A Stockport construction company has been prosecuted after failing to ensure suitable welfare facilities were provided for workers on site. Manchester Magistrates’ Court heard that R & S Builders (Mcr)…
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A company specialising in the manufacture and installation of industrial staircases has been fined following an incident where a worker became trapped at a site on Fenchurch Avenue in London….
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A demolition company and its director have been sentenced after a worker suffered crush injuries when his arms were trapped between two 10 tonne steel girders. Liverpool Crown Court heard…
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The owner of block of flats was prosecuted after a Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspection identified serious safety breaches while it was being demolished. Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard that…
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Two Essex-based companies have been fined after exposing workers to potentially deadly asbestos over a period of years, despite knowing of its presence, in units that they occupied in Manor…
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A construction company in Gateshead has been fined after a worker suffered injury when he fell down a service riser shaft. Newcastle upon Tyne Magistrates’ Court heard how Meldrum Construction…
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A bricklayer was seriously injured when a culvert collapsed on 27 January 2012 after three men started repairs the 63-year-old Michael Skitt of Kingsnorth, Ashford suffered multiple injuries including shoulder blade…
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This video show what happens when you cut through a 11,000v electric cable the video which was released by the Health and Safety Executive shows a labourer and a bricklayer…
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The Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE’s) Chief Inspector of Construction is challenging the refurbishment industry to act now and protect their workers, after 46 per cent of sites fell below…
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A specialist piling contractor has been fined after it was found to be operating a powerful rig without a safety guard around the rotating auger. Sevenoaks Magistrates’ Court heard how…
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