Health & Safety

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 Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity has today added another route to vital wellbeing support with the launch of the ‘Text HARDHAT to 85258’ service to provide immediate help to any worker in the construction...

The GGF has added a revised and redesigned guide, “Asbestos Cement; Soffits and Rainwater Goods Code of Practice to its suite of health and safety publications. This 28-page publication aims to provide practical advice and...

Four fifths of window worker and joiners experience mental health issues at least once a year due to work-related issues, with the cost of living rating the highest among the causes, according to a...

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...

One of the UK’s  fenestration manufacturers has hailed the importance of ‘First Aiders’ in the workplace and having access to a defibrillator after three of its staff joined forces to save the life of...

The Construction Industry Coronavirus Forum is offering essential advice on how to travel to and from work safely with the latest in its series of animations on coping with Covid-19 The guidance from the collective...

The Double Glazing & Conservatory Ombudsman Scheme has followed its earlier initiatives on mental health in the industry with the creation of a Self-care Toolkit, aimed at giving support to anyone feeling the need. Chief...

The Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity has partnered with CITB and Samaritans to create a wellbeing support tool, as part of the industry wide initiative called Make It Visible in the face of research showing...

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...