A stone masonry company has been sentenced after failing to adequately control employees’ exposure to respirable silica dust, resulting in an employee developing silicosis. Burnley Magistrates’ Court heard how prior…
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Construction giant Persimmon Homes has had a number of roads to one of its new housing estates sealed off by Perth and Kinross Council following a planning dispute. The company…
Read MoreAn electricity and gas utility company has today been fined after a worker was killed on Winslow Road in East Claydon. Aylesbury Crown Court heard how, on 18 November 2016,…
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An electrical company has been fined after a woman was fatally crushed by a roller shutter door. Peterborough Magistrates’ Court heard how on 14 August 2016 Heidi Chalkley pressed the…
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Two contractors have been fined after a worker suffered fatal injuries following a fall through a fragile roof during construction work at a factory in Staffordshire. Wolverhampton Crown Court heard…
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The huge scale of the repair work to rectify mistakes by original contractor who is now in administration, Carillion has been revealed by the Royal Liverpool NHS Trust. New replacement…
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A Staffordshire plumber has been jailed after gas work he performed at a domestic premise was left in a dangerous condition. Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court heard how, in September 2016, Colin…
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Aggregate company MJB Excavations and Plant Hire Ltd has been sentenced for safety breaches after a worker suffered crush injuries to his arm. Leeds Magistrates court heard how, on 18…
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A new rubberised asphalt which uses recycled waste tyres has been launched by Tarmac. The leading sustainable building materials and construction solutions business is the first in the UK to…
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A construction company has been fined more than £800,000 after a worker suffered three fractured vertebrae when he was hit on the head by a large expanded polystyrene block when…
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