HSE clamps down on refubisment sites
The Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE’s) Chief Inspector of Construction is challenging the refurbishment industry to act now and protect their workers, after 46 per cent of sites fell below…
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6,000 workers informed they must retake CSCS test
The CITB has confirmed that six thousand workers will need to retake the test as part of its ongoing campaign to crackdown on skills card cheats after cheating was…
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224,000 construction workers needed in five years is ‘key to tackling skills gap’
More recognised qualifications is ‘key to tackling skills gap’ is the soundbite being used, with a new study finding that formal training leading to a nationally recognised qualification is desperately needed…
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Man badly burnt after hitting cable while digging trench
A man sustained serious, life-changing injuries after striking a 415v electricity cable during work to refurbish a pharmacy in central London. The labourer struck the underground cable while digging a…
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Gas boiler left leaking by plumber
A self-employed plumber left a boiler with numerous faults and in a dangerous state at a customer’s home at Hillyfield Road, Exeter. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigated the…
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Construction firms “Highly Upbeat” about future
New research form Markit/CIPS Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) confirms construction firms are still “highly upbeat” about the future, buoyed by the quickest growth in new business for 12 months, according to…
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CITB to regularly audit CSCS centers to tackle card fraud
Last week’s Newsnight put the issue of card fraud in the construction industry under the spotlight. As an ex-police superintendent who now heads up the CITB’s fraud investigation team, I…
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Scaffold collapse in Braintree workers leap to saftey
Three companies working on construction of residential apartments have been sentenced after workers narrowly escaped injury when a huge scaffold collapsed in the River Brain. The work was being undertaken…
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Man killed in fall working from excavator bucket
West Sussex waste management firm South Coast Skips Ltd and its owner have been prosecuted after one worker died and another was left seriously injured when they fell from the…
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Electrician killed by falling concrete beams
Two associate companies have been fined after the death of a worker in London, killed when concrete joists fell on him. Electrician John Walker, who worked for 777 Environmental Limited,…
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