HSE new report shows 60% rise in fines for employers
A new report from the HSE showed that the fines have increased quite significantly over the past year to show a tougher stance on those not taking health and safety…
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Category: Health and saftey
Ten year old caught on scaffold with dad
A passing health and safety inspector was stunned to find the boy up two floors high helping his father. The 51-year-old from Kirkby, who is not being named to protect…
Read MoreBuilder digs trench and collapases house next door
You would not be to happy if you next door neighbour employed this builder, he dug a trench a bit to close and a bit to deep to the house…
Read MoreTower crane collapse in Russia
Crane collapse in Russia It was a miracle nobody was killed after this tower crane collapsed in the Russian city of Kirov smashing through floors and apartments this was due…
Read MoreConcrete boss faces manslaughter charges by crown prosecution service
Another fatal mistake by a building contractor that cost Philip Carsley his life, when he was working at Hampshire cricket ground. Philip Carsley died in February 2010 when a concrete…
Read More18 builders exposed to asbestos
A refurbishment contractor has been fined after it exposed employees, agency staff and members of the public to asbestos. The incident happened during a refurbishment project at offices in Sentinel…
Read MorePassers-by and a police car were sprayed with concrete when a site delivery went horribly wrong near Buckingham Palace.
London Concrete Pumping Limited ended-up in court over poorly maintained equipment after the pipe ruptured on May 24 2011. Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard that the equipment was being used to…
Read MoreWorker left in vaegative state after fall
A Darlington contractor has been fined after a worker was left in a vegetative state following a fall from a house roof. Mark Lambton, 50, from Darlington, was working for…
Read MoreMore callous firms do not heed health and safety rules.
This poor chap broke his back wrist and ribs after falling three metres. The company a modular building specialist did not insure he was working safely at height. RG Stones…
Read MoreA crane driver was seriously injured when timber flooring from a building fell on to the roof of his cab in west London.
We all know how dangerous cranes are to be around even for the operator it seems form the report that this was a timber framed construction. Having worked with these…
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