A construction company director and his firm have been fined after failing to comply with multiple enforcement notices and for failing to suitably plan, manage and monitor construction work.

A construction company has been fined £60,000 following a wall collapse, which knocked an employee through an open stairwell onto a concrete floor below.

A property refurbishment company and a roofing contractor have both been fined after a worker fell from scaffolding and suffered life-changing injuries.

A construction company in Hampshire has been fined £80,000 after a man fell more than 15ft through a skylight during roof repair work.  

The Health and Safety Executive has successfully prosecuted two companies after a construction worker fell through a rooflight at a factory, impaling his leg on machinery below. 

The International Powered Access Federation is supporting the Back to Basics safety campaign, launched by the Construction Industry Federation.

Construction Management, in partnership with IPAF, has launched a survey to explore the industry’s views and experiences with powered access machines on construction projects.

Nationwide Platforms has launched SkySiren PCS for scissor lifts – a secondary guarding system designed to reduce the risk of entrapment for operators.

The International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) has published its annual global safety report.

With 150 directly employed staff working on fast-track fit-outs at any one time across the South East, health and safety is a priority for mechanical and electrical services company Bancroft.

A builder has been given a suspended prison sentence after he put the lives of workers at risk on a construction site in London.

A group of MPs is encouraging construction and other industries to adopt digital technologies that can prevent falls from height, including virtual and augmented reality and wearable devices.

The Access Industry Forum is calling for clearer reporting of workplace accidents to reduce accidents and save lives. By Peter Bennett.

A man in his forties has died after falling from height at the Laing O’Rourke building site of a tech and sciences district in Oxford North.

A Manchester rendering company has been fined £3,000 after an HSE inspector noticed unsafe scaffolding on a house renovation as he was driving past.

Willmott Dixon is using new harness-based technology on its construction projects to enhance safety for workers using a boom-type MEWP.

Chris Wraith from Horizon Platforms on the essential health and safety rules to follow when using powered access platforms.

Integrating 3D and 4D modelling into the planning and execution of working at height operations significantly mitigates risks, writes James Bowles.