Safety standards must be enforced to stop the rising tide of construction injuries
Digital Edition: Safety standards must be enforced to stop the rising tide of construction injuries
Charlotte Dowson is an associate at law firm Bolt Burdon Kemp The latest figures from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) should alarm every UK contractor: 50,000 non-fatal injuries in construction in the three years to March 2025, roughly one in 40 workers. Construction also…

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