Worker falls 13 meters at Watford stadium refurb
A worker has fallen 13 metres after the roof collapsed in a new section of Watford FC Vicarage Road stadium which is under refurbishment. The emergency services have closed Vicarage…
Read MoreA worker has fallen 13 metres after the roof collapsed in a new section of Watford FC Vicarage Road stadium which is under refurbishment. The emergency services have closed Vicarage…
Read MoreBritish Telecom plc (BT) has been fined £500,000 after an engineer fell seven metres from a loft in London, breaking his back and his ankles. The Old Bailey heard how…
Read MoreA spate of mass vandalism to excavators and other machines and buildings has been reported at the new Edinburgh Gateway railway station.The damage by the vandals is estimated to be…
Read MoreA Bracknell based roofer has been fined for safety failings after a complaint was made to HSE regarding unsafe roof work. No-one was injured in the incident at Sabine Gates,…
Read MoreFollowing a report from the HSE* saying that construction has higher rates of vibration white finger and carpal tunnel syndrome than any other sector, employers across the industry are looking…
Read MoreThe men were found to have conspired to supply over CSCS cards to 180 illegal construction workers and other documents, so they could work on construction sites throughout the UK…
Read MoreA Chippenham man has died after being injured by a dumper truck in Cirencester east Gloucestershire. The 29-year-old construction worker, who has been named as Shaun Carter, is understood to…
Read MoreParents have been urged to promote careers in the house-building industry to their children, with research pointing to great opportunities for progression. Past CITB studies have shown that 38% of…
Read MoreA massive skills shortage in the construction industry has had a huge impact on wages with carpenters, bricklayers and most other tradesmen commanding £1200 a week or more because of…
Read MoreHGV drivers are frequently putting lives at risk by not following basic safety procedures when coupling and uncoupling vehicles, the Health and Safety Executive warned today. The workplace health and…
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