Building company fined after worker injures eye
A building company firm has been fined for safety failings after an employee suffered permanent injury to his eye from lack of correct protection. Luton Magistrates’ Court heard how on…
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Month: November 2015
Worker breaks leg after (MEWP) falls from telehandler
Base Build Services Limited has been prosecuted after a worker was injured by a boom type mobile elevated working platform (MEWP) when it fell from the forks of a tele-handler…
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A digger tears down overhead cables in London
A large digger has crippled a lengthy stretch of the London Overground in White city near Mitre Bridge when it ran into and tore down the overhead cables that supplied…
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Conference to tackle homophobia in construction
Senior figures in construction will join forces this month to raise awareness of homophobia and transphobia, after a recent report found such behaviour lingers in the industry. LGBT rights charity…
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Illegal gas fitter fined and sentenced
A self-employed Middleton man was fined for carrying out gas work while not being registered with Gas Safe Register. Paul Gregory of Hollin Lane, Middleton, Manchester installed a boiler at…
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Scaffolder falls nine meters firm fined
A scaffold firm was fined after a worker was seriously injured after falling nine metres. Bristol Magistrates’ Court heard how an employee of Bristol-based Tubular Access Scaffolds Limited was dismantling…
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Gas fitter given sentence after carbon monoxide exposure
A gas fitter has been sentenced to community payback after his incompetent installation of a new boiler system at a cottage near Montrose put the tenant’s lives in danger. David…
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HSE clamps down on refubisment sites
The Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE’s) Chief Inspector of Construction is challenging the refurbishment industry to act now and protect their workers, after 46 per cent of sites fell below…
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6,000 workers informed they must retake CSCS test
The CITB has confirmed that six thousand workers will need to retake the test as part of its ongoing campaign to crackdown on skills card cheats after cheating was…
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224,000 construction workers needed in five years is ‘key to tackling skills gap’
More recognised qualifications is ‘key to tackling skills gap’ is the soundbite being used, with a new study finding that formal training leading to a nationally recognised qualification is desperately needed…
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