News Company fined £200k after worker is paralysed in fall A property management firm in Scotland has been fined £200,000 after an employee suffered life-changing injuries in a fall.
News Suspended prison sentence for director after worker’s fatal fall The sole director of a Wakefield roofing company has received a suspended prison sentence, after a subcontractor died when he fell 12m through a skylight.
News Fine after skylight fall puts worker in six-week coma A Hertfordshire construction company has received a £96,000 fine after a worker fell through a skylight while working on a six-storey house.
News Scaffolding firm fined after worker’s skylight fall A scaffolding company has received a £24,000 fine after a worker suffered fractures and a bruised kidney when he fell through a fibreglass skylight.
News Excavation work exposed Eddie Stobart staff to asbestos Excavation work exposed staff at one of logistics company Eddie Stobart’s sites to asbestos.
News HSE consults on building control professionals’ register The HSE has launched a consultation on plans to require all building control professionals to register with the Building Safety Regulator (BSR).
News Contractor and director fined for fire risk failings A building contractor has received a £600,000 fine, while its director must complete 100 hours of unpaid work and pay £4,200 after failing to manage the risk of fire at a site.
Partner Content HSE seeks Principal Building Safety Regulator The Health and Safety Executive is establishing a Building Safety Regulator and has created a new role to lead it.
Powered Access MCWP rental fleet ‘almost back to capacity’ after safety warning The UK’s rental fleet of mast climbing work platforms (MCWPs) is almost back to full capacity after a safety warning earlier this year effectively grounded a significant proportion of it.
News Groundworker seriously burned in petrol fire A groundworks contractor in Kent has received a £10,000 fine after a worker was seriously burned when a co-worker used petrol on a bonfire.
News HSE targets brick and tile firms over silica The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has launched a campaign targeting manufacturing companies, including brick, tile and stone firms, where materials that contain silica are used.
News Construction firm fined £80,000 after fragile roof fall A construction company from Leicestershire has received a fine of £80,000 after an employee suffered serious injuries falling through a fragile roof.
News HSE site inspections to target moving and handling materials Inspectors from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) will focus on moving and handling construction materials, as part of a new October campaign.
News Construction firm fined over vibration failings Two partners in a construction firm have received fines for failing to control the risks of using vibrating tools.
News Company fined after worker falls through stairwell A Devon-based company has received an £80,000 fine after an employee fell through a stairwell while working on a barn conversion.
News Chief inspector of buildings looking for deputy The top boss at the new Building Safety Regulator, which is part of key fire safety reforms following the Grenfell Tower tragedy, is recruiting for a deputy.
News Fine for denying HSE inspectors entry to construction site A man who barred two HSE inspectors in Scotland from entering a construction site has received a fine.
News HSE publishes revised construction fire safety guidance The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published a revised version of its Fire safety in construction (HSG168) document.
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