It has been a busy couple of years for the HSE, what with the various reviews, their recommendations, and the recession affecting everything in the background but the regulator is confident that it can maintain the UK’s existing high health and safety standards while continuing to reduce workplace injuries and ill health.

The HSE has published the first in a series of research reports on the London 2012 Olympics as part of a concerted effort to circulate the health and safety lessons learned from the Stratford project among the wider construction industry.

Health and safety is one of ten themes that forms part of a landmark collaborative initiative aimed at maintaining and replicating the high standards set by the London 2012 project across the rest of the construction industry.

The Olympic Village worker found dead in the stairwell of his crane at the site yesterday (28 June) was not involved in a work-related accident.

The health and safety record of the London 2012 Olympics construction project has been outstanding but the scale of the achievement may never be seen again, according to a senior HSE inspector.

With the countdown to the largest sporting event in UK history now in full swing it would be easy to forget what has already been achieved by the London 2012 Olympics, such as the impressive safety record of ‘the big build’. Caroline Sugden and Nicola Healey explain how safety culture – and, in particular, health and safety trust – was developed, fostered and measured on the Olympic Park site.

Small firms and big issues are preoccupying the HSE’s Philip White, who was quizzed by Andrew Sansom on the HSE’s approach to regulating construction in what are turbulent and stormy times for the sector and the economy.

The London 2012 ‘Big Build’ has come to an end, with the construction project widely acknowledged as the safest ever in the history of the Olympic Games. That achievement is, in no small part, due to the commitment and contribution of the many health and safety professionals who worked on the project. Here, they tell SHP what it has meant for them, their career, and the future of health and safety in the UK.

The ‘big build’ phase of the London 2012 Olympics construction project is nearing its end, so the focus now is on how to take forward the outstanding health and safety achievements and ensure a learning legacy for the construction industry. Tina Weadick reports.

Jonathan Scopes explains how the duties outlined in the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations are met by the various and numerous parties involved in the building work for the London 2012 Olympics.

The Olympic Park Enabling Works project has been presented with two CEEQUAL ‘Excellent’ Awards in recognition of its environmental performance.

A number of members from the Olympic Park workforce have been recognised for their efforts to make the project one of the safest and greenest in the UK.

The Byrne Group plc, a large building development firm specialising in concrete frame construction, has worked on many high-profile projects, including The Shard at London Bridge – soon to be the tallest building in Europe – the O2 Arena and the new No. 1 Court at Wimbledon.