As HSE inspectors swooped on small refurbishment sites across the UK, HSE chief inspector for construction Heather Bryant spoke to David Taylor and told him what she hoped the initiative would achieve.
Exposure to high levels of noise and dust is unpleasant and can be a serious hazard, but technology is helping contractors keep within limits. David Taylor reports.
A Leyton building firm has been fined after a labourer suffered multiple leg fractures in a fall when a newly-built first floor of a house collapsed under the weight of concrete blocks weighing some 1.6 tonnes.
色猫直播 bosses who want to be prepared for the day the safety police come knocking with charges of corporate manslaughter might be interested in a new training event from the Health & Safety Executive (HSE).
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