Shocking video of construction workers hitting 11,000v cable
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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HSE clamps down on refubisment sites
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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Piling rig contractor fined £16000 for risky practices
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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Cheshire builder in court over absence of welfare facilities
A Cheshire building contractor, Phillip Affleck, has been fined for serious health breaches and lack of welfare facilities on a Culcheth building site. Trafford Magistrates’ Court heard that the Health…
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Heating Engineer Fined After Homeowners Put At Risk Of Asbestos Exposure
A Self employed Gas Safe Registered Heating Engineer has been fined after removing asbestos lagged pipework in a domestic property with no precautions to prevent exposure to asbestos fibres. Karl…
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Newman Scott call on construction companies to do more for HSE
A national interiors fit-out company Newman Scott, previously prosecuted by the health and safety regulator, is calling on their construction colleagues to act now in improving standards and reduce the…
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Landlord prosecuted over carbon monoxide risk
A mother and her young son were put at risk of suffering carbon monoxide poisoning for seven years at their home in Ashton-under-Lyne, a court has heard. The woman’s landlord,…
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Roofing firm fined over working at height safety breaches
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Construction company fined after two year old wanders on site
A construction company has been fined for safety failings which led to a two-year-old boy wandering onto a building site. 360 Property Limited were the principal contractor for a new…
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Heath and saftey statistics reveal UK top of Europe
People often complain about the amount of Heath and Safety now implemented in the workplace specifically in construction but according to the latest figures it seems that it has improve…
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