The owner of the Crooked House pub has said it was demolished because of health and safety concerns partly caused by members of the public taking souvenirs from the building. In a planning appeal against an order to rebuild the venue, known as Britain’s wonkiest… The post Crooked House owners say demolition prevented risk to public appeared first on Construction News ..read more

Ardmore has paused work on part of a £75m development in east London while the council investigates reports of a chemical smell. The contractor stopped piling work at a site on the Hackney Yards scheme in Wallis Road, Hackney Wick, after nearby residents complained about… The post Ardmore stops work on £75m scheme over smell complaints appeared first on Construction News ..read more

Richard Stockley is the managing director of health and safety consultancy RCC International The Factories Act of 1833 kickstarted a culture of health and safety in the UK, and this year marks the 50th anniversary of the Health and Safety at Work Act. But construction… The post If you care about profit, take wellbeing seriously appeared first on Construction News ..read more

Adrian Buttress is the managing director of PermaGroup Keeping contractors safe while working on site is not just about avoiding imminent risks and injury. Long-term health problems impact all areas of construction; by being aware of the dangers, and implementing the correct safety protocols, the… The post Taking long-term health risks in construction seriously appeared first on Construction News ..read more

The construction industry lacks robust data on falls from height – an issue causing trauma beyond the physical. CN talks to a charity that is looking to fill the gap Last year construction workers were more likely to die falling from work at height than… The post Falling down: supporting survivors of falls from height appeared first on Construction News ..read more

Erith Plant Services has been fined £175,000 after a worker was killed by a falling demolition grab at the firm’s workshop. Liam McArdle, 24, was at the facility in Swanscombe, Kent, when the excavator attachment fell onto him while it was being loaded onto a… The post Erith company fined £175,000 after worker crushed by excavator attachment appeared first on Construction News ..read more

Lagan Construction and a local authority have been fined a combined £50,000 after a worker was killed by a falling tree during a storm. Electrical engineer Matthew Campbell, 24, died after working on water mains at Slieve Gullion Forest Park, Newry, Northern Ireland, in September… The post Lagan fined £30,000 after engineer killed by falling tree appeared first on Construction News ..read more

Police and the HSE are conducting a joint investigation into the death of TV star George Gilbey, who has died following a fall from height while working. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) said it was conducting a joint investigation with police into the incident… The post Investigation launched into Gogglebox star’s death appeared first on Construction News ..read more

Construction News looks at the technological innovations that are helping make work at height safer How the world has changed. In October 1932, the above photograph, entitled Lunch Atop a Skyscraper, was published in a New York newspaper. It depicted eleven ironworkers sitting on a… The post Rise of the machines: the technology making work at height safer appeared first on Construction News ..read more

NG Bailey has been fined £135,000 after a subcontracted worker died at a site in Aberdeen. Alistair Hutton, 51, was struck by a metal lintel while navigating a mobile elevating work platform (MEWP) during the construction of the Baird Family Hospital. Hutton, who lived in… The post NG Bailey fined after Aberdeen worker death appeared first on Construction News ..read more