Construction
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Construction Health and Safety Consultants for the Construction Sector
At Safety Forward, we provide expert construction health and safety consultancy services to businesses across the UK. Our consultants specialise in the construction industry, helping contractors, principal designers, and developers meet legal requirements, reduce risks, and protect workers.
Whether you need retained support or ad-hoc consultancy, our team delivers practical solutions tailored to your projects. From CDM regulation compliance to site safety inspections and accredited health and safety training, we help construction companies create safer, more efficient workplaces.
The construction sector is a major employer accounting for around 6% of the UK workforce. Each year in the construction sector around 3% of workers suffer from an illness they believe to be work related and 3% of workers sustain a work related injury.
30 fatalities
to workers in the constructions sector in 2021/2022 according to the HSE.
65,000
self reported non fatal workplace injuries were reported, consisting of:
- Slips, Trips and Falls (23%)
- Lifting and Handling (22%)
- Falls from Height (19%)
- Struck by Object (11%)
1.7 million
work days lost, 1.2 million work related ill health and 0.5 million through workplace injuries.
At Safety Forward we work with construction companies throughout the UK on a retained and ad-hoc basis.
We maintain close and regular contact with organisations and bodies like the Health & Safety Executive (HSE), British Standards, other health and safety organisations like the British Safety Council, ROSPA, IOSH, NEBOSH, CSkills.
We carry out site inspections on behalf of clients and ensure our health and safety training courses are current and valid, meeting industry needs and, where appropriate, are accredited to the appropriate examining bodies.
We can also support you to deliver your design and pre-construction CDM activities, construction and handover under the regulations. All of our Principal Designers and CDM advisors are suitably qualified and have extensive experience of construction disciplines. You can discover more about our CDM Support here.
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Health & Safety Key Facts 2024-2025
Safety Forward is here to support construction companies across the UK with professional consultancy and training services. Whether you need ongoing advice, CDM support, or one-off site inspections, our team will help you create a safer working environment and stay compliant with the latest regulations.