Builder draggs 12 tonne Hirebase truck with one arm
A builder dragged a 12 tonne Hirebase truck with one arm, setting a new World Record at Buildbase in Derby on 26 June as the merchant launched its first Charity…
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Scaffolding company fined for unsafe practices along with client
A property developer and the firm it contracted to erect scaffolding, have both been fined for safety breaches. Chart Forte Court (West Ealing) Limited (CFC) was the client for the…
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(UPDATE) Man dies in fall at Olympic stadium conversion
Reports have come out that a worker has died in a fall at the Olympic stadium which is currently under conversion into the new West Ham football clubs new home.The…
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Video of shocking scaffold collapse in Portland Oregan
Video emerges of shocking scaffold collapse in downtown Portland, Oregon, USA it is though to be down to the wind. No injuries were reported although it is thought that some…
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Gas fitter fined for illegal gas work
A qualified gas fitter has been fined for deliberate breaches of Gas Safety regulations despite having worked in the gas industry for many years. Gary Byrne, 38, a qualified gas…
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Overhead crane knocks worker from cage
A London firm specialising in bespoke staircases has been sentenced for safety failings after a worker was injured when the personnel cage he was working in was knocked to the…
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Suffolk roofer fined after exposing workers to asbestos
A roofer has been fined after exposing workers and the home owners to potentially deadly asbestos fibres at a domestic property in Suffolk. 6 August 2014, David Cummings, t/a Cummings…
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Kier and ISG to head up all star social housing cast for DIY SOS
Kier and ISG to head up all star social housing cast for DIY SOS. Just ahead of Armed Forces Day on Saturday (27 June) the social housing industry has confirmed…
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Ground worker crushed to death by 1.6 tonnes of steel
A Glasgow construction firm has been sentenced for serious safety failings after a worker was crushed to death when a 1.6 tonnes frame fell onto him during construction of…
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Father and son jailed for roofing con
Robert Bennett and Ronald Reeves, of Acocks Green, targeted vulnerable customers out of thousands of pounds in a roofing con. A father and son have been jailed for unscrupulously targeting…
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