News Building firm fined £20,000 after worker drowned on ‘deathtrap site’ Man fell into foundation excavations filled with water on way home from night out.
News Fine for contractor after cable strike leaves worker with multiple burns A fencing contractor in Liverpool has been fined after an employee suffered an electric shock and burns after striking a live underground cable on a construction site in Manchester.
News £600,000 fine after worker crushed by structure A 37-year-old woman was left paralysed after being crushed by a section of a wind turbine at Siemens’ offshore manufacturing site in Hull.
News British Safety Council questions blanket approach to workplace heat limit Safety body responds to Climate Change Committee’s report on UK climate risk which suggests a maximum temperature regulation.
Legal CDM 2015 review: a new direction of travel? Does the HSE’s decision to leave the CDM regulations as is suggest a wider change in the construction sector? Emma Evans analyses the details.
News HSE announces board changes The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions confirms Rebecca Emmet as a non-executive director, replacing Martin Eson.
News Road planing firm fined following worker’s leg amputation A road planing contractor in Leicestershire has been prosecuted after an employee’s leg became entangled in a road milling machine and had to be amputated.
News HSE launches dry stone cutting guidance and nationwide inspections The HSE has published new guidance and launched a nationwide inspection programme as it clamps down on dangerous stone working practices.
News CDM 2015 ‘remains fit for purpose’, concludes HSE review The HSE has published its second post-implementation review (PIR) of the CDM regulations 2015.
News MPs urge regulator funding reform on Workers’ Memorial Day Members of Parliament are calling for the Health and Safety Executive’s funding to be restored to pre-2010 levels.
News Construction firm fined for multiple site welfare failings A construction company has been fined for failing to provide adequate welfare provision at four of its sites across the West Midlands.
News HSE launches consultation on RIDDOR changes HSE seeks feedback to improve RIDDOR clarity and reporting accuracy.
News Builders’ merchant fined £2m following fatal conveyor crush £2.2m fine issued by Health and Safety Executive after worker crushed by timber pallet weighing approximately three tonnes.
News Teen labourer’s fatal fall from height ‘wholly avoidable’, says HSE A 19-year-old who died after falling six floors through a ventilation shaft should have been prevented, an investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has concluded.
News Asbestos failings lead to fines for two firms and site manager Two Midlands companies and a site manager have been sentenced after a large-scale asbestos disturbance and illegal clearance operation was carried out at a demolition site. Following concerns about unsafe…
News Contractor sentenced after worker injured in fall A construction company has been fined after a worker sustained serious injuries when he fell from a ladder during renovation works in London.
News Contractor jailed after teen falls to death during demolition works A self‑employed contractor has been jailed after a teenager fell to his death during demolition works on a property in Surrey.
News ‘James Bond’ builder fined after threats to HSE inspectors A builder who threatened inspectors from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and told them his name was James Bond has been fined.
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