This category brings together commercially relevant news, industry signals and infrastructure intelligence, helping readers follow the people, projects, technologies and markets driving change across the sector.
The G7’s commitment to “Build Back a Better World” must include a focus on tackling the Major Road Network (MRN) in England as a clear and urgent priority for road safety...
Professional drivers and equipment operators are exposed to multiple risks to their health, none more so than the sheer length of time they spend sitting. Sitting has bee...
Driven to deliver innovative and creative solutions for employees and customers, Lafarge Canada is using tablets to help keep roads safer and operations running efficient...
Finning UK & Ireland, the exclusive distributor for Caterpillar® products, is celebrating after landing an internationally recognised award for demonstrating high hea...
In the United States, cloud-to-ground lightning strikes occur around 20 to 25 million times a year. These strikes cause 30 deaths annually on average, as well as a number...
June 21 – 27 marks Love your Lungs Week, a British Lung Foundation initiative to promote better lung health. Alex Minett, Head of Product & Markets at CHAS, loo...
Noise can have a negative effect on the everyday worker’s health. It can lead to all sorts of complications, including permanent hearing loss. Furthermore, the workflow o...
GKD Technologies has announced that it will be exhibiting at the much-anticipated Rail Live exhibition 16 – 17 June 2021, Quinton Rail Technology Centre, Warwickshire, sh...
What do trade fairs and conferences, festivals and large events across Germany have in common? They have all been severely limited in their scope, exclusively held online...
Medtech company Bioservo Technologies is releasing an updated version of the groundbreaking exoskeleton glove – Ironhand® 2.0, complete with improved activation, better g...
Calmag, the sustainable asbestos-free construction product produced by Thermal Recycling at its pioneering demonstration facility in Wolverhampton, has been proven to be...
The Building a Safer Future (BSF) Charter has launched its ‘Charter Champion’ initiative to help companies drive the systemic culture change required to put building safe...
As well as being exposed to a high risk of injury from accidents, construction workers report 20% more back pain than employees in any other industry. Although back sprai...
May 31st is National Heat Awareness Day. New innovations, tools, and education from Magid are revolutionizing heat safety! According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, ev...
More than 20,000 workers are injured on road construction project sites every year. A little over a third of these workers were injured from contact with heavy equipment....
Hill & Smith Ltd consolidates to create new Vehicle Restraint business A new business group has been formed combining the strength and expertise of four leading UK ro...
Reliable communications are at the heart of safe, modern day traffic management. But with the radio spectrum filling, communications congestion can hinder reliability and...
Innotech Insights, a technology and software company based at the University of Leeds’ innovation centre, Nexus, have recently launched CrowdedCROSS: a new contactless sy...
While the UK construction sector has been one of lesser impacted industries in the pandemic, it is being hit by another ever-growing malaise – theft of plant machinery is...
Total UK’s bitumen division, has launched a dedicated health and safety training platform designed to enable industry professionals to meet their health and safety...
Four years on from the Grenfell Tower tragedy, there are many thousands of people still living in high rise residential buildings clad in flammable material (ACM). The Br...
Magid’s D-ROC® AeroDex® GPD482 won the Best in Show award voted on by attendees of this year’s virtual NSC Safety Conference, proving once again that Magid’s innovations...
The British Safety Council has today announced the individuals, teams, initiatives, and organisations who have won awards as part of the International Safety Awards 2021....
NEBOSH has partnered with Great Britain’s regulator, the Health and Safety Executive, to launch an introductory qualification that provides straightforward, practical hea...
From depots and on-board facilities to redundant outbuildings and old carriage wash systems, Legionella bacteria can grow in a wide range of locations within the rail ind...
Global eye protection specialist Bollé Safety now provides Trivex, with a high-performance, high-technology prescription lens providing maximum security and great optical...
May is National Electrical Safety Month, and the Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI) is launching its annual effort to help reduce electrically-related fata...
In the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire tragedy, the government and construction sector have reconsidered many aspects of building safety and special consideration has bee...
Working in partnership with Swedish helmet safety technology company, Mips, Centurion Safety Products has unveiled the next generation of above the neck safety technology...
Developed to support workplace safety and reduce accidents, the Connected Safety Net is a digital platform that automates data collection, auditing, risk assessments and...
Construction can be one of the most dangerous industries to work in, so ensuring safety is essential. While all worksites come with risks, some projects are more hazardou...
Whenever we drive a connected car, dozens of gigabytes of data are generated anonymously and collected by its numerous sensors and electronic components, such as traction...
One careless moment is all it takes for someone to crash their e-bike or lose control of their motorcycle. In Germany alone, more than 38 two-wheelers are seriously injur...
Highways England, the UK government-run motorways operator, has been looking forward to updating the Highway Code in the upcoming weeks. The Highway code is a list of rul...
It is an unfortunate fact that the construction sector can be full of safety hazards employees may face. After all, 20% of employee fatalities in the US in 2020 occurred...
Johnson Controls unveils its new ANSUL® LVS Non-Fluorinated Liquid Suppression Agent designed for vehicles and mobile equipment. The patented new suppression agent is man...
Escalator handrails are being cleaned using ultra-violet light at London Euston station in a new trial to keep passengers protected from harmful germs. The kit inside the...
TRL is calling for further research into distracted driving to address fundamental flaws in existing legislation. This comes off the back of promising news that the Depar...
Impairment Science, Inc. (ISI) has announced the release of Druid Enterprise, a new tool to help industry test whether employees are unimpaired and therefore fit for duty...
Above-the-neck PPE specialist Centurion Safety Products, has announced a partnership with Swedish helmet safety technology company Mips, which will see the British manufa...
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