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Very pleased to announce that Armac Demolition Limited have joined BSG. Welcome on board with The Building Safety Group! https://bit.ly/3EbVpEM
December 1, 2025 at 9:30 AM
The Building Safety Group would like to welcome The Renewable Group Ltd. Great to have you on board with BSG! https://www.bsgltd.co.uk/
The Building Safety Group | Construction Safety Training | BSG
Providing specialist health, safety and environmental consultancy for the construction industry for over 50 years.
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November 27, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Building owner fined £50,000 after ignoring high-rise fire safety warning. Birmingham City Council has successfully prosecuted a company for failing to comply with an improvement notice relating to fire safety measures in a residential high-rise. https://bit.ly/4qUyPHo
Building owner fined £50,000 after ignoring high-rise fire safety warning - Construction Management
high-rise fire safety warning - Birmingham Council has successfully prosecuted a company for failing to comply with an improvement notice
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November 20, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Learn how to spot the early signs of a mental health problem by enrolling on BSG's Mental Health Awareness course. Members receive a 20% discount. Book today with BSG https://bit.ly/3xsFfmQ
November 18, 2025 at 9:30 AM
IOSH reveal nearly half of workers risking construction safety shortcuts. Research from the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) has found that many construction workers are “dicing with death” while working at height https://bit.ly/47CTqZy
IOSH reveal nearly half of workers risking construction safety shortcuts
IOSH has released concerning research finding many workers frequently take construction safety shortcuts while working at height
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November 17, 2025 at 9:30 AM
During these challenging times, not all companies have the resources to appoint a 'competent person' to help the business meet its H&S obligations. Let BSG act as your 'Competent Adviser' from as little as £2.30 per day. Become a BSG member today https://bit.ly/4hUMtW0
November 14, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Social housing manager fined over £30,000 for failing to protect workers. Several cases of Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS) have been reported in a short span by workers at Nottingham City Homes Limited, a social housing management firm https://bit.ly/3LyfBYb
Social housing manager fined over £30,000 for failing to protect workers
The social housing manager was fined £32,000 and nearly £7,000 in costs to court for failing to protect their workers from vibrations
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November 14, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Why mental health in construction must be treated with the same priority as safety on site. PBC Today sat down with Andrew Kitley, founder and MD of Kitall, to discuss his experience with mental health and how it should be treated in the industry https://bit.ly/472zAXe
Why mental health in construction must be treated with the same priority as safety on site
PBC Today spoke with Andrew Kitley, founder of Kitall, to discuss his experiences with mental health in construction
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November 13, 2025 at 9:30 AM
BS 8681:2024: A unified approach to advancing fall protection standards in the UK: Alan Murray, CEO of the British Safety Industry Federation, explains more https://bit.ly/3LFZt6O
BS 8681:2024: A unified approach to advancing fall protection standards in the UK | BSG
The introduction of BS 8681:2024 marks a significant development in workplace safety at height in the United Kingdom. Alan Murray, CEO of the British
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November 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Highways firm handed £1m fine after worker death. A construction company has been fined £1 million after a road resurfacing project ended in tragedy in May 2022. https://bit.ly/48EVT6B
Highways firm handed £1m fine after worker death - Construction Management
A construction company has been fined £1 million after a road resurfacing project ended in tragedy in May 2022.
