All Health & safety Articles
Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has ordered the temporary suspension of elevated road projects it has commissioned following an accident that killed two construction workers.
UK-based contractor Rydon has paid out nearly £26.7 million (€31.3 million) to settle a civil court claim lodged by people affected by the Grenfell Tower disaster in London.
The engineering challenges of Grand Paris Express, Europe’s largest transport infrastructure project
Société du Grand Paris boss, Bernard Cathelain, tells KHL’s Lucy Barnard about the engineering challenges behind Europe’s largest transport infrastructure project
The widening legalisation of cannabis in the United States is creating a headache for construction contractors when it comes to hiring scarce new workers and testing their wider workforce.
Local rules mandating regular water breaks for construction workers in parts of Texas face being nullified amid a planned chance in the law.
Manufacturer plans to roll out key technician training product internally later this year
Video has captured the moment that sections of a bridge under construction in Bhagalpur in the state of Bihar, India
More than half (55%) of companies working on highway construction upgrades experienced cars crashing into their work zone, according to new data.
Musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) are the single largest cause of work-related illness in the sector. Are exoskeletons the answer?
David Glabe asks: Since all workers involved with the design, erection and use of scaffolds must be trained, how is it that scaffolds are so poorly designed, erected and used?
Mental health disorders present an invisible danger to construction levels and ought to be considered as a risk factor alongside higher-profile risk factors like slips trips and falls.
Why construction workers are more at risk of skin cancer and what employers can do to help.
13% of 2021’s fatal workplace injuries were associated with falls from elevations
European Construction federation fears cost increases for companies and clients
A total of 39 people died doing trench or excavation work in the US in 2022 – more than double the number of fatalities in that type of work than in 2021.
Construction companies in Great Britain have been urged secure their sites to stop children gaining access, after a child’s death.
It’s now around two decades since several major economies banned the use of asbestos, as the world gradually woke up to the severe effects it can have on workers’ health.
Why are Japanese construction sites among the safest in the world?
Two construction workers died at the John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City on Monday after being trapped under construction rubble.
As Stress Awareness Month begins, International Construction examines what causes stress in construction and what to do about it.
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