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Fatal accidents down

Provisional fatal accident statistics from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) show that there were 49 fatal accidents involving site workers, and one fatal accident involving a member of the public, from April 2011 to March 2012.

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Bond trials approved

The European Union has approved a project bond infrastructure funding trial designed to encourage €4.5 billion of private sector investment for key strategic infrastructure projects.

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News in Brief: August 2012

Amec has been fined £300,000 with £333,866 costs at Liverpool Crown Court for health and safety breaches relating to the 2004 death of a worker, Christopher Heaton, who was dragged from a scaffolding platform after becoming entangled in a chain attached to a falling steel block.

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Complex projects consultation

Consultation ends on 30 July on the Chartered Institute of Building’s (CIOB) Complex Projects Contract, the first standard contract published by the Institute in 140 years.

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Disputes values falling

Project managers and engineers being too partial to the employers’ interests and failing to understand the procedural aspects of contracts are among the major causes of the rising number of construction disputes worldwide reported by EC Harris in its latest Global Construction Disputes report.

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Route maps demand

Research into the impact of the growing use of framework contracts by public sector clients on small and medium sized (SME) contractors and other suppliers confirms anecdotal evidence that frameworks are creating competitive barriers.

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News in Brief: July 2012

The Confederation of British Industry has thrown its weight behind industry calls for action to break the logjam in attracting private finance including pension funds into new infrastructure investment.

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News in brief: June 2012

Two construction firms have been fined for health and safety breaches by Liverpool Crown Court after a 79 metre tower crane collapsed onto a city centre apartment block in the city, resulting in the crane driver being paralysed from the waist down.

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Late payment plea

Business support group, the Forum of Private Business has thrown its weight behind industry campaigners calling for government action to end late payment practices.

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Treasury support lacking

The Treasury is failing to engage with the Major Projects Authority (MPA) – a key organisation set up as part of the drive towards more efficient project delivery – as strongly as government spending watchdogs at the National Audit Office (NAO) had hoped.

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