CSCS card changes for trainees Managers and supervisors
CSCS has announced a series of changes to the process for obtaining Trainee, Supervisory and Manager cards as of 1st of August 2016. Trainee Cards From the new date only…
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Suspended prison sentence for gas fitter not on register
A gas fitter from Walsall has received a suspended prison sentence after he fitted a hob at a house in Tamworth when not on the Gas Safe Register. Alan Nicholas…
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Apprentice stone mason electrocuted by overhead power line
A stonemasonry company in Perth has been fined after an apprentice stonemason was seriously injured from contact with an overhead power line. Perth Sheriff Court heard how 20 year old…
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Gas engineer sentenced after poor work discovered
A gas engineer has been sentenced to 120 hours of community service for putting tenants at risk in rented homes in Chelmsford. Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court heard that James Wilkinson was…
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Worker falls 13 meters at Watford stadium refurb
A worker has fallen 13 metres after the roof collapsed in a new section of Watford FC Vicarage Road stadium which is under refurbishment. The emergency services have closed Vicarage…
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BT engineer fell seven metres from loft firm fined £500,000
British Telecom plc (BT) has been fined £500,000 after an engineer fell seven metres from a loft in London, breaking his back and his ankles. The Old Bailey heard how…
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Mass vandalism at new Edinburgh Gateway railway station
A spate of mass vandalism to excavators and other machines and buildings has been reported at the new Edinburgh Gateway railway station.The damage by the vandals is estimated to be…
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Roofer fined for unsafe practice
A Bracknell based roofer has been fined for safety failings after a complaint was made to HSE regarding unsafe roof work. No-one was injured in the incident at Sabine Gates,…
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CSCS cards provide smart way to reduce vibration damage
Following a report from the HSE* saying that construction has higher rates of vibration white finger and carpal tunnel syndrome than any other sector, employers across the industry are looking…
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Father and sons jailed after illegal workers CSCS fraud
The men were found to have conspired to supply over CSCS cards to 180 illegal construction workers and other documents, so they could work on construction sites throughout the UK…
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