News £3m fine after demolition operative killed in MEWP fall A recycling company has been fined £3m after a man died and another was seriously injured while decommissioning a North Sea gas rig.
News Company fined £240k after worker paralysed in fall from height A Cheshire-based electrical transmission company has been fined £240,000 after a man was left paralysed from the chest down after a fall at work.
News Engineering firm fined after worker suffers life-changing injuries at HS2 site EMC Elite Engineering Services Ltd has been fined £52,500 after an employee sustained serious injuries while working at an HS2 construction site in Hertfordshire.
News Avant Homes fined £333k after worker crushed by concrete blocks Avant Homes has been fined £333,000 after a driver was crushed to death by falling concrete blocks at a construction site in South Lanarkshire.
News ‘Huge concern’ over rise in construction deaths Deaths in construction have risen with a worker dying almost every week. Last year, 51 people died at work in construction compared with 47 the previous year, Health and Safety…
News Digital Construction Awards 2024: HSE wins Digital Innovation in Health, Safety and Wellbeing The Health & Safety Executive’s live trial pioneering the use of sensors and safety zones with 3D modelling won the Digital Innovation in Health, Safety and Wellbeing category, sponsored by Mission Room, at the Digital Construction Awards last night (2 July).
News Canal charity fined after volunteer fatally crushed A Wiltshire canal charity has been fined £30,000 after a voluntary worker was fatally crushed.
News BAM Nuttall fined £2.3m after worker drowns in weir BAM Nuttall has been fined £2.345m after a worker drowned in the River Aire on 30 October 2017.
News Contractor fined £233k after HGV driver killed by piling rig mast Van Elle has been fined £233,000 after a 52-year-old HGV driver was struck and killed by the mast of a piling rig.
News Openreach fined £1.34m after engineer dies in river UK telecommunications company Openreach has been fined £1.34 million after an engineer died while trying to repair a telephone line.
News Building Control: HSE issues conflict of interest guidance The Health and Safety Executive has updated its guidance on registered building inspectors to include details about what constitutes a conflict of interest.
Digital Construction Digital Construction Awards 2024 shortlist: Delivering Sustainability with Digital Innovation The Digital Construction Awards attracted 165 entries this year, 84 of which have been shortlisted. Here, we detail the shortlisted entries for Delivering Sustainability with Digital Innovation.
News Digital Construction Awards 2024 shortlist: Digital Innovation in Health, Safety and Wellbeing The Digital Construction Awards attracted 165 entries this year, 84 of which have been shortlisted. Here, we detail the shortlisted entries for Digital Innovation in Health, Safety and Wellbeing.
News Roofing company fined after 24-year-old worker fractures back A Manchester roofing company has been fined £20,000 after a worker fell through a roof and suffered serious injuries.
News Developer fined £65k after exposing workers to asbestos A company director has been fined after workers were exposed to asbestos during the demolition of a hotel in Cornwall.
News Contractor fined £8k after 22-year-old killed in accident A carpentry contractor has been fined £8,000 after a 22-year-old man died following an accident at a building site.
News Asbestos clampdown: director sentenced after workers ‘deliberately’ put at risk A Manchester building company and its director have been sentenced after workers were exposed to asbestos.
News Housing firm fined after worker suffers burns striking underground cable MHS Homes has been fined £528,000 after an employee repairing a fence post inadvertently struck an underground cable, suffering burns to his face.
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