Articles tagged with "construction"
Traditional building system targeted by HSE
Of the many cases that we record that involve official action being taken against contractors, this is an unusual one. A centuries-old building material is partly blamed for a new prosecution...
HSE Working at height clampdown for Scotland – will you be next?
In August, we learned of a blitz that was being conducted by HSE Inspectors across the Midlands in England. Now in September it is the turn of construction safety in Scotland to fall under thei...
Too Hot to Work?
It may not have been too much of a concern given the British weather for the last few months, but with the the recent hot weather (which is typically disappearing as I write),...
Public blow the whistle on unsafe contractors
In these columns we often report on construction safety problem cases where a Health and Safety Executive Inspector visits a site and uncovers wrongdoing. This case is more unusual in that a...
Self employed building contractors excluded from H&S legislation easing
Professor Lofstedt’s very influential review of Health and Safety legislation, endorsed by the Coalition Government, has set off a train of legislative changes that are now going through...