Engineers suspended at heights of nearly 140m have undertaken tests on the concrete and steel of St Johns Beacon using specialist rope access techniques.

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.

Health and Safety Executive inspectors have found companies where the health of workers is being neglected when managing dust exposure risks.

A Norfolk woodworking company has been fined for failing to control its employees’ exposure to wood dust.

The HSE will launch on 4 September an inspection campaign in construction sites focusing on adequate moving and handling materials.

The number of unannounced inspections by the Health and Safety Executive in the construction industry has fallen to a record low, the second-largest trade union in the UK has found.