A worker has been rescued from a four meter trench
A worker has been saved from a trench on a construction site next to the Blackwall Tunnel approach the man was trapped up to his chest. Specially-trained fire officers battled…
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Furniture firm fined after lack of extraction for wood dust
A company has been fined £14,700 and ordered to pay £4,869.46 after an inspection by Britain’s workplace regulator found workers were being exposed to excessive levels of wood dust. Breathing…
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Worker crushed to death while loading excavator grab
Erith Plant Services Limited in Kent has been fined £175,000 following the death of an 24 year old employee after a tragic accident. Liam McArdle, from Gravesend, was fatally crushed…
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Construction sees first growth in six months
UK construction companies reported a bounce back from the six months of decline which indicated a renewed increase in total industry activity during March. Although the report showed that orders…
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Top three battery plunge, rail, track saws in 2024
Looking to buy a new plunge saw in 2024 read this definitive guide to three of the best budget plunge saws which are reviewed by myself on weight, size, versatility,…
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World first hydrogen digger to be allowed on building sites
Hydrogen is here with the world’s first digger, powered by a hydrogen combustion engine, will be on building sites and roads following recent government approval, helping to decarbonise the UK’s…
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Construction wages slightly rise although sluggish in some areas
Its seems that construction wages for the self employed may be turning the corner after a slow end to 2023 and beginning of 2024, as many self employed have felt…
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Firm fined after worker struck head and died moving MWP
An engineering and services company has been fined following the death of a subcontractor working at a hospital in Scotland. Alistair Hutton was working on the Baird Family Hospital in…
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Firm fined after perfect son was hit and killed by excavator
A demolition and asbestos removal company from Hertfordshire has been fined after an employee was crushed to death while only in his first few months of work. James Rourke was…
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Firm fined after worker falls from inadequate scaffold
A solar panel installation company has been fined after a worker fell and sustained life-changing injuries while carrying materials up onto the roof. The worker, employed by Everyone’s Energy UK…
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