Clayco Tackles ‘Burnout’ as Jobsite Safety Risk in New Initiative

With increased education around burnout, the contractor aims to address the “systemic issues that will help improve psychological safety overall,” says Dan Lester, vice president of field culture and inclusion.

Non-compression cavity barriers pose fire safety risk, association warns

The Masonry Association has warned that cavity barriers installed without compression pose a potentially fatal safety risk, even if they pass laboratory tests. The association’s newly-formed technical committee said that while some zero-compression products meet laboratory fire test standards, they may not maintain fire integrity… The post Non-compression cavity barriers pose fire safety risk, association warns appeared first on Construction News.

Schools RAAC crisis result of ‘chronic investment deficit’, MPs say

The reinforced aerated autoclaved concrete (RAAC) emergency in England’s school estate goes beyond “an isolated safety risk” and “is symptomatic of a chronic capital investment deficit”, a parliamentary committee has said. A report published today (February 11) by the cross-party Education Committee found that despite the… The post Schools RAAC crisis result of ‘chronic investment deficit’, MPs say appeared first on Construction News.

Construction’s language disconnect creates safety risk

A lack of resources for a large Spanish-speaking workforce raises safety concerns and holds back talented workers. Contractors are beginning to make a change.

ICE highlights rising safety risks and the role of Cross-UK in safer infrastructure

An ICE review of safety risk management in civil engineering, Building Safeguards, has found that safety risks have increased, not decreased, in the eight years since the Grenfell Tower fire. The post ICE highlights rising safety risks and the role of Cross-UK in safer infrastructure appeared first on New Civil Engineer.