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SCAFFOLDER LOSES LIVELIHOOD AFTER FRAGILE ROOF FALL

Posted on 26th January 2012
Failure to properly plan and prepare for job ends in life changing injuries 

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PRISON SENTENCE FOLLOWS FRAGILE ROOF FALL DEATH

Posted on 17th January 2012

Workman fell through fragile roof sheet during factory refurb work

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FIRM FINED FOLLOWING FALL THROUGH FRAGILE ROOF

Posted on 9th January 2012
Work near fragile roof in glasshouse valley gutter not properly planned

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PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CLIENT FINED AFTER FATAL FALL

Posted on 29th December 2011
Failure to check competence and properly plan work led to contractor death

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FATALITY: CONTRACTOR FALL DURING FACTORY ROOF REFURB

Posted on 19th December 2011
Roofing contractor employee fell whilst working on industrial roof 

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FATALITY: ROOF FALL ON MANCHESTER INDUSTRIAL UNIT

Posted on 17th December 2011
Workman fell from roof at international transportation company premises

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FRAGILE ROOF FALL ON BUILDING CONVERSION PROJECT

Posted on 13th December 2011
Workman ‘disappeared’ through roof during sheet and capping replacement

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HEFTY CLIENT FINE IMPOSED FOLLOWING FITTER FALL

Posted on 13th December 2011
Pipe fitter fell through suspended ceiling due to client and contractor failings   

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CORPORATE MANSLAUGHTER PROSECUTION TRIAL DATE SET

Posted on 17th November 2011
CMCH and director manslaughter charges triggered by fall through roof death

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INJURY TOLL FROM ROOFLIGHT FALLS CONTINUES UNABATED

Posted on 15th November 2011
Workman ‘cheats’ death in 5m fall through rooflight on agricultural building

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MEMBER OF PUBLIC BLOWS WHISTLE ON DANGEROUS PRACTICES

Posted on 14th November 2011
Contractor ‘snapped’ by passerby prosecuted for unsafe work on industrial unit

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SUSPENDED PRISON TERM FOR ERRANT ROOFING CONTRACTORS

Posted on 8th November 2011
Office worker injured by roll of felt falling through building roof light

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HEFTY COST FOR THREE WEEKS OF CONTRACTOR FAILURE

Posted on 4th November 2011
Workmen and the public put at risk during unsafe work on warehouse roof

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FATALITY: FALL THROUGH FRAGILE ROOFLIGHT

Posted on 4th November 2011
Joiner has died in fall through rooflight during work to repair leak

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FATAL FALL AFTER FAILURE TO ACT ON HSE ADVICE

Posted on 1st November 2011
Contractor prosecution follows worker death two years after fragile roof fall

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FRAGILE ROOF FALL DURING COLLEGE DEMO PROJECT

Posted on 7th September 2011
PC and contractor prosecuted after workman injured in fall through roof

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CLIENT FAILED TO MONITOR WORK OF MINOR CONTRACTOR

Posted on 11th August 2011
Fall through fragile roof exposes client management deficiencies

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FALL THROUGH FRAGILE ROOF DURING OVER-ROOFING PROJECT

Posted on 3rd August 2011
Contractor failed to properly plan and supervise high risk roofwork

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CONTRACTORS AND DIRECTOR PROSECUTED OVER DEATH

Posted on 7th July 2011
Fragile roof light fatal fall occurred during refurb cladding operations  

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FATALITY: WORKMAN FELL THROUGH FACTORY ROOF

Posted on 20th June 2011
Fall through rooflight highlights ongoing death toll from fragile materials 

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FIRM PROSECUTED AFTER FATAL FALL OF DIRECTOR

Posted on 3rd June 2011
Fall through fragile asbestos cement roof highlights need for further action 

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SMALLER BUILDER FAILED TO PLAN HIGH RISK WORK

Posted on 24th May 2011
Three metre fall through garage roof causes life-changing injuries

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DIRECTOR AND FIRM PROSECUTED OVER FRAGILE FALL DEATH

Posted on 9th May 2011
Court imposes suspended jail sentence, community service and substantial fine 

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FARMERS PROSECUTED OVER FRAGILE ROOF FALL

Posted on 4th May 2011
Workman suffered multiple fractures during fall during cleaning work

