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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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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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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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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DIRECTOR FAILED TO PREVENT DEATH OF BUILDING OWNER
Posted on 28th October 2011
Fatal fall through fragile plastic rooflight caused by failure of control
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UNSAFE INDUSTRIAL ROOFWORK CAPTURED ON CAMERA
Posted on 9th September 2011
Workmen put a risk by failure to properly assess and manage high risk roofwork
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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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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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SCHOOL CHILDREN AT RISK FROM CONTRACTOR FAILINGS
Posted on 25th July 2011
Workman seriously injured during fall through school building rooflight
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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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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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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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INDUSTRIAL ROOFING CONTRACTOR AND DIRECTOR FINED
Posted on 15th March 2011
Passing inspector spotted fragile roof fall risk on over-roofing project
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WORKMAN FELL THROUGH ROOFLIGHT DURING REFURB
Posted on 8th March 2011
Client prosecuted after builder’s labourer badly injured in rooflight fall
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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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BUILDING OWNER PROSECUTED AFTER TRIPLE ROOF FALL
Posted on 7th January 2011
Three workers fall through rooflights in three incidents in three weeks
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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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FALL HIGHLIGHTS FRAGILE MATERIAL HAZARD
Posted on 16th December 2010
Contractor prosecuted after roof worker fractures back in fragile roof fall
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FACTORY OCCUPIER FINE FOLLOWS FRAGILE ROOF FALL
Posted on 17th November 2010
Workman fell through fragile rooflight during poorly planned roof leak repair
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HEADTEACHER FACES HUGE FINE FOR PUPIL FALL
Posted on 29th October 2010
Merseyside head prosecuted after pupil injured in rooflight fall
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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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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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LOW FALL COMES WITH HIGHER PRICE
Posted on 16th August 2010
Injury and unsafe working combine to land steeplejacks in court
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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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FRAGILE ROOF FALL CAUSES MULTIPLE INJURIES
Posted on 14th July 2010
Corrugated roof sheet fails under weight of workman refurbishing barn
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FALLS THROUGH ROOFS CONTINUE TO CAUSE HARM
Posted on 7th July 2010
Roofing company fined after teenage roofer falls through failed roofsheet
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MAJOR RETAILER FAILED TO CHECK COMPETENCE
Posted on 5th July 2010
Prosecution follows death arising from unsafe roofwork system of work
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