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24 September 2021
How construction bosses can protect employees’ eye health
With National Eye Health Week taking place between 20 and 26 September, now is a good time to draw attention to eye safety in your company.
22 September 2021
HSE Blitz Alert: Dust
HSE’s inspectors across Great Britain will be targeting construction firms to check that their health standards are up to scratch during a month-long inspection initiative, starting on Monday 4 October 2021.
20 September 2021
Balfour: Two thirds of businesses believe construction is not ready for net zero
Nearly two thirds of construction businesses don’t believe the sector is ready to meet its net zero targets.
13 September 2021
Health and Safety cannot become ‘out of sight, out of mind’ in the hybrid working environment
Malcolm Tullett, Founder of health and safety consultancy Risk and Safety Plus, looks at how the coronavirus pandemic has affected how we work and looks at what line managers and employers should be doing to help hybrid workers.
13 September 2021
BSG Safety Adviser skydives for Sapper Support
Mark Stevens joins other members of the Solent and District Branch of the Royal Engineers Association in a tandem Skydive in aid of Sapper Support.
10 September 2021
Suicides among unskilled workers rose in 2020
There was an increase in suicides among unskilled construction occupations in 2020, according to new data for England published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
07 September 2021
Construction activity slows as costs continue to rise
Construction activity slowed in August, as the tight availability of materials affected the volume of work, the latest IHS Markit/CIPS Purchasing Managers’ Index shows.
06 September 2021
Housing minister: ‘Construction must drive for better quality and safer buildings’
Housing minister Eddie Hughes is an enthusiastic member of the CIOB and believes the institute has a vital role at a time of rapid change for construction. Will Mann caught up with him.
31 August 2021
‘Homes worse than cars for carbon emissions’
Business and construction groups have mounted a new lobbying campaign to wrestle £4bn funding from government to tackle energy efficiency in the UK’s ‘leaky homes’.
24 August 2021
Workplace gas explosions have doubled in the last five years, according to research
Data from a recent study highlights that 2019-20 was the worst year for gas explosions in the workplace, injuring 35 people and killing eight. Health and safety experts, CE Safety, has analysed data to reveal the injuries and fatalities caused by gas safety failings in the workplace. The analysts broke down the HSE data, looking
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