The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) has called on the new Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, James Purnell, to honour the promises made on construction safety before the exit of his predecessor Peter Hain.
A developer and a contractor from north London have been ordered to pay £275,000 after a Polish construction worker was left permanently disabled after a concrete slab fell on him.
A new report commissioned by the Institution of Civil Engineers is recommending that a single pan-industry body is set up to support the health and safety of migrant construction workers employed in London and the South East.