PP Construction Safety News Desk

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INCIDENT: GAS EXPLOSION FEAR IN LIVERPOOL CITY CENTRE

Posted on 24th January 2012

Pipe damage and gas release causes scare on city centre construction project

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FIRE & EXPLOSION, INCIDENTS

NEW TIMBER FRAME CONSTRUCTION FIRE SAFETY GUIDANCE

Posted on 2nd December 2011

HSE backs UKTFA guidance on timber frame site fire risk management

LPG FUELED FIREBALL ENGULFED WORKMAN IN EXCAVATION

Posted on 4th November 2011

Contractor prosecuted after excavator stuck LPG pipe triggering explosion

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FIRE & EXPLOSION, PROSECUTIONS, fire

FITTER PROSECUTION HIGHLIGHTS ‘WIDESPREAD’ GAS DANGER

Posted on 22nd October 2011

Bogus gas engineer given two years in jail for false claims and dangerous work

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FIRE & EXPLOSION, PROSECUTIONS, gas

FIRE SAFETY RISK ASSESSOR JAILED FOR 8 MONTHS

Posted on 2nd August 2011

Business owner and assessor imprisoned for fire safety offences

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TIMBER FRAME BUILDING FIRE RISK DEBATE

Posted on 2nd August 2011

Trade body calls for withdrawal of ”misleading and inaccurate report”

JAIL SENTENCE FOR PLUMBER AFTER HOME EXPLOSION

Posted on 21st July 2011

Pensioner suffers 21% burns after work on gas by unregistered plumber

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FIRE & EXPLOSION, PROSECUTIONS, fire, gas

DEMOLITION CONTRACTOR CREATED EXPLOSION RISK

Posted on 20th June 2011

Failure to isolate gas and electrical services lands demo firm in court

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FIRE & EXPLOSION, PROSECUTIONS, electricity, fire, gas

FIRE ON CENTRAL LONDON REFURBISHMENT PROJECT

Posted on 15th June 2011

Firefighters tackled large blaze at Marconi House on the Strand

INSURER PROVIDES TIMBER FRAME SAFETY GUIDANCE

Posted on 1st April 2011

Advice issued on timber frame fire safety during construction and occupancy

TEENAGER ENGULFED IN FLAMES AT CONTRACTOR DEPOT

Posted on 16th February 2011

Spray painting of construction lighting tower ends in ’horrific’ burns

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FIRE & EXPLOSION, PROSECUTIONS, fire

