Health and Safety Executive

Category: Construction

Controlling dust during the refurbishment and extension of occupied premises

Friday, November 21, 2008

Construction case study - ‘using dust extraction on power tools’. It outlines how Oxford-based contractors dealt with dust control

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Revised - Employers’ Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969

Thursday, November 20, 2008

The Revised OC 1/8 - Employers’ Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969 (ELCI)

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World COPD Day 2008

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

19 November 2008 - Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a progressive, irreversible lung disease

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Latest news and updates from HSE Wales

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Sign up for free regular news and updates by email - in Welsh and English.

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Construction meeting agenda

Thursday, November 13, 2008

The agenda and papers for the Construction Industry Advisory Committee (CONIAC) meeting on 27

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Shopfitters fined £20,000 after man falls from tower scaffold

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

HSE is warning shopfitters to have correctly assembled mobile tower scaffolds after a worker fell three metres from unprotected scaffolding at a new shopping centre,

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Health and safety in Wales

Monday, November 10, 2008

HSE has launched a new bi-lingual website aimed at keeping people working in Wales up to date with

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Corporate Manslaughter: A Builders Guide to Staying Out of Court

Friday, November 7, 2008

This workshop on 20 November in Kent will provide an overview of the Act and practical means by

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Construction event postponed

Thursday, November 6, 2008

HSE Supply Chain Initiative - Forum for Stakeholders

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CONIAC open meeting 27 November

Thursday, November 6, 2008

HSE’s Construction Industry Advisory Committee (CONIAC) will be holding an open meeting on

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Migrant workers

Thursday, November 6, 2008

Overseas workers are vital in providing skills and filling labour shortages in the construction industry.

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National Painting and Decorating show

Thursday, November 6, 2008

11 - 12 November, Coventry. Once again HSE is hosting a stand at the National Painting and Decorating Show (stands 10/11)

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BCWE practices within the construction sector

Friday, October 31, 2008

A combined methods approach was used for gathering evidence on Behaviour Change and Worker Engagement (BCWE) practices.

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Excavator driver fined after pedestrian killed near building site

Friday, October 31, 2008

HSE is warning machine operators to ensure that they adhere to safe working practices when using excavators,

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HSE publishes health and safety statistics for 2007/08

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

New statistics published by the HSE today reveal a reduction in the numbers of people killed,

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Health and safety statistics 2007/8

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Latest release - health and safety statistics 2007/08 presenting the latest top level statistics on

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Exploding pipe stopper injures contractor

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

HSE is warning individuals and companies of the dangers of working in construction after a joiner suffered leg injuries

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Two companies fined after man paralysed in fall

Thursday, October 23, 2008

HSE is urging employers to ensure safe working at height after a man was left paralysed

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Construction Infonet – October 2008

Monday, October 20, 2008

Construction Infonet is a free e-Bulletin from the HSE for all in the construction industry. This issue semi automatic quick-hitches,

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National asbestos campaign starts next week

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

HSE’s national campaign; “Asbestos: the hidden killer” launches online on Monday 13th October with a

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