Author: The Institution of Structural Engineers' Health and Safety Panel
1 October 2013
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The Institution of Structural Engineers' Health and Safety Panel
Robert Kilpatrick examines the effectiveness of social media for recruitment from both employer and candidate perspectives and asks whether it has lived up to its promise.
A forensic examination of the 2007 I-35W bridge collapse in Minnesota, responsible for the deaths of 13 people.
Transport-related accidents are the second largest cause of injury in the workplace after falls from height. Every year in the UK, around 50 people are killed and 2000 seriously injured in such incidents in and around construction sites and other workplaces. This article considers the safety issues regarding both visitors to a construction site and staff employed full time on a site.