An important project examining what measures the construction industry has taken to avert accidents on a catastrophic scale has been carried out for the Health and Safety Executive by researchers from CIRIA and Loughborough University. The overall message is that much more needs to be done; the alarming conclusion though is that many who should know better are not doing anything.
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PFI reform long overdue
Reform of the working of the private finance initiative (PFI) and related public private partnerships is expected at any time following an internal government review. It is badly needed, and it will not be easy. Since its introduction to the UK in 1992 by Chancellor Norman Lamont, PFI has been controversial.