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MOBILE OVERTURNS LANDING ON NEARBY HOME

Posted on 3rd September 2010
Workman trapped and injured as mobile crane lifting operation goes wrong  

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GOVERNMENT REVIEW OF HEALTH AND SAFETY

Posted on 2nd September 2010
Major contractors call for changes in HSE approach on larger projects 

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HSE ASSISTANCE FOR SMALLER CONSTRUCTION FIRMS

Posted on 2nd September 2010
Safety and Health Awareness Day in Leeds offers free advice and support

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JOINER BURNED IN ELECTRICAL EXPLOSION AND FIRE

Posted on 2nd September 2010
Workers overalls catch fire after electrical short-circuit sparks fire

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HSE SAFETY NOTICE: CRUSH RISK ON POWERED GATES

Posted on 2nd September 2010
Death of two children prompts HSE gate safety standard update notice 

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HOME BUILDER AND DIRECTOR PROSECTUTED AFTER FALL

Posted on 1st September 2010
Director and company failed to prevent falls or provide safe system of work

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HSE ENFORCEMENT WEEKLY UPDATE 1st SEPTEMBER 2010

Posted on 1st September 2010
Prosecution cases and enforcement notices added to HSE register

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SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE ON ESSEX HIGH STREET

Posted on 1st September 2010
Pedestrians narrowly avoid injury as scaffold topples in Chelmsford

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CDM 2007 DESIGNER ‘TRAFFIC LIGHT’ GUIDANCE

Posted on 31st August 2010
HSE publish red, amber and green lists for greater safety through design

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DRIVING FOR WORK INNOVATION ON NORTH WEST MOTORWAY

Posted on 31st August 2010
State-of-the-art M6 motorway message signs have been switched on by the HA

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FRAGILE ROOF RISK AGAIN IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Posted on 31st August 2010
Partners prosecuted after boy falls to his death through fragile rooflight

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TELEHANDLER LIFTING OPERATION NOT PROPERLY PLANNED

Posted on 31st August 2010
Falling beam on homebuild project leaves workman in quadriplegic condition

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MOBILE CRANE OVERTURN PUTS OPERATOR IN HOSPITAL

Posted on 26th August 2010
Lifting steelwork on new office project ends with mobile crane toppled 

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DUMPER TRUCK OVERTURN FATALITY ON MAJOR PROJECT

Posted on 26th August 2010
Driver crushed after dumper overturns on major drinks industry project

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FALSEWORK DISASTER POTENTIAL WORTH REMEMBERING

Posted on 26th August 2010
UK structural safety committee updates reminder on falsework safety

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HAULIER FAILED TO COMMUNICATE VITAL INFORMATION

Posted on 26th August 2010

Workman brain damaged after machine falls from lorry during unloading

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MEWP INCIDENT ON MAJOR AUSTRALIAN TOWER PROJECT

Posted on 25th August 2010
Workman critical after apparent MEWP trapping incident on Brisbane site

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TIMBER FRAME CONSTRUCTION FIRE SAFETY DEBATE RAGES

Posted on 25th August 2010
Government fire monitoring statistics 2009/10 on timber frame building fires

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INDUSTRY BODY GUIDE ON HANDLING METAL DECKING

Posted on 25th August 2010
BCSA guidance sets the standard for safer handling of metal decking

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MAJOR CONTRACTOR FINE FOLLOWS FALL FROM SLAB

Posted on 25th August 2010
Falsework removal at wrong time triggered platform failure and 21m fall

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HSE ENFORCEMENT WEEKLY UPDATE 25th AUGUST 2010

Posted on 25th August 2010
Prosecution cases and enforcement notices added to HSE register

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FATALITY ON POWER STATION CONSTRUCTION SITE ROAD

Posted on 24th August 2010
Collision involved minibus and motorcylist on power station project

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SCAFFOLDER FATALITY DURING DOCKED OIL RIG REFURB

Posted on 24th August 2010
Fatal accident Inquiry told of scaffolder fall through corroded grating

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BUILDER FAILED ON ASBESTOS MANAGEMENT IN SCHOOL

Posted on 24th August 2010
Warnings not communicated to unsuspecting workforce working with ACMs

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EXCAVATOR FATALITY ON INDUSTRIAL ESTATE

Posted on 24th August 2010
‘Bobcat digger’ reported to be involved in fatal incident in Lancashire 

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