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CLIENT PROSECUTED AFTER PLUMBER FALSE CEILING FALL

Posted on 12th April 2011
Firm failed to oversee refurbishment to ensure work was carried out safely

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FRAGILE ROOFLIGHT FALL HIGHLIGHTS HSE STANDARD

Posted on 4th April 2011
Firm fined after workman fell through roof during dismantling project

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FRAGILE ROOFLIGHTS CONTINUE TO CLAIM INJURY TOLL

Posted on 29th March 2011
Roofing contractor fined after workman seriously injured in 7m plus fall

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FIRM FINED AFTER MANAGER FELL THROUGH ROOFLIGHT

Posted on 24th March 2011
Engineering manager seriously injured after plunging through a factory skylight

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FIRM FAILED TO PLAN FOR FRAGILE ROOFLIGHTS RISK

Posted on 17th March 2011
Contractor prosecuted after fall leaves workman unable to resume work

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CLIENT FINED OVER £1/4M AFTER FRAGILE FALL DEATH

Posted on 22nd February 2011
Warehouse roof cleaning operations ended in death of contractor employee

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COURT TURNS UP HEAT ON DANGEROUS PRACTICES

Posted on 18th February 2011
Substantial fine imposed for unsafe working at height on fragile roof

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CONTRACTOR PROSECUTED AFTER INGORING KNOWN RISK

Posted on 18th February 2011
Workman survives fall through fragile asbestos cement roof with serious injury

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DISMANTLING OPERATION ENDS IN TRAGEDY

Posted on 27th January 2011
Young workman suffered life-changing injuries after 6m fall through roof 

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DIRECTOR FINE FOLLOWS FARM BARN ROOF FALL

Posted on 24th January 2011
Roof modifications result in workman falling through fragile roof

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DEMOLITION FIRM IGNORED BASIC LEGAL REQUIREMENTS

Posted on 20th January 2011
Workman fell through fragile roof causing serious long-term injuries

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INDUSTRIAL ROOFWORK REFURBISHMENT PROSECUTION

Posted on 21st December 2010
Proceedings follow death and failure to appointment competent contractor

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MAINTENANCE DIRECTOR FACES MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE

Posted on 22nd November 2010
Fatal fall through store rooflight lands company boss facing court trial

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HSE SAFETY ALERT:FAILURE OF FROZEN FOOD STORE CEILING

Posted on 9th November 2010
Oxidation and exposure to chlorine cause bolt fatigue and corrosion failure

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EMPLOYER FAILED TO MANAGE FRAGILE ROOF RISK

Posted on 9th September 2010
Young worker fell through rooflight during gutter cleaning operation 

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INQUEST HEARS OF ‘UNPREDICTABLE’ FRAGILE ROOFS

Posted on 7th September 2010
Fatal fall through fragile roof highlights need for radical change in methods

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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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FRAGILE ROOF FALL CAUSES DREADFUL INJURIES

Posted on 16th August 2010
Young worker will require ‘significant care’ throughout his life

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ROOF REFURBISHMENT FRAGILE ROOFLIGHT FATALITY

Posted on 31st July 2010
Young workman plunges to his death through roof during repair work 

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OPPORTUNITY FOR CLIENTS, DESIGNERS AND CONTRACTORS

Posted on 20th July 2010
Euro ‘safer maintenance’ award presents challenge for all CDM dutyholders 

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PREMIER LEAGUE CLUB PROSECUTED AFTER FALL

Posted on 1st June 2010
Club, contractor and director fined after workman falls 3m through roof

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CLIENT FAILED TO CHECK CONTRACTOR COMPETENCE

Posted on 19th May 2010
Contractor and client prosecuted after workman falls 7m through roof

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SAFER ROOFLIGHT REPLACEMENT

Posted on 1st December 2009
Risk during rooflight replacement reduced by working from below

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FRAGILE ROOF SAFETY SOLUTIONS

Posted on 25th November 2009
What is needed to do to stop people falling through sheeted roofs?

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FRAGILE ROOF DEATHS CONTINUE

Posted on 24th November 2009
Construction worker dies after falling through fragile roof

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FATAL ROOF FALL DURING REFURBISHMENT

Posted on 16th September 2009
Worker dies falling through rooflight during refurb of factory roof

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