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Illegal gas work lands plumbing and heating engineer 20 week sentence

Peter Read was not on the Gas Safe Register at the time of the illegal gas work in January 2020 and recieved a custodial sentence.

Digitising health and safety risk management

Certain parts of the construction industry have made great progress in health and safety risk management and control. But the challenge remains that early risk identification and mitigation are still dependent on the expertise and experience of those around the screen.

Demolition director and firm prosecuted after 20-year-old worker crushed

Worker Shannon Brasier, who was 20 years old at the time of the accident, was crushed by a 21-tonne vehicle and suffered significant injuries A...

Safety in tunnelling industry needs greater regulation and guidance, Dräger declares

Dräger has called for improved guidance and regulation in the tunnelling industry after research shows over a quarter of workers have been involved in a safety incident.

HSE 2022 annual statistics on workplace injuries published

HSE 2022 annual statistics show that over half of all working days were lost due to work-related ill health in the last year.

Company and director sentenced after fatal skylight fall killed dad-of-two

Father-of-two Jonathan May, 39, was working on a damaged warehouse roof in Barnsley when he suffered a fatal fall through a skylight.

Company fined after worker fell three metres through skylight

A Hertfordshire construction company has been fined after a worker fell over three metres through a skylight whilst working on a six-storey house.

Awaab Ishak, 2, died from exposure to mould in flat, inquest finds

Awaab Ishak died shortly after his second birthday in December 2020 from a respiratory condition caused by months of exposure to black mould, concluded the coroner.

Worker dies at Hinkley Point C after ‘construction traffic accident’

EDF confirmed a man in his 40s died at the Hinkley Point C site on Sunday 13 November after suffering a 'crush injury' from...

Re-flow participates in Movember to raise awareness for men’s health

Re-flow, provider of award-winning field management software for construction, highways, civil engineering, rail and landscaping, is doing its part for men’s health this November by participating in Movember.

SPIE first in UK to secure ISO/ IEC 17020 accreditation

SPIE UK has become the first facilities management services provider in the UK that has been awarded the UKAS ISO/ IEC 17020 accreditation.

Ventilation testing company fined for failing to identify carcinogens

Airtec Filtration Ltd, a ventilation testing company was fined for failing to identify dangerous elements in the air, such as carcinogens and asthmagens.

Construction company sentenced after worker suffers electric shock

Connop and Son Limited and two workers have been sentenced after an employee suffered an electric shock whilst working on a farm.

Building contractor fined for fire risk at a construction site in Essex

A building contractor has been fined £600,000 after failing to manage the fire risk at a construction site in Brentwood, Essex.

UL Solutions to open larger testing and certification facility in Telford

UL Solutions, a global leader in applied safety science, is opening a new, larger testing and certification facility at its Telford centre in the UK to provide a single location for manufacturers of doors, windows, hardware and building envelope systems.

ShireSystem prioritises workplace safety with new ‘Permit to Work’ feature

To make workplace safety a priority, companies need to invest in better approaches for analysing health and safety and mitigating risk. In this article, Elecosoft explains how their new ShireSystem Permit to Work feature can help.

Leeds city centre fire at construction site believed to be arson

The Leonardo building, near Millenium Square in Leeds city centre, caught fire on the evening of 15 October 2022

Groundworks contractor fined after petrol fire left worker with serious burns

Following investigation by HSE, a Kent groundworks contractor was fined after a petrol fire caused a worker to suffer serious burns.

HSE launches inspection campaign to combat aches and pains in construction

As part of a new campaign to combat serious aches and pains in construction HSE inspectors will be carrying out 1,000 inspections in October and November checking how workers are moving heavy materials.

Firm fined for failing to carry out hand-arm vibration syndrome health surveillance

Two construction firm partners have been fined after exposing employees to vibration when using vibrating tools and failing to carry out hand-arm vibration syndrome health surveillance.

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