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PRISON FOR PLUMBER POSING AS GAS SAFETY REGISTERED

Posted on 1st February 2012
Lives put a risk by plumber illegally working on domestic gas appliances

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CLIENT FAILED TO CHECK CRANE CONTRACTOR COMPLIANCE

Posted on 1st February 2012
Planned crane maintenance should not be subject to ‘blind eye’ syndrome

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BASIC WELFARE ABSENT ON ERRANT BUILDING PROJECT

Posted on 31st January 2012
Prosecution follows company failure to heed warnings on welfare

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DIRECTOR AND CONTRACTOR FINED OVER CRANE DEATH

Posted on 31st January 2012
Crawler crane overturned on poorly managed construction site in London

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ERRONEOUS USE OF LIFTING EQUIPMENT ENDS IN TRAGEDY

Posted on 28th January 2012
Young workman died after unsafe system trapped in him in block grab jaws   

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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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CLIENT FINED FOR FAILURE TO CHECK PROJECT SAFETY PROGRESS

Posted on 25th January 2012
Contractors and client prosecuted after errors over obvious fall risks

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UNLOADING STEEL FROM VEHICLE ENDED IN TRAGEDY

Posted on 24th January 2012
Driver crushed between load and vehicle during delivery operation using FLT

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INQUEST: WORKMAN STRUCK BY REVERSING VEHICLE

Posted on 24th January 2012
Jury hears of precautions required to manage vehicles on shop project 

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DRIVER EJECTED THROUGH EXCAVATOR WINDOW

Posted on 24th January 2012
Contractor prosecuted after mobile plant struck bridge on M1 project 

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NETWORK RAIL TO FACE PROSECUTION OVER DERAILMENT

Posted on 19th January 2012
Rail regulator prosecutes Network Rail for Grayrigg train derailment

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HEFTY FINE IMPOSED FOR IGNORING HSE AND CDM-C ADVICE

Posted on 17th January 2012
Failures cost company over £50k and company secretary gains ‘criminal’ record 

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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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WORKER PUNISHED FOR UNAUTHORISED PLANT OPERATION

Posted on 17th January 2012
Untrained demo workman crushed co-worker after losing control of excavator 

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SUPERVISOR AND CRANE FIRM FINES FOLLOW FATALITY

Posted on 15th January 2012
Lifting operation failures ended in tragedy and crane contractor pays £1/4m

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PROPERTY DEVELOPER FAILINGS LED TO LABOURER DEATH

Posted on 15th January 2012
Businessman fined over £100k following worker death seven months after fall 

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MINIMAL FINE IMPOSED AFTER CONTRACTOR IGNORES NOTICE

Posted on 13th January 2012
Roofing contractor caught on camera failed heed prohibition call

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VEHICLE CRANE FAILURES LEAVE WORKER PARALYSED

Posted on 10th January 2012
Defective catch, poor training and slinging practice caused life changing incident

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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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SAFETY HELMET SAVED LIFE OF MAINTENANCE WORKER

Posted on 29th December 2011
Major steel firm fined following roller shutter door collapse during repairs

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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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CABLE STRIKE VICTIM SUFFERS ‘SERIOUS PSYCHOLOGICAL HARM’

Posted on 28th December 2011
Refurb worker thrown across room after live electric cable damaged

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MECHANICAL FAILURE ON LORRY MOUNTED CHERRYPICKER

Posted on 26th December 2011
Cracks undetected by failure to implement thorough examination requirements

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MANAGING DIRECTOR £80k FINE FOLLOWS CRANE OVERTURN

Posted on 17th December 2011
Defective mobile overturned fatally injuring nearby construction workman

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THREE DIRECTORS PROSECUTED WITH THEIR COMPANIES

Posted on 15th December 2011
Prosecutions after fall from scaffold leaves workman confined to wheelchair

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COURT IMPOSES NEAR ‘MINIMUM’ FINES AFTER FOUR DEATHS

Posted on 14th December 2011
Safety failings resulted in loss of four lives in four separate coal mine incidents

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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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MANAGER IN DOCK WITH COMPANY AFTER FIREBALL INCIDENT

Posted on 8th December 2011
Cable strike occurred despite manager awareness of guidance on precautions 

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BUILDER AND DIRECTOR PROSECUTED AFTER 7M FALL

Posted on 7th December 2011

Property was being constructed without scaffold or any fall prevention

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CHILD SERIOUSLY INJURED ON MAJOR HOMEBUILDER SITE

Posted on 1st December 2011
Unsecured site allowed access to unstable timber roof trusses in storage area

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MAJOR HIGHWAYS MAINTENANCE FIRMS PROSECUTED

Posted on 1st December 2011
Fatal fall from ‘cherry picker’ caused by lack of checks and maintenance 

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FIRM FINED AFTER LONE WORKING FITTER LADDER FALL

Posted on 27th November 2011
Glazing contractor prosecuted following ‘unfooted’ ladder fall incident

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PROSECUTION: REVERSING LORRY INCIDENT IN DEPOT

Posted on 27th November 2011
Logistics firm fined after workman crushed between reversing lorry and wall

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CONTRACTORS PROSECUTED AFTER DUMPER TRUCK INJURY

Posted on 27th November 2011
Dumper driven over workman as he cleaned shuttering on site traffic route

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UNIVERSITY EXPOSED STAFF AND STUDENTS TO ASBESTOS RISK

Posted on 22nd November 2011
Asbestos surveys over number of years failed to prompt remedial action

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FARM BUILDING SUPPLIER IN COURT WITH CONTRACTOR

Posted on 22nd November 2011
Fall from makeshift access platform triggers double prosecution

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COLLAPSE CAUSED BY INADEQUATE STABILITY MEASURES

Posted on 17th November 2011
Contractors fined after scaffolding crashed onto vehicles at trading estate

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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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ELECTRIC CABLE EXPLOSION LEAVES WORKMAN SCARRED

Posted on 16th November 2011
Company failed to carry out essential steps when excavating near services

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REAL LIFE STORIES ON THE EFFECTS OF ASBESTOS AT WORK

Posted on 16th November 2011
Christopher MorganHard hitting personal case studies show the grim reality of asbestos exposure

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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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CONTRACTOR FINED FOR FAILURE TO REPORT FALL INJURY

Posted on 15th November 2011
Roof fall highlights importance of planning and supervision on smaller sites

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COLLAPSE SHOWS DANGER OF UNREGULATED CONTRACTORS

Posted on 15th November 2011
Scaffold collapse caused by incompetent staff, inadequate design and tieing 

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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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TRADESMAN PROSECUTED OVER PREMATURE ASBESTOS WORK

Posted on 9th November 2011
Carpenter proceeded to remove AIB partition based on erroneous assumption

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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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LPG FUELED FIREBALL ENGULFED WORKMAN IN EXCAVATION

Posted on 4th November 2011
Contractor prosecuted after excavator stuck LPG pipe triggering explosion

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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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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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