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Prosecution Press Releases

• Fall from damaged and unstable ladder
• Fines of £80k after 6m fall
• Work on chimmney causes carbon monoxide risk

Enforcement

• Prosecutions added to HSE database this week
• Notices added to HSE database this week

Tower Crane Incident 11th December

• UCATT call for crane incident inquiry
• Crane lobby group “outraged” at latest collapse
• UK construction industry weighs in to tower crane safety

Corporate Manslaughter

• Fines may start at 5% of turnover for first offence and for further detail
• click here to view Sentencing Council consultation paper

Excavators

• Safety alert on quick hitches fitted to excavators

Concrete Blocks

• Meeting to discuss handling heavy concrete blocks

Other News

• Foreman accuses HSE of jeopardising on-site safety
• Worker dies following fall from height

Safety Product of The Week

• Cable Detection – EziSystem detection equipment

Fatal Injuries In Construction Nov 2007

• Struck by concrete plank
• Security guard affected by carbon monoxide
• Fall into excavation by member of the public
• Struck by reversing telehandler
• Fall from moveable ladder
• Struck by bucket of excavator

This article was posted on 15th December 2007 in ALL LATEST NEWS.
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