PP Construction Safety News Desk

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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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PROSECUTION: REVERSING LORRY INCIDENT IN DEPOT

Posted on 27th November 2011

Logistics firm fined after workman crushed between reversing lorry and wall

OVERTURNING FORKLIFT INCIDENT CAPTURED ON CCTV

Posted on 15th June 2011

Trainee electrician suffered severe injuries when fork lift toppled

NETWORK RAIL FINED £3 MILLION OVER POTTERS BAR CRASH

Posted on 15th May 2011

Infrastructure controller procedures and guidance failed to secure safety

PLANT FIRM AND MECHANIC PROSECUTED OVER DEATH

Posted on 6th May 2011

Failure to properly modify fork lift braking system caused overturn

REVERSING VEHICLE FATALITY PROSECUTION

Posted on 27th April 2011

Defective CCTV and inoperable reversing alarm caused death of pedestrian

LOADER UNDER REPAIR FATALLY INJURED PLANT FITTER

Posted on 20th April 2011

Loss of hydraulic pressure caused fatal fall of loader arm crushing workman

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WORKMAN DIED WHEN LOAD FELL DURING UNLOADING

Posted on 30th March 2011

Steel gates fell from lorry during confusion over required system of work

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, PROSECUTIONS, lifting operations, vehicles

POLICE PROSECUTION BOOSTS AUTHORITY OF TRAFFIC OFFICERS

Posted on 14th March 2011

Driver fined for ignoring the directions of a Highways Agency traffic officer

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POTTERS BAR RAIL CRASH PROSECUTIONS UPDATE

Posted on 22nd February 2011

Network rail accept guilt whilst Jarvis await decision on prosecution

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H&S MANAGEMENT SYSTEM PROVED INEFFECTIVE

Posted on 16th December 2010

Longstanding fault in loading dock ended in crushing of workman

BANKSMAN DIED DURING VEHICLE REVERSING OPERATION

Posted on 14th December 2010

Proper training required when relying on banksman during reversing

CONCRETE LORRY CRUSHES PASSENGER TRAIN

Posted on 6th November 2010

Vehicle crashes through ‘safe’ bridge barrier onto busy commuter train below

NATIONAL WASTE COMPANY PROSECUTED OVER ROAD DEATH

Posted on 6th October 2010

Firm fined £1/4m after roadside worker struck by passing vehicle on busy road

HAULIER FAILED TO COMMUNICATE VITAL INFORMATION

Posted on 26th August 2010

Workman brain damaged after machine falls from lorry during unloading

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, DRIVING FOR WORK, PROSECUTIONS, vehicles

LOADER DRIVER STRUCK BY OWN VEHICLE BUCKET

Posted on 1st March 2010

Water firm fined after faulty safety device put operator in intensive care

ROAD SURFACING REVERSING TRUCK TRAGEDY

Posted on 1st March 2010

Council and contractor fined after fatal reversing of surfacing truck

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COMPANY FAILED TO CONTROL REVERSING VEHICLES

Posted on 15th February 2010

Lorry reversing struck and seriously injured construction worker

MANAGING WORKPLACE TRANSPORT

Posted on 29th December 2009

Management and maintenance failures fined £400k following death

FAILURE TO USE PROPER EQUIPMENT

Posted on 25th September 2009

Fall of heavy component during assembly reveals system failure

PROSECUTION MOVING LOADS SAFELY

Posted on 30th January 2009

Security of loads should not rely on friction alone

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PROSECUTION WORKPLACE TRANSPORT

Posted on 8th January 2009

Reversing lorry leads to death of teenager