News Telehandler operator sentenced after fatal incident at Cheshire site A telehandler operator has been handed a suspended prison sentence after reversing over a colleague on a Cheshire construction site, causing fatal injuries.
News Company and director fined over dangerously botched home extension The extension compromised gas safety and put the lives of the homeowner and her two children at risk.
News Wirral council fined £6k after worker falls from stepladder Wirral Council has been fined £6,000 after a worker suffered a fractured collarbone and broken ribs when a stepladder collapsed beneath him.
News Contractor fined £60K after worker falls through unprotected roof light A contractor has been fined £60,000 after a worker fell through an unprotected roof light on to a concrete floor whilst on a housing refurbishment scheme in Fulham, west London.…
News Firm fined after steel beam falls on worker An event structure company and its director have been fined after an employee suffered severe injuries, including fracturing her back while dismantling an internal steel frame.
News Falls from height fatalities in construction down in 2025/26 The number of deaths caused by falls from height in construction has dropped by a third in the last year, according to figures released by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
News Cement firm fined £1m after worker dies in bagging plant A cement company has been fined £1m after one of its workers was killed when he was crushed by machinery in a cement bagging plant. Martin Bennett, 35, was crushed…
News School trust fined £32,000 after site supervisor roof fall A school trust has been fined £32,000 after a site supervisor fell from the roof of a school in Burnley suffering traumatic injuries.
News Two workers die from falls on sites in London and Birmingham Two construction workers died in falls on sites in London and Birmingham in successive days last week.
News Welsh firm fined and director sentenced after teenage apprentice fatality A property management company has been fined and its director given a suspended sentence after a teenage apprentice was killed while working on a property in North Wales.
News Company and director fined after tower scaffold fell on people Sheeting acted like a sail, making the tower scaffold topple and injure two people seriously.
News Specialist contractor fined £54k after worker falls to death A Scottish-based specialist contractor has been fined nearly £54,000 after a worker died falling from a scissor lift in late 2022.
News Construction deaths halve in two years The number of construction workers killed on site has halved in the last two years, according to new figures released by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
News HS2 JV fined £400,000 after 20-tonne truck falls 2m Skanska, Costain and Strabag JV failed to plan and communicate changes in vehicle routes.
News Company fined after fatal fall through window void A contractor has been fined after one of its employees was killed when he fell through an unglazed window opening.
News Four companies ordered to stop using engineered stone Firms had no control measures in place to prevent deadly disease.
News Alert raised to red for workers during week set to sizzle The red alerts apply to London, the East Midlands, West Midlands, South East, South West and East of England.
News Companies fined after platform collapse breaks man’s neck Worker suffered life-changing injuries when a temporary platform loaded with concrete debris collapsed on top of him.
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