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Fine for flooring company after safety failings

A flooring company has received a fine for failing to ensure health and safety after a worker was injured onsite.

Hidden cost of poor health and safety that cripples British builders

HBXL warns those embarking on any building project to be extra stringent with their site health and safety or risk the wrath of the law.

Firm fined £500k for safety breaches

A construction firm has been fined £500,000 for breaching health and safety regulations for working at height.

Unsafe working conditions put construction workers at risk

A new report has revealed 87 per cent of construction workers think their building site is a health and safety hazard.

Laing O’Rourke to focus on fatal risks

Laing O’Rourke has revealed it will roll out a new company mission to move away from the culture of controlling all risks towards a focus on fatal risks.

Injured workman rescued by crane

A firm has been sentenced for safety failings after a crane had to be used to rescue a workman who fell into a lift pit.

Timber firm fined for safety offences

A South Wales-based firm has been fined £100,000 for safety failings at a timber framed construction site… An unexpected health and safety inspection has led...

FIA releases new course on fire safety signs and notices

The FIA has developed a new course aimed at helping the industry to understand fire safety signs and notices… A new course aimed at raising...

Online awareness course for asbestos launched

UKasl has launched a new online asbestos awareness course, aimed at the construction and refurbishment industries… The first UK online course dedicated to asbestos awareness...

Crane hire firm loses licence for falsifying records

Baldwins Crane Hire has lost its vehicle licences after it was found drivers had falsified their records… Four directors have been disqualified after drivers at...

£50k fine for worker injury

A Northumberland-based firm has been fined £50,000 after a worker fractured a vertebra and sustained a head injury… Northumberland-based firm Oakland Homes (North East) has...

Tata Steel fined £1.98m for safety failings

Tata Steel has been fined a whopping £1.98m for two separate incidents that saw workers injure their hands… Steel company Tata Steel has been fined...

Gateshead construction firm fined £120k for worker injury

A construction firm based in Gateshead has been fined for safety failings that led to a worker being injured… Meldrum Construction Services has been fined...

Essex school fined for disturbing asbestos

An Essex school has been ordered to pay £46,000 for exposing staff to asbestos… A school in Chelmsford has been fined a hefty £46,000 after...

Manslaughter sentence for site manager

A building site manager has been convicted of manslaughter after a construction worker was killed in 2015… Faruk Patel, a building site manager, has been...

Timber Frame firm sentenced for safety failings

Charges have been levied at a timber frame firm for breaching a Prohibition Notice from the Health and Safety Executive… Prosecutions have been brought against...

Rise in the number of UK construction fatalities

The number of construction worker deaths in the last year has increased, according to the latest HSE figures… Figures from the Health and Safety Executive...

CDM2015 and its impact on smaller construction projects

CDM2015 will have special significance for smaller construction projects and the appointment of the Principal Designer as explained by Jonathan Moulam of The Association...

Firms prosecuted for crane worker roof death

Two firms have been fined following the death of a worker after a fall through a factory roof in 2013… Prosecutions have been brought against...

CDM Differently – shifting the focus

CDM Differently promotes a collaborative and integrated approach to risk, as explained here by Tony Putsman, Vice-chair CIC Health and Safety Panel ‘CDM Differently’ is...

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