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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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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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