Construction: Live issues

• Foamed concrete explosion - HSE interim position 03 December 2009
• Safety Alert - Liftlux Scissor Lifts, 24 September 2009
• Inquiry into the underlying causes of construction fatal accidents
  An Inquiry into the underlying causes of construction fatal accidents was commissioned by the Secretary of State for Work & Pensions in December 2008. The Inquiry arose from concern over the number of construction deaths, to examine what more could be done to tackle the underlying causes.
• Milton Keynes scaffolding collapse 11 April 2006 - Updated information 29 September 2009
• Industry takes action on Semi-Automatic Quick Hitches from 1 October 2008
• Stephen Williams, HSE Chief Inspector of Construction, video interview to Construction News
• HSE Chief Inspector of Construction endorses new Strategic Forum tower crane guidance
• Liverpool city centre crane collapse, 15 January 2007 - Update and Technical Report August 2008
• REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals)
  The new system for controlling chemicals in Europe. It became law on 1 June 2007. REACH applies to many construction products including glues, paints, solvents, fillers and polishes.
• Safety alert on quick hitches
• SCAM ALERT - Be aware, protect staff information - protect your business!
• CDM 2007 Regulations - Early Day Motion Prayer Debate, 10 May 2007
• Battersea crane collapse, 26 September 2006
• ‘Buying for Life, Construction in the Public Sector’
• Question and answer brief for the construction industry on the Work at Height Regulations 2005 [360kb]
  This question and answer brief includes some of the key issues about the new Work at Height Regulations 2005 and explains some of the things that you should be doing if you work in the construction industry.