A construction company has today been fined after failing to ensure the safety and welfare of workers on site during the renovation of a property. Preston Magistrates’ Court heard how,…
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A construction company and one of its employees have been sentenced for health and safety breaches after another worker was struck by an excavator and was killed. Southwark Crown Court…
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Unite, the UK and Ireland’s largest union, has today launched an online register to allow workers who have been exposed to silica dust to register their exposure, to assist with…
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A company providing specialised services in rock drilling, cliff stabilisation and rock anchors, and its director, have been sentenced after a number of workers were diagnosed with hand arm vibration…
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Havlock have gone into administration the company formerly know as Havlock Europa, have appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers as administrators, with the loss of almost 250 jobs. The £50m turnover business, which counted most…
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Firefighters are still searching for people feared trapped following a major scaffold collapse in Reading on Wednesday morning, three people have been treated for injuries at the scene and have…
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Two firms have been fined after an employee of a construction company fell through a roof onto a concrete floor below. Lincoln Magistrates’ Court heard how on 23 January 2018…
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Three construction companies have been fined after the director of one of the firms received serious injuries after falling 11 metres when a gust of wind blew him off a…
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The latest figures collected by the JIB (Joint Industry Board) on behalf of trade body ECA and Unite the Union show the rate of RIDDOR-reportable accidents fell once again last…
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Construction company Trumax Building Ltd was sentenced today for safety breaches after an employee under the age of 18 fell 2.62 metres through a stairway opening at a site in…
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