Category: People
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BSI publishes ‘landmark’ inclusive PPE standard
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in #PPEthatfits, BSI, CIOB, diversity, Equality, Featured, health and safety, inclusion, People, PPEThe British Standards Institution (BSI) has announced the launch of a new standard for inclusive PPE. The standard – Provision of Inclusive PPE (BS 30417:2025) – aims to help support organisations or individuals involved in the purchase, provision or use of PPE. Earlier this year, BSI opened a public consultation to allow all stakeholders, including end users…
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Why procurement power is missing the skills target
The industry must take a zero-tolerance approach to training programmes that fail to provide pathways into construction careers. It’s time to be honest. Despite best intentions, the potential of public procurement to leverage genuine high-volume investment in skills and employment pathways has been chronically underused. The good news, however, is that the government knows it,…
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Call for more women to join Lower Thames Crossing project
“In terms of impact on the economy of the surrounding areas, the Lower Thames Crossing is huge, and we want to be able to use it as an opportunity to recruit people from the local area in the hope it can create new opportunities to benefit the community and leave a lasting skills legacy,” Condon…
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Bridging the silence: suicide prevention on the Tyne
To mark World Suicide Prevention Day, Stephen McClean MCIOB talks to CM People about Esh Construction’s delivery of the Tyne Bridge refurbishment programme and the vital mental health protocols required for the project. The Tyne Bridge – once the longest span bridge in the world – stands proudly over the River Tyne in the North…
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Suicide prevention guidance released for highways sector
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Elizabeth Pettersen, high risk locations programme manager at Samaritans, added: “Suicide is not inevitable, and together we can help prevent it. The road sector has an important role to play in making sure suicide prevention is considered at every stage, from design through to maintenance. View the original article and our Inspiration here
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In pictures | Mental health campaign calls for ‘more openness’ on site
Ark Fire Protection and Bowmer + Kirkland have joined forces to help raise awareness of mental health issues in construction. Coinciding with World Suicide Prevention Day, Ark Fire Protection has rolled out high-visibility jackets across its sites featuring messages such as “struggling doesn’t make you weak”. The initiative aims to highlight the importance of creating open conversations…
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Building a workforce for the future
How can the government implement its housebuilding and infrastructure strategies with a skills shortage? Back in June, there was an inaugural meeting of the Construction Skills Mission Board (CSMB), which launched an industry commitment to recruit 100,000 more construction workers per year by the end of the Parliament. The CSMB has been set up to…
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Neurodiversity toolkit developed for construction leaders
Sara Barnes, pre-construction and marketing manager at Interclass, said: “We created this toolkit to give managers in construction something practical they can use every day. The training has already helped raise awareness of neurodiversity, and this toolkit is now about helping managers put that learning into action. View the original article and our Inspiration here
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Neurodiversity toolkit developed for construction leaders
Sara Barnes, pre-construction and marketing manager at Interclass, said: “We created this toolkit to give managers in construction something practical they can use every day. The training has already helped raise awareness of neurodiversity, and this toolkit is now about helping managers put that learning into action. View the original article and our Inspiration here
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A playbook for skills, inclusion, leadership and wellbeing
Focusing on price wars instead of people-first delivery could lead to short-term wins but long-term misery. Are you fighting for scraps on price? Let’s be honest: if your business model is built on winning jobs by undercutting the competition, you’re on a fast track to burnout. Price wars might keep your pipeline busy, but they…