Articles tagged with "construction safety"
Building safety rules ignored as workers are exposed to asbestos
There is no excuse for anyone – particularly those involved in construction safety issues – to be unaware of the potentially deadly risks of asbestos, over 30 years since its use in new...
Uncontrolled vehicle movement kills building worker
One of the most commonly encountered safety risks on any building project is that vehicle movements – material deliveries, on-site mobile machinery and miscellaneous – are not controlled...
Building Health and Safety – is it really as simple as ABC?
Stung by the widespread public belief that ‘elf ‘n safety’ legislation is excessive and damaging, the Health & Safety Executive has been working hard in recent years to dispel what it see...
FFI Under Fire
It was often predicted, not least in these columns, that Fees For Intervention (FFI) would be controversial and might set HSE Inspectors against the very health and safety consultants and...