Health and Safety in Construction and Infrastructure
Health and Safety is becoming increasingly important across global construction, infrastructure and industrial technology, influencing how projects are visualised, coordinated, delivered and managed over time.
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From planning and design to field execution and asset management, this topic sits at the centre of digital change across the built environment, helping teams improve visibility, accuracy, coordination and long-term performance.
Terex Trucks works hard to ensure its staff, customers and contractors get home safely to their families at the end of every working day. After four consecutive years of...
The air in any work environment can contain dust, chemical fumes, mould, mites, toxic gases, allergens, and other nasties, depending upon the kind of operations of the or...
FEFO Consulting recently joined SAP on their Future of Mining podcast to discuss contractor safety. They also covered this topic in a recent workshop organised by the Nat...
While temperatures have been variable in the UK this summer, the UK’s ten warmest years on record have all occurred since 2002 and overall, the world is heating up;...
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...
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....
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...
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...
Health and safety practitioners will have even more opportunities for professional development in 2021 as NEBOSH has announced the launch of seven new qualifications for...
CHAS, the UK supply chain risk management experts highlight the leading methods to mitigate supply chain risk in 2021. Be ready for BREXIT deadlines Anyone settled in the...
The procurement process is an important part of every construction project β how you source materials, select suppliers and design contracts can set your project up for s...
As time has progressed, the list of PPE protective equipment needed in the construction industry has increased. Consider, for example, that just under 20% of total fatal...
Itβs safe to say that the construction industry operates under a considerable amount of health and safety legislation β and for good reason. Before the Health and Safety...
In the ongoing pursuit to make helmets safer, MIPS AB, the global leader in helmet-based safety systems, has unveiled its innovative Finite Element Analysis (FEA) tool. W...
Reference Point and Mitie are delighted to announce the launch of the Passport System (powered by Validate) on 1 August 2020. This is the same successful partnership resp...
AECOM, the worldβs premier infrastructure firm, today announced it has launched its newest integrated technology solution, Transportation Resilient Integrated Passenger S...
The construction industry has been hit hard by COVID-19, with large numbers of sites shutting and many workers being furloughed β but over recent weeks we have seen those...
NEBOSH, one of the worldβs leading providers of health, safety and environmental qualifications and courses, has announced a transformation project that will enable all o...
FogHorn, a leading developer of Edge AI software for industrial and commercial Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, today announced the availability of their Lightning...
Since the introduction of the new sentencing guidelines, penalties for breaching health & safety law have got tougher. Having the appropriate processes in place can h...
The GeprΓΌfte Sicherheit certificate (GS), which translates as “Tested Safety”Β has been recognized worldwide as a safety mark. Consumers and users have truste...
The Contractorsβ Health and Safety Assessment Scheme (CHAS) the supply chain risk management experts, have added a Statement of Best Practice (COVID-19) to their member p...
The ICT service providers Congrid and Derigo have launched a cooperation initiative. The goal of the cooperationΒ is to promote the further development of the sector by im...
Swedish brain protection company MIPS is teaming up with leading European Safety Helmet and PPE manufacturers to incorporate their patented brain protection system into h...
The winners of the prestigious RoSPA (Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents) awards for 2019 have been announced and Colas Ltd have collected three major awards,...
Nottingham-based civil and electrical engineering firm McCann has been awarded the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) Gold Medal after the business was...
NEBOSH, one of the worldβs leading providers of health and safety qualifications and courses, has created Do Something Great: Your Health and Safety Career a special, fre...
The new standard developed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety, is the focus of this monthβs βLunch...
Intelligent transport system (ITS) solution providers, MVIS and Bartco UK, have further cemented their reputation for quality service, becoming two of the first companies...
The 2019 series of Institute of QuarryingΒ – IQ Academy βLunch and Learnβ webinars commence this month focusing on health and safety in the workplace. Taking place...
The Smart motorways scheme on the M1 between junctions 13 and 16 being progressed by the Galliford Try Costain joint venture has won Highways Englandβs Smart Motorways Pr...
Nottingham-based civil and electrical engineering firm McCann recently collected its third consecutive RoSPA Gold Award for its ongoing commitment to health and safety in...
According to OSHA 6.5 million people work on construction sites every day in the US alone making construction safety a top priority. The fatal accident rate is higher tha...
In England, only 8% of people survive a sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). A major contributor behind this statistic is that only 30 – 40% of bystanders intervene upon se...
OSHCR, the occupational Safety and Health Consultants Register has been looking at the 5 biggest risks that could damage your workforce and business in 2018. #1 AI Phobia...
CCTV shows lorry driver discarding oil container on M62 40,000 sacks of litter collected last year Motorway drivers are being warned they could be putting lives at risk i...
The International Labour Organization (ILO) marked Friday April 28th 2017 as World Safety and Health at Work Day, to promote the prevention of occupational accidents glob...
ByΒ Samuel Obeng Asiamah, Course Co-ordinator Delft Road Safety Courses areΒ a joint initiative of the Delft University of Technology, the Foundation of Postgraduate Educat...
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