What can we learn from design in the construction sector to manage psychosocial risks to enhance organisational design?
November 2, 2021
Louise Hosking discusses what businesses can learn from the design in the construction sector in improving psychosocial risk management. Read More
‘111 dead, 188 hurt and a city in shock’
July 19, 2021
This was the headline in the Kansas City Star from July 19, 1981, reporting on the collapse of two walkways at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Kansas City two days earlier. Dr Nick Bell reflects on lessons that we still need to draw from this incident. Read More
‘There are many factors we have to overcome to keep the user safe’: SFS Fall Protection’s James Gooder
April 3, 2019
SHP recently spoke with James Gooder, Business Manager at SFS Fall Protection about the dangers of working at height, and the importance of horizontal life-line systems. Read More
£500k fine for workplace transport failures
February 15, 2018
A principal contractor has been fined after a worker was struck by a tipper truck. Read More
£45k fine for CDM 2015 breach
February 1, 2018
A principal contractor has been fined after a roller shutter door damaged a market stall in Walthamstow. Read More
Construction firms fined after woman seriously injured
January 10, 2018
Two construction firms have been fined after a tenant suffered serious injuries when she fell through a fragile surface. Read More
Firm fined £25k after worker set on fire
November 13, 2017
A company has been fined for safety breaches, when a worker was burned after striking underground electrical cables during excavation work. Read More
CDM breach led to fractured back
October 11, 2017
Darlington based roofing firm, Dufell Roofing Company Ltd, has been sentenced after an employee suffered a fracture to his back that required surgery. Read More
£115k in fines for Soho House contractor
October 3, 2017
A London-based contractor and its project manager have been fined a total of £115,000 for repeatedly failing to manage and control multiple safety risks. Read More
£150k fines after scaffolding falls onto worker
July 28, 2017
Serious injury results in £150k in fine and costs for Dorchester-based developer Read More