Health, Safety & Wellbeing

A domestic loft conversion and re-roofing project resulted in a near miss with potentially fatal consequences for neighbours.

Collaborative reporting for safer structures. Report 1224: RAAC assessment undertaken by persons not suitably experienced. A poor reinforced aerated autoclaved concrete (RAAC) assessment potentially put building users at risk from RAAC plank failures.

Asbestos-related diseases still claim 5,000 deaths every year, yet 11% of workers in the building industry aren’t sure what asbestos is. A campaign from HSE aims to raise awareness for younger workers who may not be as informed of the dangers.

NEW for 2023, CABE’S Built Environment LIVE is coming to London’s ExCel on 5 – 6 December 2023.

A new report has found a wide range of problems facing the building safety profession in Wales, including significant staffing challenges.

It’s fair to say that we are in the midst of a mental health crisis. While significant global factors have caused it (and these factors are not easily solved), we need to be honest about our health if we are to make strides to recognise and tackle it.

Last Wednesday (22 June) saw the continuation of CABE’s Built Environment series, with the CABE team, members and experts alike gathering at Cardiff Metropolitan University for Built Environment Wales.

As the Social Housing Regulation Bill (including Awaab’s Law) is due to be considered in the House of Lords, MCABE Chartered Building Engineer Nigel J Wakefield discusses the causes and treatment of mould.

This year’s earthquakes in Turkey and Syria highlighted how disaster can strike at any minute. Yet catastrophes come in many guises, from global to local. Huw Morris reports on a new mindset to help built environment professionals

Dr Haris Alexakis, Lecturer in Civil Engineering at Aston University’s College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, has worked for ten years in Greece as a Chartered Structural Engineer designing and retrofitting structures to make them earthquake-resistant

Collaborative reporting for safer structures. Report 1161 Corrosion concerns on a pedestrian bridge

Collaborative reporting for safer structures. Report 1156 Junction of 14 partitioning walls and ceilings.

Collaborative reporting for safer structures. Report 1145 Further example of incorrect finite element modelling

Following the Department of Education (DfE) plans to invest in school buildings in England, Alex Green of the Let’s Go Zero campaign said: “We can’t just be replacing like for like. We need to see robust plans from DfE for future-proofing schools.

The British Safety Industry Federation (BSIF) is warning those in charge of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and safety product procurement to be vigilant about substandard products.

A fencing contractor whose post-knocker hit an underground gas pipeline on a farm in Derbyshire has joined forces with LinesearchbeforeUdig (LSBUD) and Linewatch to produce a safety awareness video.

Those responsible for the safety of high-rise residential buildings in England have six months from April to register with the new Building Safety Regulator.