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Unsafe practices on construction sites are to be targeted as part of a national initiative aimed at reducing death, injury and ill health. more info
Construction firms have criticised the Health and Safety Executive’s new fee for intervention regime, saying it will lead to higher costs and negatively impact smaller outfits. more info
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has opened a 12-week consultation on proposals to simplify and clarify the reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences. more info
Nearly one in five construction sites failed safety checks during a national initiative to improve construction site safety - a slight improvement on previous years. more info
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has announced that its cost recovery scheme, Fee for Intervention, is going ahead but will now not start in April 2012. more info
Two Nottingham companies have been fined after a worker fell more than nine metres, injuring his back. more info
The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 came into effect in October 2006 and replaced over 70 pieces of fire safety law. more info
The UK Contractors Group (UKCG) has launched a revised Health and Safety training standard that focuses on the level of health and safety training required by those who direct, manage, supervise or undertake construction related activities on UKCG sites. more info
Construction union UCATT has welcomed the initial parliamentary progress of a Bill which will prevent companies evading justice following the death of a worker. more info
Contractors were fined a total of £3.4 million for health and safety breaches last year, an increase of 22 per cent on the previous year. more info