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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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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DANGEROUS WORKING PRACTICES CAUGHT ON CAMERA
Posted on 28th October 2011
Contractor cuts corners in provision of edge protection for work at height
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POWER PLANT CONTRACTOR FAILED TO PROVIDE SAFE SYSTEM
Posted on 22nd September 2011
Workman drowned after falling into water sump during maintenance task
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INCIDENT: ROOF FALL ON MAJOR RESIDENTIAL PROJECT
Posted on 9th September 2011
Builder “lucky to be alive” after roof fall on social housing site
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NASC SAFETY REPORT: MEMBERSHIP UP AND INJURIES DOWN
Posted on 7th September 2011
Industry scaffolding and access body annual safety report published
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HOMEBUILDERS FINED OVER APPALLING SITE STANDARDS
Posted on 7th September 2011
‘
Miracle’ that nobody injured by shocking example of bad management
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SUSPENDED PRISON SENTENCE FOLLOWS ROOF FALL FATALITY
Posted on 26th August 2011
Contractor failed to provide for the safety of workman who suffered stroke
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RECALCITRANT ROOFING CONTRACTOR RISKED LIVES
Posted on 17th August 2011
Roof coating work carried out unsafely despite extensive previous HSE advice
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SATELLITE DISH INSTALLER FATAL FALL FROM ROOF
Posted on 16th August 2011
Firm failed to check competence of engineer and is now in liquidation
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TWO MAJOR CONTRACTORS FINED OVER MOTORWAY DEATH
Posted on 31st July 2011
Engineer fell to his death from motorway embankment during maintenance work
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PUBLIC RISK PROMPTS PRE-EMPTIVE PROSECUTION
Posted on 29th July 2011
Roofwork tile and other debris puts pavement users in great danger
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‘HOMEMADE’ FALL ARREST FAILS THE SAFETY TEST
Posted on 17th July 2011
Contractor prosecuted after compromising safety on roof refurb project
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ENERGY CLIENT AND MAJOR CONTRACTOR FINED £1/2M
Posted on 5th June 2011
Confusion and misunderstanding between parties at time of fatal incident
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DEVELOPER’S UNTIMELY REMOVAL OF SCAFFOLDING
Posted on 31st May 2011
Glaziers put at risk by last minute compromise on fall prevention measures
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ROOF POWERWASHING LANDS CONTRACTOR IN COURT
Posted on 23rd May 2011
Contractor fined after failing to take sensible roof safety precautions
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STEEPLEJACK DIED PREPARING FOR ABSEILING WORK
Posted on 15th May 2011
Fatal fall and uncontrolled abseiling decent leads to contractor prosecution
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SCAFFOLDING CONTRACTOR AND SCAFFOLDER FINED
Posted on 10th May 2011
Harness was ‘in the van’ and contractor warned of dangerous working practices
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SCAFFOLDING CONTRACTOR PROSECUTED OVER DEATH
Posted on 28th April 2011
Owner failed to ensure site safety and made ’faked’ method statement
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PROSECUTION FOLLOWS FAILURE TO MONITOR PRECAUTIONS
Posted on 28th April 2011
Workman survived six storey fall into London building light well
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FALL OVER 7m FROM ROOF FRACTURES WORKERS BACK
Posted on 13th April 2011
Risk from installation of flue liner from roof ladder not properly assessed
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CONTRACTOR PROSECUTED OVER UNSAFE ROOFWORK
Posted on 7th April 2011
Contractor failed to ensure safety measures in place despite prohibition notices
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PROSECUTION FOLLOWS FAILURE TO CHANGE BEHAVIOUR
Posted on 29th March 2011
Powerwashing roof without precautions lands refurb firm in court
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FIRM FINED AFTER ROOF FALL DURING REFURB WORK
Posted on 24th March 2011
Workman fell from unprotected roof edge after gaining access by ladder
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REGULATOR RUMBLES ROGUE ROOF CLEANING OPERATION
Posted on 15th March 2011
Firm fined after worker found balancing dangerously on house roof
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MAJOR CONTRACTOR COMMITTED TO CROWN COURT
