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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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INDUSTRIAL ROOF FALL

Posted on 22nd April 2010

Engineering Services firm fined after worker suffers serious back injuries

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DIRECTOR FINED AFTER FACTORY ROOF FALL

Posted on 21st April 2010
Fall through factory roof lands company director in dock

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FALL DURING INDUSTRIAL ROOFWORK

Posted on 19th April 2010
Company failures repeated one month after workman injured

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FATHER PROSECUTED FOR PUTTING SON AT RISK

Posted on 19th April 2010
Demo contractor fined after son worked on roof without scaffolding

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MAJOR PLANT HIRE COMPANY PROSECUTED

Posted on 14th April 2010
Heavy fine imposed after fatal fall from stacked site accomodation units

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CLIENT PROSECUTED FOR ALLOWING UNSAFE WORK AT HEIGHT

Posted on 24th March 2010
Building occupier fined after contractors found at risk of 7m fall

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LADDER FALL LEAVES PAINTER WITH BRAIN DAMAGE

Posted on 17th March 2010
Directors of decorating firm prosecuted after unexplained fall

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TRAINEE FELL THROUGH STAIRWELL OPENING

Posted on 17th March 2010
Aberdeenshire company fined after apprentice joiner injured in fall

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ROOFER FINED AFTER PUBLIC HOUSE VISIT

Posted on 9th March 2010
Merseyside builder fined for putting lives at risk

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ROOFING CONTRACTOR FAILED TO PLAN WORK

Posted on 24th February 2010
Small contractor fined after dangers spotted by HSE Inspector

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DEVELOPER FAILED ON BASIC DUTIES

Posted on 23rd February 2010
Bradford property developer fined for serious safety failings

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LADDER FALL DEATH AND PROSECUTION

Posted on 29th January 2010
House building company fined after ladder fall fatality

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FALL DURING TIMBER FRAME ERECTION

Posted on 6th January 2010
Erector seriously injured after 5m fall into unprotected stairwell

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WORKMAN DROWNED IN EXCAVATION

Posted on 16th December 2009
Contractor fined after death on domestic extension project

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MANAGER AND WORKERS CONLUDE IN FAILURE

Posted on 26th November 2009
Flat roofing contractors fined after lies and failed inspection

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HEATHROW CONTRACTOR LANDS UP COURT

Posted on 21st September 2009
Unsuspecting workman falls from height through defective flooring

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FOUR METRE FALL THROUGH FLOOR OPENING

Posted on 12th September 2009
Joiner avoids death after fall through poorly protected floor opening

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WORKER CRITICAL AFTER FALL INTO WATER TANK

Posted on 28th June 2009
Construction worker falls into empty tank during building work

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BARRIER FAILS TO PREVENT FATAL FALL

Posted on 8th June 2009
Developer and director fined after fatal fall into building shaft

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FALL FROM HEIGHT PROSECUTION

Posted on 17th May 2009
Fall from roof edge could have been prevented 

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DOMESTIC EXTENSION WORK UNDER SCRUTINY

Posted on 12th May 2009
Workman paralysed in fall on domestic extension project 

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MAJOR CONTRACTOR PROSECUTED OVER DEATH

Posted on 1st May 2009
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ROOF FALL CAUSED BY SCAFFOLD DEFECTS

Posted on 24th April 2009
Scaffolding contractor failed to protect roofworker

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LIFT SHAFT FALL CAUSES SERIOUS INJURY

Posted on 15th April 2009
Site manager falls whilst assisting lift maintenance engineer

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FINED FOR UNSAFE ROOFWORK FROM LADDER

Posted on 24th March 2009
Diary owner prosecuted for risky roof repair

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POOR RISK MANAGEMENT FINED

Posted on 23rd March 2009
Failure to take proper precautions results in fine and criminal record

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MAJOR CONTRACTOR PROSECTUTED

Posted on 9th March 2009
Roof fall lands contractors with fines in excess of £100k

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DAMAGED ROOF PROVES COSTLY

Posted on 25th February 2009
Failure to repair roof lands company with hefty fine

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PROSECUTION AFTER FALL THROUGH OPENING

Posted on 11th February 2009
Homebuilder accident and failure to report lands company in court 

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PROSECUTION LIFT SHAFT FALL

Posted on 16th January 2009
Competence identified as key to preventing fall of 10m

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PROSECUTION FALL FROM HEIGHT

Posted on 6th January 2009
Major contractor prosecuted after fall from building 

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PROSECUTION FALL FROM LADDER

Posted on 18th December 2008
Fatality at Welsh Assembly project ends in £200,000 fine 

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PROSECUTION OF ROOFWORK CLIENT

Posted on 12th November 2008
Client and contractor prosecuted after roof fall

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