Health And Safety Executive

As school holidays approach, construction companies across the region are being urged by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to take additional precautions to keep children safe this summer. While rare, children have tragically lost their lives, and others have been injured, after making their way

Glasgow City Council has been fined £80,000 after a military veteran sustained life-changing injuries when he was struck by a falling lamppost in the city's west end in June 2023.

A snapshot of good and bad practices of how workers’ exposure to dust is being managed and controlled on construction sites across Great Britain has been revealed.

One hundred and thirty-five workers were killed in work-related incidents in Great Britain in the last year, according to figures published today by the Health and Safety Executive. The industries with the highest deaths were construction (45), agriculture, forestry, and fishing (21), manufacturing