Posted on 8th March 2011
Magistrates refuse to sentence in case of falling scaffold tube tragedy
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CORNISH BUILDER IGNORED ENFORCEMENT NOTICE
Posted on 4th March 2011
Prosecution followed failure to undertake required H&S training course
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FALLING FIXTURE TRIGGERS LADDER FALL AND COMA
Posted on 11th February 2011
Workman permanently damaged during strip-out on refurb project
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PENSIONER DIED DURING HOME REFURB PROJECT
Posted on 26th January 2011
Opening left in hallway caused fall and death of elderly lady
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WORKMAN SURVIVED 10M FALL INTO OPEN SHAFT
Posted on 25th January 2011
Developer admits failing to secure safety on new apartments project
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PROSECUTION FOLLOWS FAILURE TO TRAIN MANAGER
Posted on 25th January 2011
Leg amputated after floor collapse and fall on poorly supervised refurb site
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CONTRACTOR AND CLIENT FINED AFTER FLT FALL
Posted on 7th January 2011
Four workers seriously injured in fall from makeshift work at height platform
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CDM CLIENT, DIRECTOR AND CONTRACTOR PROSECUTED
Posted on 4th January 2011
Building contractor fined alongside client after failing to manage safety
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MINOR ROOF REPAIRS REQUIRE PROPER PRECAUTIONS
Posted on 29th November 2010
Builder sentenced after roofers spotted working dangerously on restaurant roof
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FAILURE TO CONTROL FALLS RISK ENDS IN COURT
Posted on 25th November 2010
Firm fined after workers lives threatened by poorly managed risk
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PROSECUTION FOLLOWS FAILURE TO ASSESS ROOFWORK RISK
Posted on 28th October 2010
Roofing contractor lands in court after workers found at risk from falling
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SMALLER CONTRACTOR FINED FOR UNSAFE WORKING
Posted on 25th October 2010
Contractor sentenced after roofwork carried out without proper risk control
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COWBOY ROOFING CONTRACTOR CAUGHT RED-HANDED
Posted on 18th September 2010
Prosecution suggests an increase in HSE ‘proactive’ construction proceedings
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POWER SITE FATALITY PROSECUTION COMMENCES
Posted on 16th August 2010
Workman died during maintenance work on power station cooling tower
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ARCHITECT AND CONTRACTOR TOGETHER IN COURT
Posted on 30th July 2010
Project architect and contractor pay over £300k following site death
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DEMOLITION PROJECT PARTNERS PROSECUTED
Posted on 30th July 2010
Horrific injury picture highlights tragic permanent effects of failure
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FAILED INSPECTION PROMPTS PRE-EMPTIVE PROSECUTION
Posted on 22nd July 2010
Firm ignored warnings from safety consultants and HSE Inspectors
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STEEPLEJACK FALL FROM CHURCH BELL CHAMBER
Posted on 15th July 2010
Rotten boards failed and workman survived fall of over 6m
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DEVELOPER AND DIRECTORS PROSECUTED UNDER CDM
Posted on 30th June 2010
Member of public fell to his death on unsecured construction site
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SMALLER BUILDER FACES LARGER FINE
Posted on 25th June 2010
HSE inspection revealed risk of people and materials falling from height
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HSE FOCUS ON SELF-EMPLOYED CONTRACTORS
Posted on 8th June 2010
Self-employed roofing contractors prosecuted and fined for unsafe working
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INJURED CONTRACTOR PROSECUTED AND FINED
Posted on 2nd June 2010
Contractor prosecuted after injury to himself and co-worker
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CLIENTS FINED AS CDM-C AFTER FAILURE TO APPOINT
Posted on 16th May 2010
Injury revealed failure to make CDM appointments and notification
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CLIENT JOINTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR WINDOW CLEANER SAFETY
Posted on 11th May 2010
Building owner fined following fall of cleaning contractor employee
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DIRECTOR FINED AND DISQUALIFIED AFTER FALL
Posted on 11th May 2010
Racking installation fall leaves workman in paralysed and in wheelchair
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