Building Safety Levy Comes Into Force 1 October 2026: What Site Teams Need to Know
A new mandatory charge on residential development in England lands on 1 October 2026. The Building Safety Levy is the next step …
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What Recent HSE Prosecutions Tell Us About Temporary Works Failures
Two prosecutions brought by the Health and Safety Executive over the past year point to the same root cause: not a design …
CIF Announces BS 5975:2024 Update Training for Temporary Works Procedures and Falsework Design
The Construction Industry Federation is offering virtual training on the updated BS 5975:2024 (Parts 1 & 2) covering temporary works management procedures …
HSE Continues to Enforce Temporary Works Failures – Missing TWC and Incomplete Registers Still Lead to Prosecutions
HSE enforcement in recent years, still highlighted in 2026 guidance, shows that the absence of a Temporary Works Coordinator, no temporary works …
BS 5975-1:2024 & BS 5975-2:2024 Continue to Drive Temporary Works Practice in 2026
The 2024 update to BS 5975 (split into management procedures and falsework design) remains the key industry benchmark in 2026. Guidance continues …
Government clarifies Building Safety Act position on temporary scaffolds
The UK Government has confirmed that temporary scaffolding and other temporary works are not classed as “building work” under the Building Safety …