86% of construction workers witnessed preventable accidents on site, APHC issues warning about cowboy plumbing courses and British Antarctic Survey hires tradespeople
Nearly 90% of construction workers have witnessed a preventable accident in the last year — that’s according to a survey by SafeSite Facilities.
In the poll of 500 industry professionals, just over a third said they’d personally suffered an injury on site in the last year, while 42% claimed a colleague had been injured.
Only 14% of respondents said no one was injured on site in 2025.
Jack Lowdell, manager, SafeSite Facilities said the results showed “that preventable incidents remain a real issue across sites in the UK”.
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The Association of Plumbing and Heating Contractors (APHC) has issued a warning about the growing number of cowboy plumbing courses.
The short ‘crash courses’ claim to transform novices into plumbers in a matter of days.
The trade body warned that any course that promises qualified plumber status after a few days, cannot realistically equip somebody with the depth of understanding or experience required to work safely or competently.
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The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is looking for carpenters, plumbers and plant operators to join its research stations for what it describes as the “ultimate career change for those seeking adventure at the end of the earth”.
BAS has several research stations, each operating as a self-contained community.
Phill Coolman, a carpenter at Halley VI Research Station, who has done six seasons on the Antarctic said working there required adaptability and teamwork.
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