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Employers who have staff that are required to drive as part of their work need to ensure that they communicate the implications of sweeping changes to the Highway Code as part of their policy for managing work-related road safety. In total, nine sections of the code have been updated, with 50 rules added or updated,

What a year it’s been for building safety. The construction sector has seen a significant amount of progress in this area. To give some perspective on how things have changed, partner Simon Lewis, managing associate Michelle Essen and solicitor Ryan Lavers at Womble Bond Dickinson looked at the biggest leaps forward in 2021; and have also cast an eye towards 2022

Trials have been carried out by National Highways, which have seen the future of roads explored. The research has focused on how intelligent street lighting can be used as part of the digital roads infrastructure. Closed circuit television and wireless technology that enables vehicles to communicate could be neatly stored inside the lanterns of street

New research by Bupa has revealed five toxic workplace habits harming employee wellbeing, including ‘chronic procrastination’ and ‘workplace stress’. Lauren Gordon, Lead Behavioural Insights Advisor at Bupa, gives tips on how to overcome toxic habits. With so much change in the workplace over the last few years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many employees may have

Construction News has launched a survey to investigate the mental health of the industry’s workforce. As part of CN’s award-winning mental health campaign, Mind Matters, an anonymous survey has been opened to get a picture of the mental health of UK construction workers and find out what has changed in recent years. Statistics continue to demonstrate shocking mental health

Safety is paramount in all industries, not just to protect people but to ensure that businesses remain compliant with health and safety legislation. Whether you’re a commercial landlord or a prospective tenant, you might not realise that surveyors could be at risk in your property. These are a few of the elements often overlooked when

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has created a new toolkit to help inform owners and managers of high-rise buildings about the new safety case regime. The law relating to building safety in England is expected to change when the Building Safety Bill, currently making its way through Parliament, is enacted. The toolkit builds on

On 15 January 2022 at Cambridge Magistrates’ Court, Peter Saunders Builders Ltd was fined £16,000 after pleading guilty to breaching regulation 8 (a) of the Work at Height Regulations 2005, following an incident that saw one of its workers, Sean Harding, fall from height and subsequently die. The fine was the culmination of four years

An Irvine-based construction company and its director have been sentenced for multiple safety failings on a house-building site. Kilmarnock Sheriff Court heard how three inspections by the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) took place at the construction site at Eglington Park in Irvine between October and December 2016. As a result of these inspections, multiple