Company and director fined after HSE inspectors find unusable toilet
A construction company and its director have been fined after they failed to provide suitable welfare facilities at a construction site...
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Construction safety
Published by the British Safety Council, this guide provides some general advice on managing some of the key health, safety and wellbeing...
Company fined after joiner crushed to death by 20-tonne excavator
A construction company has been fined £146k after a joiner was crushed and killed by a 20-tonne excavator. Philip McDonald had been hired...
Secondary guarding on Mobile Elevated Work Platforms (MEWPs): appraisal of the level of protection o
Mobile Elevated Work Platforms (MEWPs) are used in a range of industries for working at height activities. Entrapment of the operator...
Mental health ‘should be written into contracts’
Details of contractors’ mental health provisions should be written into contracts to help tackle a “national emergency” within the...
Director convicted following work from height death
(Scotland) Kevin Bowie, sole director of Denny based Precision Decorating Services (Scotland) Ltd, has been given a Community Payback...
Construction employers sentenced following death of roofer
(Northern Ireland) The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) has led a prosecution against two local construction...
Cost of UK construction injuries soars to more than £16 billion a year
Injuries and ill-health in the UK construction industry are now costing upwards of £16.2 billion per year, an analysis of data has...
Let’s take heights seriously - HSENI campaigned launched
(Northern Ireland) HSENI has launched a campaign reminding the construction industry about the importance of using suitable access...
Construction company and director sentenced for multiple safety failings
An Irvine-based construction company and its director have been sentenced after multiple health and safety failings, giving rise to...
Asbestos Risk – A One-Stop Guide for Small Construction Businesses and Tradespeople
The Construction Leadership Council’s Health, Safety and Wellbeing worksteam is launching a new one-page digital-ready Asbestos Risk...
Construction company and its groundworks contractor sentenced
A construction company and its groundworks contractor have been fined after unsafe excavation work left a worker with serious burns to...
Construction company in court over inadequate health and safety standards
A national construction company has been fined after an unannounced inspection by HSE inspectors found poor welfare standards, dangerous...
Builder jailed after demolishing wall on colleague
A builder has been jailed for three years and three months following an investigation into the death of a labourer on a site in Hampshire...
Fine after unsafe removal of asbestos
A construction company has been fined after disturbing asbestos and removing it without adequate precautions at a pub in Trowbridge,...
Construction company fined after injured worker loses sight
A Bradford-based construction company has been fined after an employee was injured at work leading to significant sight loss in his right...
Construction employee sustains multiple fractures after fall from height
Trevor Cook Construction Ltd has been fined after a roof worker fell six metres through a fragile roof sheet whilst working on a barn at...
Union raises safety fears over HS2 site
Construction union Unite has raised safety concerns after claiming a spate of serious accidents have hit the HS2 section being delivered...
Sole trader fined after worker injured
William Henry Swanson, trading as LTS Construction, has been fined after a worker suffered serious injuries when he fell through a...
Scaffold safety rail gave way causing employee to fall
A shopfitting company has been fined after an employee suffered multiple fractures when he fell fifteen feet from scaffolding. On 24...
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