Construction Safety Today briefing: Wednesday 28 October 2026

Stories from the last 24 hours

• BSI publishes European specification on reviewing fire safety engineering designs

  PD CEN/TS 18332:2026 sets out how fire safety designs should be checked from first design to refurbishment, with guidance on third-party review and recording decisions, the Construction Health & Safety Group has reported.

• HSE tells construction employers to assess noise and vibration risks before damage is done

  The regulator's three-step assess, control, protect campaign, now being circulated by CHSG, warns that around 15,000 workers a year develop work-related hearing problems and names construction first among at-risk sectors.

• NEBOSH opens registration for free online conference on 1 December

  The awarding body's sixth annual online conference will include a session on health, safety and environment management on major projects, with all sessions available on demand afterwards.

• BSR launches free toolkit for principal accountable persons at more than 13,000 high-rise buildings

  The Building Safety Regulator has published an online managing building safety toolkit to help principal accountable persons, including volunteer resident directors, meet their duties under the Building Safety Act 2022.

• Cladding remediation Bill reaches second reading with £500,000 penalties proposed

  MPs are to discuss the Building Safety (Remediation of Unsafe Cladding etc) Bill at its second reading on 27 October, CHSG said, with MHCLG proposing tribunal penalties, a medium-rise register and PAS 9980 appraisals.