News FPS publishes updated rig safety guidance The Federation of Piling Specialists (FPS) has published the latest edition of its Working Platform Certificate (WPC/4e).
News Builder avoids jail after roof collapse injures three and destroys home A builder has been given a suspended prison sentence after a roof collapse destroyed an occupied home and injured three workers in Windsor.
News Contractor fined after collapsing wall kills ‘full of life’ employee A building company has been fined £56,775 after one of its employees was crushed to death when a 1.8m high retaining wall collapsed onto him.
News Builder fined after boy’s skull fractured by falling pipe A construction company and its director have been fined after being found guilty of safety breaches that resulted in a five-year-old child being injured by a falling cast iron pipe.
News HSE finds most workplaces lack essential noise protection knowledge Ninety-five percent of employers in recent inspections by the HSE failed to verify whether workers wearing hearing protection could still detect vital warning signals, such as fire alarms and vehicle reversing alerts.
News HSE issues plant safety warning HSE is warning about the risk of people being struck by an excavator or a load if the machine’s operator doesn’t use the isolation device correctly.
News Tata Steel fined £1.5m after ‘basic’ H&S failures that led to contractor’s death Tata Steel has been fined £1.5m after following the death of a contractor at its Port Talbot steelworks plant on 25 September 2019.
News Developer fined after 23-year-old crushed by faulty lift A London property developer has been fined £40,000 after a member of the public was crushed by a faulty falling lift at a residential property.
News Joinery firm fined £10,000 after surprise inspection A joinery firm in Middlesbrough has been fined £10,000 after an unannounced visit by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) two years ago found multiple health and safety breaches.
News Gas fitter jailed after doing botched job while suspended A gas fitter from Norfolk has been jailed after carrying out unsafe gas work in a home while suspended from the Gas Safe Register.
News Deaths down, but construction remains the most fatal sector Thirty-five construction workers were killed in work-related incidents between April 2024 and March 2025, the latest Health and Safety Executive annual fatalities statistics show.
News Developer fined £165,000 after ‘blatant disregard’ for fire safety during works An Altrincham-based construction company has been fined £165,000 after it repeatedly failed to implement fire precautions during the renovation of a residential project in Preston.
News Footage captures aftermath of house blast that led to builder’s prosecution Footage taken by a member of the public shows the immediate aftermath of a gas explosion that left a worker with burns so serious, he has been unable to work since.
News Demolition firm prosecuted after worker falls 6m through roof A demolition company has been fined after a worker fell six metres through a roof opening suffering serious injuries during the demolition of a vacant warehouse in Aberdeen.
News ‘Lucky nobody was killed’: company fined after house collapse injures four A Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspector said it was “lucky nobody was killed” after four men were injured, including two seriously, when the first floor of a house collapsed during building works.
News Site supervisor fined after exposing schoolchildren to asbestos A construction site supervisor has been fined after he exposed primary school pupils and staff to asbestos during renovation work.
News Taylor Wimpey fined after apprentice falls more than 2m through stairwell Taylor Wimpey has been fined £800,000 after an apprentice less than 12 months into his career was injured when a temporary stairwell covering collapsed.
News Worker suffers life-changing injuries after falling 6m through roof A 30-year-old worker suffered life-changing injuries following a fall from height during a sheep barn conversion in Leyburn, North Yorkshire.
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