The HSE presents an event on the risks of asbestos

The UK Health and Safety Executive has issued a new guide making it harder to ignore asbestos risks on construction and refurbishment sites.

News from Buildingtalk, 14 September 2010

HSE urge industry to 'take action' on safety

Second phase of the Shattered Lives campaign launched by Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to highlight the devastating consequences of slips, trips and falls in the workplace.

News from Buildingtalk, 10 February 2009

HSE launch 'Asbestos: The Hidden Killer' campaign

Health and Safety Executive's Asbestos:The Hidden Killer campaign aims to reduce the rising death rate by educating today's tradesmen about the danger that asbestos presents to them

News from Buildingtalk, 24 October 2008

Unacceptable performance by refurbishment sector

Over one in three construction sites visited put the lives of workers at risk says HSE after spot checks.

News from Buildingtalk, 5 March 2008

Young tradesmen alerted to asbestos risk

Launching an awareness campaign, 'Asbestos-the hidden killer', aimed at young tradesmen - with 6 electricians and 3 plumbers dying each week as a result of exposure to asbestos

News from Buildingtalk, 26 February 2008

HSE acts to curb rise in construction site deaths

HSE Head of Construction Stephen Williams outlines HSE major 'Falls and Trips inspection initiative' after major rise in number of deaths on construction sites

News from Buildingtalk, 8 January 2008

Scalding risk from domestic hot water systems

The Health and Safety Executive issues safety alert on scalding risk from domestic hot water systems.

News from Buildingtalk, 20 July 2007

HSE to remove 4000 'dodgy' ladders

HSE to promote ladder safety messages through 'ladder exchange' which aims to remove 4000 'dodgy' ladders from workplaces in Great Britain.

News from Buildingtalk, 6 June 2007

CDM regulations come in to force

Following extensive consultation with the construction industry, the new Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 come in to force.

News from Buildingtalk, 4 April 2007

HSE issues tower cranes alert

HSE issue technical alert to remind those who own, operate and hire tower cranes that they should ensure that high tensile bolt connections are correctly installed and pre-loaded (tensioned).

News from Buildingtalk, 29 January 2007

• HSE grants consent for THORP re-start

• British health and safety measures up well

• Revised asbestos regulations

• HSE safety alert on the use of tower cranes

• Exposure limit for respirable crystalline silica

• Asbestos warning for maintenance workers

• Construction deaths down to a record low

• Two million British workers suffering ill health

• Health and safety and 2012 construction

• HSE offers its support to Child Safety Week

• HSE Height Aware campaign

• Inscaff system scaffold awareness course

• Improve protection for British workers

• 'Buying for Life' in public sector construction

• Noise and vibration roadshows

• HSE show safer ways of working from height

• Is your workplace noisy?

• HSE caution over 'retractable type fall arresters'

• Free property developers seminar at HSE

• New timetable for construction design regulations

• Construction safety event

• Improving safety on housebuilding sites

• HSC consultation on asbestos ends in two weeks

• Local man takes top health and safety job

• WSA challenge fund third round opens for business

• Construction fatal and injury rate reducing

• HSC consults on amended asbestos regulations

• HSE publishes new guides to improve ladder safety

• HSE 'Watch Your Step' campaign

• HSE to test occupational health model

• Sounding off about noise in the workplace

• Working Well Together Roadshow comes to London

• HSE revised Workers' WebPages

• Hearing aid for construction workers

• IPAF works with the HSE to boost training

• Construction health and safety campaign

• Construction deaths down in 2004/5

• Free health and safety training for small builders

• Free health and safety training for builders

• HSE urges safer sytems for unpacking glass

• HSE data on work-related ill health

• HSE taking designers to site

• HSC consults on revised CDM regulations

• Work at height regulations laid in parliament

• Reducing manual handling in kerb laying

• Construction Health and Safety Summit

• Companies fined £95k following workplace fatality

• Assess your health and safety performance

• Company director jailed after roofwork fatality

• First aid rules stay fit for purpose says HSE

• Major accident hazards regulations

• Health And Safety Statistics For 2003/04

• Can Designers Help Prevent Construction Accidents

• Statistics Of Inspection And Enforcement

• New Guidance On Accident Investigation