Health and safety checks launched as man fights for life - July 23, 2008

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is investigating possible health and safety breaches at a construction site in Bristol after an employee was left fighting for his life after being hit by an object.

A 35-year-old engineer was taken to Frenchay [read more...]

Site managers need to "assess risks to unauthorised people" - July 15, 2008

Construction site managers need to carry out suitable risk assessments and make sure equipment is secured to prevent the risk of harm to unauthorised personnel, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has warned.

The HSE is warning managers, parents and teachers [read more...]

Coroner to highlight 'need to revise European safety standards' - July 10, 2008

A Liverpool coroner is to write to Lord McKenzie to bring to his attention possible flaws in the safety standards of cranes following the death of a Polish employee on a Liverpool construction site last year.

According to reports, Andre Rebello [read more...]

Companies 'must ensure staff safety' - July 9, 2008

Construction firms are being warned they must thoroughly plan work around underground services after a company was found guilty of risking an employee's life for failing to do so.

Hogarth (Construction) of East Yorkshire was found guilty in Beverley crown court [read more...]

Action group wants cranes to be registered - July 8, 2008

The Battersea Crane Disaster Action Group (BCDAG) has rejected government claims that a central register of cranes is not needed.

It has previously demanded a register is created to ensure the safety of workers and the general public, an assertion backed [read more...]

Government accused of risking workers lives - July 7, 2008

The government has been accused of putting the lives of workers in the UK at risk due to complacency.

According to the Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians (Ucatt), those in power have failed to support statutory directors' [read more...]

HSE plans migrant worker checks - June 30, 2008

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has announced it is to make spot checks at employment agencies in Cambridgeshire to ensure migrant workers are receiving adequate induction and training.

HSE inspectors and environmental health officers plan to contact agencies to find [read more...]

Work stopped on Newcastle sites - June 25, 2008

The Health and Safety Executive's (HSE) inspections on construction sites in Newcastle has led to work being stopped on four of them over workplace safety.

Inspectors visited a total of 24 sites in the area and issued four prohibition notices after [read more...]

Teeside next for inspections - June 20, 2008

Following on from its announcement to inspect construction sites in Newcastle, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) revealed Teeside will be the next location where building firms carrying out refurbishment work will be inspected.

Earlier in the year, the executive carried [read more...]

HSE targets Newcastle sites - June 19, 2008

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is to visit construction firms carrying out refurbishment projects in Newcastle to crackdown on dangerous work practices.

Previous inspections by the organisation in February led to work on five sites being suspended over concerns about [read more...]