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Fine for plant hire company following serious injury to worker

A plant hire firm has been fined after a worker fell from a basket, sustaining serious injuries… Hugh Simpson (Contractors) Limited has been fined for...

Window fitter contractor fined for safety failings

A window fitting contractor and project principal contractor have been prosecuted after a worker fell installing glazed units… GTF Frames Limited (GTF) and Parsons and...

A new tariff for sentencing health and safety offences

Construction businesses in the UK need to be reminded of our sentencing guidelines for health and safety offences says Mark Wilson, Regulatory and Commercial...

Firm fined for using equipment without training

A pipe manufacturing firm has been fined £200,000 for using vibrating tools without receiving the necessary training… Asset International Limited has been fined after seven...

Mechanical handling equipment makes your workplace safer

Jess Penny, General Manager of Sales at lifting equipment specialist Penny Hydraulics, outlines how using mechanical handling equipment can increase your business’s productivity as...

Keeping your building site clean for improved safety and efficiency

Barry Crackett, Design Engineer at Brushtec, a leading manufacturer of brushes for industrial and municipal applications, considers the importance of keeping a clean building...

Firm fined for skip loader injury

A firm has received a fine after a skip loader tipped crushing the leg of a worker… Mead Construction Limited has received a fine after...

Safety failings lead to fine for scaffold firm

A scaffold company has been fined following a routine health and safety inspection, which highlighted major safety issues… OW Scaffolding has received a fine for...

Penalty issued over fatal excavation incident

A major contractor has been fined £2.6m after a worker was killed due to excavation failings… The death of an employee on site has led...

Worker suffers serious injuries at Stafford building site

A worker was airlifted to hospital yesterday after getting hit by a digger at a Stafford building site… A construction site in Stafford was the...

Building contractor receives fine for safety failings

A building contractor has been fined for failing to take appropriate safety measures after construction blocks fell through site hoardings… Altrincham-based building contractor Altin Homes...

Market Conditions Review published by FIA

The Fire Industry Association has published the sixth Market Conditions Review, an independent examination of the fire protection market… The last six months of the...

Health and safety training for the construction industry

 Callsafe Services Ltd outlines how it has been providing  effective and efficient health and safety training for the construction industry for over 25 years... Callsafe Services...

Roofing firm fined after employee falls through skylight

A roofing company has been fined for breaching health and safety regulations after an employee fell and fractured his wrist… Worcester-based roofing firm AES (Roofing...

Health and Safety: A duty of CDM2015

John Banks, Director at The Association for Project Safety explains the role of the Principal Designer and how to comply with the CDM2015 Regulations… So,...

Contractor receives prison sentence for trench collapse death

A contractor has been given a six months prison sentence following the death of an employee after a trench collapsed… Contractor William Ryan Evans, of...

Metalwork firm fined for unsafe practices

A firm specialising in metalwork casting and machining has been fined after a worker nearly fell through a fragile roof… MJ Allen Holdings Limited, based...

Crane collapse firm prosecuted for deaths

A national crane hire company has been prosecuted for the deaths of two men following an incident on a London housing development… Falcon Crane Hire...

Scottish construction safety inspections drop by over 50 per cent

Budget cuts have seen a drop in the number of safety inspections undertaken at construction sites across Scotland… Employees face greater risks from serious injuries...

Builders told to remain vigilant as CDM 2015 commemorates first anniversary

Joanna Mulgrew, Marketing & Product Development Director at HBXL Building Software reminds builders to maintain their hold on their health and safety obligations as CDM 2015...

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