Gas installer jailed over shoddy gas work
A gas installer has been jailed after carrying out dangerous and illegal work at two homes in Hertfordshire. Shane Wyatt, from Buntingford, trading as S & J Plumbing and Heating,…
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Overloaded Scaffolding Truck tips over in china
Some one seriously should have a word with this numpty see how overloaded this scaffold truck is
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Colchester Gas engineer fined for not being Gas safe
An unregistered gas engineer has been fined after working unlawfully on a boiler at domestic premises in Colchester. Colchester Magistrates Court heard that Derek Ringe, 64, serviced and repaired a…
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Foriegn workers could claim top up wages from main contractors
Foreign workers who work for wages underneath the going rate could soon be able to claim top up wage claims from any foreign EU subcontractors they have worked for. A…
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Balfour Beatty worker dies while working on roads
A fatal accident has occurred on a motorway involving a young road worker who was working for Balfour Beatty Surrey police and the HSE have been informed of the accident. A…
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CITB levy changes and skills shortages intensify in trade survey
An on going skills shortage is reaching crisis point according to the latest survey of SME construction firms. At the Federation of Master Builders’ Q2 2015 State of Trade Survey,…
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Roofer dies after fall on loft conversion job
A Darwen firm have appeared in court after one of their employees, Graham Readfern (56 yrs old from Bacup), died after falling from the roof of a partly completed loft…
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HSE Safety Alert Issued – Scaffolding-Extendable Loading Bay Gates
Introduction: HSE has become aware that a number of manufacturers/suppliers are marketing an extendable scaffold loading bay gate that does not satisfy legal requirements or applicable standards when in some…
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Morris Leslie has mass used plant sale
Morris Leslie is having a mass plant sale, the machines are being sold because of an upgrade in its fleet with new machines, the company expects to raise £20m through the…
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Construction worker falls to death in London firm fined
A national construction firm and a glazing contractor have been sentenced after pleading guilty to safety breaches after a worker fell to his death from a store front in Exeter….
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