Association For Project Safety

The Association for Project Safety (APS) the 4500-strong national professional body dedicated to reducing injury and ill-health across the construction industry, has announced Dr Bryn Wilde has been elected President to lead APS from 2027. Dr Wilde will take the helm of the organisation after curren

The Association for Project Safety (APS) is spearheading a UK-wide campaign to promote mental health and wellbeing within the construction industry, taking its campaign to Westminster and the devolved Parliaments in Scotland and Wales. APS has vigorously campaigned across both its 4000-strong UK mem

The Association for Project Safety (APS) has appointed Andrew Leslie, HonFaPS, as interim chief executive. Andrew Leslie brings a wealth of experience to his new role. Initially joining as one of the association’s earliest members in 1995, combining architecture with CDM, then moving from arch

Mark Snelling has been appointed as the new president of the Association for Project Safety (APS). Mark takes over from Ray Bone who remains as an adviser to the board of directors. Mark’s term of office will run until 31 January 2027.

The Scottish construction sector must work together to limit the damage it poses to the communities and livelihoods threatened by climate change, the Association for Project Safety (APS) has warned. Marking Scotland’s Climate Week this week, APS president Ray Bone highlighted the fact con

More than 150,000 construction workers may be suffering in silence from common mental health problems, according to new figures from the Mental Health Foundation. Association for Project Safety (APS) president Ray Bone said fewer than half of male sufferers were able to talk about their problems pos

Research published by the Association for Project Safety (APS), the national membership body representing around 3,500 professionals working in construction health and safety risk management, has revealed the UK’s built environment is at risk of becoming less safe as the industry fails to attr

The Association for Project Safety president Jonathan Moulam has welcomed the establishment of a new building safety regulator but warned that the UK Government’s Building Safety Bill doesn’t go far enough to make the construction industry completely safe. No one can take excep

Speaking exclusively to SCN, Lesley McLeod at the Association for Project Safety focuses on mental health issues in the construction industry.  Construction focuses on physical accidents and injuries – and of course, there is still a lot to do. But it needs to focus on mental health and w

Poor mental health in the construction sector needs urgent action because mental health issues are a hidden crisis affecting more lives than accidents and physical ill-health, Association for Project Safety (APS) President-elect Ray Bone has told the industry. Writing for the Construction Industry C

While construction might be the only sector of the economy that is growing, Lesley McLeod, chief executive of the Association for Project Safety (APS), has warned that its recovery is far from over with many members of the association still concerned about sourcing specialist materials and

A total of 40 fatalities were recorded in the UK construction sector in the year to 31st March 2020, new figures from the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) have revealed.

The Construction Industry Coronavirus Forum (CICV Forum) has welcomed two new member organisations to its ever-growing ranks as interest grows in its collective effort to support the construction sector.

Association for Project Safety CEO Lesley McLeod focuses on coronavirus and what it means for the construction industry. What’s happening in construction during COVID-19? Currently, as long as good hygiene arrangements are in place, and people scrupulously maintain their social distance, peopl

The Association for Project Safety (APS) is inviting nominations for the new award of APM Member of the Year.