Builder fined for workers fall from height
A builder has been fined after a worker suffered serious injuries after falling from height from a scaffold. Derby Magistrates’ Court heard that on 22 April 2017, a worker for…
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Month: October 2017
Demo firm fined £150000 after worker loses arm
A demolition company and its director have been sentenced after a worker suffered crush injuries when his arms were trapped between two 10 tonne steel girders. Liverpool Crown Court heard…
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Father and son injured after fall from tele hander
A builder was sentenced today after three workers, including a father and son, fell almost five metres when a work platform became disconnected from a telehandler. Hull Magistrates’ Court heard…
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Roofer falls through sklight company fined
A construction company has been fined after a worker suffered serious injuries after falling from height. Cheltenham Magistrates’ Court heard how, on 22 October 2015, a sub-contractor working for King…
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Unregistered installer sentenced after carrying out illegal gas work
A self-employed gas fitter has been sentenced after carrying out gas work despite being no longer legally allowed to do so. Swansea Magistrates Court heard how, between July 2014 and…
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Wates fined £640,000 after blocking live flue
Two construction companies have been fined when a project to remove cowls to redundant flue pipes resulted in carbon monoxide (CO) entering a property. Cambridge Crown Court heard how, on…
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RIBA calls for compulsory alarms and sprinkler systems
The RIBA has called for compulsory fire alarms in all new and converted residential buildings and multi-occupancy buildings ,in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire in June. The suggestions…
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Worker falls two meters into basement
A sole trader from London has today been given a six month prison sentence suspended for eighteen months after an employee fell from height. Southwark Crown Court heard how, on…
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Two Laing O’Rourke companies fined £3.8m after worker death
A worker has lost their life after serious safety failings at a concrete production plant the companies were fined a total of £3.8m after a worker was crushed to death at…
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DWP partners with CITB to get more people in construction
A campaign aimed at attracting more people of all ages and backgrounds from across the UK into the sector has been launched this week by the Construction Industry Training Board…
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