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Four killed in central Madrid building refurb collapse
Four people have died after a six-storey building that was being refurbished into a hotel in Madrid, Spain, collapsed
Construction workers strike at Sellafield nuclear site
Construction workers at the Sellafield nuclear site in Sellafield, Cumbria, UK, have gone on strike this week in a dispute over pay
Warning of construction equipment theft on ‘industrial’ scale in UK
New report finds sharp increase in thefts from UK construction sites
Call to inspect 68 US bridges after safety issues on collapsed Baltimore bridge unearthed
A total of 68 bridges across 19 US states should be assessed for vulnerabilities that could lead to their collapse from a vessel collision
Canada changes residency rules to tackle construction skills shortage
Canadian government takes steps to address construction skills shortage
US construction needs nearly half a million new workers
A construction trade association said US construction needs about approximately 500,000 new workers in 2025
End-of-year Quiz: From Neom and Gordie Howe to energy islands and Trump. How did 2024 shape construction?
Our bumper end-of-year quiz for 2024
The 9 regions of the world where construction workers report never having OSH training
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Wide-ranging survey examines how much health and safety training construction workers receive globally
Construction stress is not equal – how where you work dictates the stress you feel
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University of Cambridge researchers in first-of-its-kind study into construction stress
International Construction September-October 2024
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International Construction’s September - October 2024 issue is out now
US construction association contributes to White House roundtable on addiction recovery
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A US-based construction association took part in a White House-sponsored discussion on addiction and recovery
Weekly quiz: What are construction workers in the Antarctic due to do for the first time?
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The Construction Briefing weekly quiz for 12 July 2024
New York contractors call for mental wellness training and construction suicide reporting legislation
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An association that claims to represent 1,200 union contractors in New York, US, has called for the City of New York to include mental wellness within the training construction workers receive
Four tips to protect your construction crew from heat illness
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A look at how the construction companies around the world are keeping workers safe in sweltering heat
The right fit: Why PPE needs to be more inclusive
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Society of Women Engineers survey reports only 4% of respondents able to acquire perfectly fitting PPE
Brendan Bechtel: Construction’s suicide rate is ‘a shameful statistic’
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The high rate of suicide in the construction industry is a ‘shameful statistic’ but the stigma around it is finally being broken down
South Africa building collapse death toll rises to 32
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A total of 32 people, thought to be construction workers, have now been confirmed dead following a building collapse in South Africa
The risk of noise in construction and new ways of protecting workers from it
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What can construction companies do to protect workers’ hearing as International Noise Awareness Day approaches?
National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls is this week
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In 2022, nearly 1 in 5 workplace deaths happened in construction, with 38% of those due to falls
Thousands of construction workers ‘falsely’ certified by safety school
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DA’s office alleges a company gave safety certificates without training, leading to the death of one worker
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