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.
News Contractor and roofing firm fined after worker injured in fall from height A contractor and a roofing company have been fined a combined £8,500 after a worker fell through a roof while working on a house extension.
News Suspended jail sentence for director after roofer’s fatal fall from height The director of a Leicester-based construction company has been given a suspended prison sentence after a man fell from height while working on site and died in hospital weeks later.
News HSE ramps up registered building inspectors recruitment The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is recruiting four registered building inspectors to join the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) on a permanent basis.
People How is construction addressing the mental health crisis? Despite increased awareness and initiatives around the declining state of mental health among construction workers, it remains one of the most challenging and persistent problems in the industry.
News Developer fined after young worker crushed to death by concrete blocks Piper Homes has been fined £300,000 after a 33-year-old kitchen fitter was crushed to death by a pack of concrete blocks at a site in the Cotswolds.
News Builder sentenced to unpaid work after illegal asbestos removal A builder was given a community payback sentence after carrying out unlicensed asbestos removal work at a house in Cheadle, Manchester, in September 2022.
News Doorbell camera captures workers disposing of asbestos in garden Doorbell-cam footage released by the Health and Safety Executive shows two workers clearing asbestos debris from a garden and disposing of it in domestic waste bins.
News Director fined after worker fractures bones in excavation collapse A company and its director have been fined a combined £18,000 after a man was injured during excavation work in West Sussex.
News Company and operations manager fined after fall from height death A company now in liquidation and its operations manager have both been fined after a worker fell to his death through a roof at the firm’s site in Dudley.
News Developer fined £63k after failing to meet ‘most basic H&S standards’ A London property developer has been fined £63,000 after HSE inspectors found health and safety failures “so serious” that led to a construction site in east London being closed down on two separate occasions.
News Company fined £30k after workers climbed rungs of unsafe scaffold A scaffolding company has been fined £30,000 after failing to assemble safe scaffolding following an investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
News Construction firm fined after ignoring deep excavation safety warnings A South Wales renovation company has been £40,000 and ordered to pay almost £6,000 in costs after defying enforcement notices from the HSE.
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