Health & Safety

Bullying, conflict, stress and anxiety are among vital topics covered in a new e-learning programme launched by the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity as part of its Wellbeing Academy. The Academy, which already offers online tutor-led...

Scottish housing minister Kevin Stewart has joined the Construction Industry Coronavirus (CICV) Forum in reminding workers to stay Covid-smart in their social lives and when travelling to and from jobs. The Minister for Local Government,...

The “How Business Owners Can Use Partitioning and Ironmongery to Help Manage Social Distancing” guide, jointly produced by the Guild of Architectural Ironmongers and FIS, which represents the finishes and interior sector, has been...

More than 150 volunteers have joined the Make It Visible initiative, a national drive to stop suicide and improve the welfare and wellbeing of the industry’s workforce, say organisers. The initiative was officially launched earlier...

Yale is welcoming new recommendations from the Door & Hardware Federation marketing sub-committee, which highlight the need to reduce touchpoints in UK buildings as the Covid-19 recovery continues. In its report, ‘The post-Covid world: DHF’s...

Qualicoat has issued a reminder to members that powder coatings containing over 1% titanium dioxide will have to carry new warning labelling from October. Last year, the EU designated that titanium dioxide is a category...

A new warning about the risk of asbestos to property renovators and retroffitters has been issued in a new government safety campaign. Any building built or refurbished before the year 2000 could contain asbestos, with...

The Health and Safety Executive has appointed Jon Vanstone to chair the Interim Industry Competence Committee (IICC), the body which will support the work of the Government in establishing the Building Safety Regulator (BSR). The...

RoSPA, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, has honoured Deceuninck UK with its President’s Awardin recognition of ten consecutive years of Gold Awards for its commitment to health and safety. Lew Harvey, the systems...

Euroglaze is signing up to its local metropolitan borough council’s BeWell@Work health initiative aimed at helping businesses identify their priorities and providing relevant training for key members of the workforce. The Barnsley based trade fabricator...