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Scaffolding Association Welcomes Improved Mental Health Support

New research suggests that over a third of businesses have reported that employee mental health support has got better since the start of the...

Two pensioners die in scaffold fall

Two pensioners have died after falling from a scaffold that collapsed at a church in Peterhead, Scotland. Emergency services rushed to the scene on Merchant...

CLC and CITB announce new approach to supporting mental health in construction

Landmark new research from CITB has outlined the scale of the mental health challenge facing construction. A consistent approach to supporting construction workers’ mental health is...

Brogan sign up to Building Mental Health Charter & continue Charity Challenge

Brogan Group have signed up to the Building Mental Health Charter and are also halfway through its Tall Building Charity Challenge raising money for...

HSE publish annual workplace death figures 2020/21

Provisional data released by the HSE show that a total of 142 workers were killed at work in Great Britain in 2020/21, an increase...

Construction Suicide Rates on the Increase

New research shows the rates of suicide in the construction industry have increased. The Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity commissioned Glasgow Caledonian University to carry out...

NASC 2021 Report Shows Safety Remains High With Members

NASC Contractor members have recorded their second-lowest figure for accidents and injuries in 2020 according to data revealed in the NASC 2021 Safety Report. NASC...

Mental Health First Aid Instructors Programme delivers £5.5million of Social Value to Society

Building Mental Health, the CITB and the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity have published a report detailing the social value of their Mental Health First...

Jason Anker supports colourful life-saving training system

Safety awareness campaigner Jason Anker MBE has given his support to the E-Colors Personality Diversity Indicator (PDI), saying that it could help prevent avoidable...

Massive fine given after lifting operation goes wrong

Two construction companies have been fined more than £350,000 after a worker was seriously injured when a part of an air conditioning plant fell...

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