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November 11, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Serious safety risks posed by unqualified contractors, warn BESA and TICA. The BESA & the TICA have joined forces to warn that operatives often working for multi-trade firms are putting lives at risk by carrying out work for which they are unqualified https://bit.ly/43pu5zu
Serious safety risks posed by unqualified contractors, warn BESA and TICA
BESA and TICA are warning that operatives often working for multi-trade firms are carrying out specialist work for which they are unqualified
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November 10, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Two firms fined £95k after worker falls through rooflight. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has successfully prosecuted two companies after a construction worker fell through a rooflight at a factory, impaling his leg on machinery below https://bit.ly/3WOcnlA
Two firms fined £95k after worker falls through rooflight  - Construction Management
rooflight fall - The HSE has successfully prosecuted two companies after a construction worker fell through a rooflight at a factory.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Managing Health and Safety in the social housing sector: Click to find out more about the key considerations for managing health and safety in repairs, maintenance, and construction projects within housing associations and local authorities https://bit.ly/47KgR1H
Managing Health and Safety in the social housing sector | BSG
Health and safety management in housing associations and local authorities is paramount, not only to protect workers and residents but also to ensure
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November 5, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Construction mental health framework revealed by Mindflow. The mental health charity, headed by ex-England and Everton player Trevor Steven, seeks to make mental health more front and centre in the industry https://bit.ly/3WRP3U0
Construction mental health framework revealed by Mindflow
Mindflow have released a new construction mental health framework to help firms commit to improving their workers mental health
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November 4, 2025 at 9:30 AM
FPS publishes updated rig safety guidance. The Federation of Piling Specialists (FPS) has published the latest edition of its Working Platform Certificate (WPC/4e) to support rig safety across the industry https://bit.ly/47rhNYL
FPS publishes updated rig safety guidance  - Construction Management
FPS rig safety guidance - The FPS has published the latest edition of its Working Platform Certificate (WPC/4e)
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November 3, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Changing the narrative: Building positive mental health in construction. Mates in Mind discusses the high suicide rates in construction, the importance of tackling it, and the stigma surrounding it. https://bit.ly/3WktKKK
Changing the narrative: Building positive mental health in construction
Julia Shervington of Mates in Mind discusses how organisations can tackle the stigma surrounding mental health in construction
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October 31, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Builder fined after boy’s skull fractured by falling pipe. A construction company and its director have been fined after a five-year-old child was injured by a falling cast-iron pipe https://bit.ly/47BMlbn
Builder fined after boy’s skull fractured by falling pipe - Construction Management
A construction company and its director have been fined after being found guilty of safety breaches that resulted in a five-year-old child being injured by a falling cast iron pipe.
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October 30, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Learn how to spot the early signs of a mental health problem by enrolling on BSG's Mental Health Awareness course. Members receive a 20% discount. Book today with BSG https://bit.ly/3xsFfmQ
October 28, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Trade bodies warn about unqualified contractors ahead of Awaab’s Law. BESA and the TICA have warned about the risks posed by operatives often working for multi-trade firms carrying out specialist work outside their competence https://bit.ly/4qjTR29
Trade bodies warn about unqualified contractors ahead of Awaab’s Law - Construction Management
BESA and TICA have warned about the risks posed by operatives often working for multi-trade firms carrying out specialist work outside their competence.
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October 24, 2025 at 8:30 AM
HSE finds most workplaces lack essential noise protection knowledge. In recent inspections by the HSE, 95% of employers failed to verify whether workers wearing hearing protection could still detect vital warning signals, such as vehicle reversing alerts. https://bit.ly/4ozHxZY
HSE finds most workplaces lack essential noise protection knowledge - Construction Management
hearing protection - 95% of employers failed to verify whether workers wearing hearing protection could still detect vital warning signals
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October 23, 2025 at 8:30 AM
To learn more about the dangers of ‘Working at Height’ and how to reduce risk, please take time to view our latest webinar, hosted in association with SELECT https://bit.ly/3WiPgiP
BSG Working at Height Webinar
YouTube video by The Building Safety Group
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October 22, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Our CAT and GENNY course is for operatives who are required to locate underground services as part of a safe system of work for excavations. BSG members automatically receive a 20% discount. Book with BSG today https://bit.ly/4cdZ6tz
October 21, 2025 at 8:31 AM
HSE issues plant safety warning. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued a warning about the risk of people being struck by an excavator or a load if the operator does not use the isolation device correctly. https://bit.ly/4gyg8ot
HSE issues plant safety warning - Construction Management
HSE plant safety warning - HSE has issued a warning about the risk of people being struck by an excavator or a load
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October 17, 2025 at 8:30 AM
CITB Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS) 2 Day Refresher Remote Learning: Book today to secure your 10% discount on our SMSTS Refresher course. Offer ends 17.10.2025 https://bit.ly/3WfoNCp
October 16, 2025 at 1:32 PM
nterim chief construction adviser appointment ‘expected’ this month. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) “expects” to publicly announce the appointment of the interim chief construction adviser in September https://bit.ly/46riq3T
Interim chief construction adviser appointment 'expected' this month - Construction Management
chief construction adviser - MHCLG “expects” to publicly announce the appointment of the interim chief construction adviser in September.
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October 13, 2025 at 8:30 AM