PREVENTING CATASTROPHIC EVENTS IN CONSTRUCTION

Posted on 10th February 2011

Report examines key corporate issues for industry leaders to address

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, CRANES TOWER, FATALITIES, FIRE & EXPLOSION, STRUCTURAL SAFETY

BUILDER SUES OWN COMPANY AFTER DEATH OF HIS SON

Posted on 3rd February 2011

Damages awarded to father following exploding canister fatality

CDM CLIENT AND MANAGER FINED FOR FIRE SAFETY FAILURES

Posted on 10th December 2010

Workforce and public put at risk during bar refurbishment operations

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MASSIVE DEATH TOLL IN SHANGHAI BUILDING FIRE

Posted on 16th November 2010

Welding work suspected as triggering inferno on scaffolded structure

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FIRE & EXPLOSION, INCIDENTS

REFURBISHMENT WORK LINK TO SALFORD GAS EXPLOSION

Posted on 2nd November 2010

House at centre of massive blast was subject to kitchen refurbishment

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FIRE & EXPLOSION, INCIDENTS

HSE PUBLISH UPDATED GUIDE ON CONSTRUCTION FIRE SAFETY

Posted on 6th October 2010

Second edition of Fire Safety in Construction now available for free download

NEW TIMBER FRAME FIRE SAFETY GUIDANCE PLANNED

Posted on 30th September 2010

FPA & RISCAuthority to publish guide for services installation in timber frame

TIMBER FRAME FIRE HITS HEADLINES ONCE AGAIN

Posted on 14th September 2010

Firefighters deal with blaze on timber framed flats under construction

FIRE SAFETY IN CONSTRUCTION FREE UPDATE EVENT

Posted on 9th September 2010

Working Well Together group hosts fire seminar in the Eastern Region

TIMBER FRAME CONSTRUCTION FIRE SAFETY DEBATE RAGES

Posted on 25th August 2010

Government fire monitoring statistics 2009/10 on timber frame building fires

Posted in FIRE & EXPLOSION

MAJOR FIRE ON GLASGOW APARTMENT BLOCK PROJECT

Posted on 19th August 2010

Dramatic footage as flats under construction are razed to the ground

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FIRE & EXPLOSION, INCIDENTS

ALARM BELLS SOUND ON CONSTRUCTION FIRE RISKS

Posted on 18th August 2010

HSE targets inadequate fire precautions and anticipates further action

GAS LEAK ON MAJOR RETAILER PROJECT SITE

Posted on 16th August 2010

Roads closed and construction work suspended on gas danger fear

POWER CABLE STRIKE CAUSES 1ST DEGREE BURNS

Posted on 22nd July 2010

Workman on fire damage refurb project hits power cable with drill

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FIRE & EXPLOSION, INCIDENTS

CONCRETE EXPLOSION CAUSE AND PRECAUTIONS CONFIRMED

Posted on 9th July 2010

Flammable gas generated by cement reaction with incinerator bottom ash

THREE DIE DURING DEFUSING OF BOMB

Posted on 2nd June 2010

World War II bomb kills three on German construction site

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, EXCAVATIONS, FIRE & EXPLOSION

150 FLEE TIMBER FRAME FIRE

Posted on 6th January 2010

Fire destroys partially constructed London timber frame flats

TIMBER FRAME FIRE HAZARD

Posted on 29th December 2009

Timber frame suppliers take action on construction fire hazard

GAS EXPLOSIONS AT APARTMENT PROJECT

Posted on 9th December 2009

Flats destroyed in two gas explosions at Manchester site

HA AND PLUMBER FINED AFTER EXPLOSION

Posted on 8th December 2009

Decommissioning failures led to fatal explosion of back boiler

CONCRETE EXPLOSION HSE INVESTIGATION

Posted on 4th December 2009

Advice issued by regulator following foamed concrete ‘explosion’

TOWER BLOCK REFURBISHMENT FIRE RISKS

Posted on 30th September 2009

BBC investigation finds high-rise housing not fire checked

EXPLOSION CLAIMS AT LEAST TWELVE LIVES

Posted on 24th August 2009

Massive hydro electric station explosion in Russia

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FATALITIES, FIRE & EXPLOSION

FACTORY EXPLOSION REPORT PUBLISHED

Posted on 17th July 2009

Public inquiry concludes loss of nine lives was an ‘avoidable disaster’

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FIRE & EXPLOSION, REGULATION

BOMB EXPLODED ON BUILDING SITE

Posted on 28th May 2009

Controlled explosion makes safe German World War II bomb

OXYGEN HOSE BURST KILLS FITTER

Posted on 13th May 2009

Workman dies as oxygen hose fails during hazardous operation

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FATALITIES, FIRE & EXPLOSION

SCHOOL AND BUILDER PROSECUTED

Posted on 7th May 2009

Workman burned by flaming sawdust while removing oil tank

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FIRE & EXPLOSION, PROSECUTIONS

FIRE SAFETY CODE CHANGES

Posted on 17th February 2009

New Fire Safety Code set to come into force on 6 April 2009

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, CDM 2007 DESIGNERS, FIRE & EXPLOSION

FAI EXPLODING CAN UPDATE

Posted on 23rd January 2009

Swiss manufacturer denies responsibility for death of young builder

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FATALITIES, FIRE & EXPLOSION

MOSCOW CONSTRUCTION FIRE

Posted on 13th January 2009

Fire in car park under construction leaves seven dead