The new rules were due to come into force next month causing widespread disruption across construction. Major contractors have been auditing freelancers employed via personal service companies as thousands of
The UK government has introduced a new bill to improve fire safety in buildings in England and Wales

The new legislation, if passed, will amend the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 to place a legal requirement on residential building owners to inspect cladding and fire doors. The introduction will
10 largest health and safety prosecutions in 2018/2019

During 2018 and 2019, total fines for health and safety offences prosecuted by the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (Scotland) and the HSE (England and Wales) equated to £54.5m,
The 5 biggest workplace fire hazards

Fires can happen pretty much anywhere but are particularly common in the workplace. In the UK, there are approximately 16,000 non-residential fires reported each year, and a large proportion of these are
Accident Breakdown (from HSE Statistics)

Top 5 Health Risks at Work According to the HSE Statistics the five health issues with the biggest impact on industry are, according the 2018/19 accident statistics: – Asbestos (5,000+
Falls from height are the single largest workplace cause of fatality, again in 2019.

With working at height comes risk, statistically one of the highest risk, according to the latest HSE statistics for 2019. Of the 147 workers whom died as result of an accident
The top 10 health and safety myths

While health and safety can often be ridiculed or blamed for far-fetched decisions (I’m sure we can remember former Prime Minister David Cameron promising to kill the Health and Safety
Public humiliation for incompetent health & safety consultant

It was reported in the constrctuionindex.co.uk on the 10th of July 2020 that an independent health & safety consultant has been fined £1,400 for giving rubbish advice to clients. It
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10 Largest Health and Safety Prosecutions in 2018/2019

During 2018 and 2019, total fines for health and safety offences prosecuted by the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (Scotland) and the HSE (England and Wales) equated to £54.5m,