CONIAC was established to advise HSE on the protection of people from hazards to health and safety within the building, civil engineering and engineering construction industries. With a membership made up from HSE, employers, employees and key industry stakeholders, including SMEs, CONIAC delivers practical outcomes and industry resources in support of its purpose and work […]
HSE’s annual musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) risk-reduction through design awards are now open for nominations. The most recent statistics show that approximately 6.6 million working days are lost in Great Britain due to work-related musculoskeletal disorders. If you are an employer in the UK, and you have made design changes that have reduced musculoskeletal risks in […]
The Building Mental Health Alliance (BMHA) were delighted to win the Safety Groups UK (SGUK)Award for Innovation 2024 which was presented at an Awards Ceremony in IOSH in Leicester last week. The SGUK Innovation Award is designed to recognise health and safety innovation, and is open to all organisations of any size based or operating […]
Winvic Construction, a main contractor that specialises in the design and delivery of private and public sector construction and civil engineering projects, is the first to use Skyline Cockpit – a pioneering technology that operates tower cranes from a ground control system. Winvic’s commitment to health, safety and wellbeing were the drivers for the selection […]
The final report from the Grenfell Inquiry was published in September. The report makes 58 recommendations and it is going to take time for those to be considered and implemented. One of those recommendations was for a complete shake-up of construction with a new uber regulator overseeing all aspects of the industry. Sir Martin Moore-Bick: […]
IEMA has launched new ‘Implementing the Mitigation Hierarchy from Concept to Construction’ guidelines to help their members integrate environmental and social considerations into the design of projects. Experienced impact assessment practitioners know the value of integrating environmental and social considerations into the design of projects to seek and identify opportunities for positive outcomes, enhancements and […]
BDC recently reported that NBS, a leading specification and product information platform for the construction industry, has discovered steady growth in the sector’s efforts towards sustainability, showing that the number of Net Zero projects and those achieving environmental targets is on the rise. The ‘green gains’ can be found in NBS’ Sustainable Futures Report, in […]
James Fiske, CEO of the Building Cost Information Service writing in Building discusses the challenges the new Labour Government faces in meeting it’s net zero targets. Following Labour’s election victory in July this year, the new Government announced several measures demonstrating their commitment to make Britain a clean energy superpower by 2030. These included:- The […]
The Homes for Nature commitment will see a bird-nesting brick or box installed for every new home built, as well as hedgehog highways as standard on every new development taken through planning from September 2024 for participating companies. With 21 homebuilders, who build more than 90,000 homes a year, already signed up to the voluntary […]
Action Sustainability, working in partnership with Build UK member the Supply Chain Sustainability School, has developed a free Carbon Calculator that enables businesses in construction to measure their carbon emissions and then share the information with their clients. Under the Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting Regulations (SERC), large companies must report their scope 1 and […]