councils’ asbestos management to be assessed during inspection campaign
Hundreds of inspections at council buildings will be carried out by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to check councils are managing the risk of asbestos properly. The duty to manage asbestos HSE inspectors will visit the head offices of dozens of councils across the country to ensure asbestos risks are being managed effectively to
07 May 2025
Lung and musculoskeletal disorders significantly higher in construction
The rate of construction workers suffering from work-related lung and musculoskeletal disorders is significantly higher than among workers from other industries, the latest Health and Safety Executive (HSE) data shows. They also indicate that the rates of fatal (1.96%) and non-fatal injuries (2.4%) in the sector are significantly higher than across all other sectors, where the
10 April 2025
HSE publishes new advice for stone worktop installers
Britain’s workplace safety regulator has published a guide of do’s and don’ts for people installing stone worktops. The Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) guidance is designed to highlight the need for suitable procedures and controls being in place to help protect against exposure to stone dust and prevent workers breathing in respirable crystalline silica (RCS).
09 April 2025
Bank pauses lending on buildings signed off by a prolific fire assessor after he was suspended from the Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE).
A major lender has told Inside Housing that it is not going to offer mortgages on homes signed off as safe by Adam Kiziak “without further information”. As a result, leaseholders fear they will have to spend thousands of pounds on replacement fire assessments to sell their homes. Suspended Mr Kiziak, whose firm Tri Fire
24 March 2025
BSG Keynote Speaker Health and Safety Awards
We are pleased to announce that Emma Evans, Partner at Bexley Beaumont, will be speaking about the Building Safety Act (BSA) and its impact on the construction sector at this year’s BSG Awards ceremony. During her keynote presentation, Emma will address what progress has been made since the BSA was implemented over three years ago. She will also consider the
10 March 2025
BSG partners with Occupational Health Provider
We’re pleased to announce that The Building Safety Group (BSG) has set up a partnership with a national Occupational Health provider, Medigold Health, who will be able to support BSG members throughout the UK. Medigold Health offers a comprehensive range of services, which include: Health surveillance and compliance Occupational Health Compliance Drug and alcohol testing
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