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DIRECTOR AND CONTRACTOR FINED OVER CRANE DEATH

Posted on 31st January 2012
Crawler crane overturned on poorly managed construction site in London

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THREE DIRECTORS PROSECUTED WITH THEIR COMPANIES

Posted on 15th December 2011
Prosecutions after fall from scaffold leaves workman confined to wheelchair

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COURT IMPOSES NEAR ‘MINIMUM’ FINES AFTER FOUR DEATHS

Posted on 14th December 2011
Safety failings resulted in loss of four lives in four separate coal mine incidents

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LEADERSHIP AND INVOLVEMENT KEY TO 21st CENTURY SUCCESS

Posted on 17th November 2011
Hardware and procedures alone are insufficient to sustain long term progress

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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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DIRECTOR PROSECUTED OVER DEATH OF CHILD

Posted on 10th August 2011
Company director faces manslaughter charge over collapsing wall fatality

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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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IMPROVING LEADERSHIP AND WORKER INVOLVEMENT

Posted on 20th June 2011
HSE launch online H&S toolkit for all construction businesses

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WOOD DUST AND ISOCYANTE PRODUCT CAUSED HEALTH RISK

Posted on 27th May 2011
Decking business prosecuted after failing to act on ill-health incident

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UPDATE ON DIRECTOR LEADERSHIP IN HEALTH AND SAFETY

Posted on 23rd May 2011
HSE Board rejects further regulation on leadership and director duties

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INDUSTRY RESISTS THE CHALLENGE OF CHASPI

Posted on 7th July 2010
Widespread reluctance to adopt HSE benchmarking system for H&S

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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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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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UNION CALLS FOR TOUGHER DIRECTOR DUTIES

Posted on 30th June 2010
UCATT says HSE report shows “self-regulation simply does not work”

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DIRECTOR LEADERSHIP RESEARCH PUBLISHED

Posted on 25th June 2010
Evaluation of leadership suggests pressure for legal duties will remain

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LEADERSHIP AND CULTURE PRAISED ON BBC PROJECT

Posted on 11th March 2010
HSE Chair pays tribute  to mananagement on major construction site

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DIRECTOR HEALTH AND SAFETY DUTIES

Posted on 3rd February 2010
MP introduces 10 minute rule Bill to enhance director duties

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TUC CALL FOR NEW DUTY ON DIRECTORS

Posted on 16th December 2009
Report expresses preference for new boardroom H&S duty

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FALL ARREST TRAINING PUTS DIRECTOR IN DOCK

Posted on 16th September 2009
Firm and director fined for failures during training of linesman

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CONSTRUCTION FATALITIES REPORT PUBLISHED

Posted on 8th July 2009
Inquiry calls for new Building Control, Director and Gangmaster laws

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COMPANY AND DIRECTOR MANSLAUGHTER CASES

Posted on 17th June 2009
First Corporate Manslaughter Act prosecution opens in court

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CHIEF EXECUTIVE GOES ‘UNDERCOVER’

Posted on 16th June 2009
Clugston Group CEO takes part in TV ‘Undercover Boss’ series

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LEADERSHIP TOPS THE SAFETY AGENDA

Posted on 11th June 2009
Some flesh added to the bones of HSE Leadership strategy

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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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SPEECH BY HSE CHAIR

Posted on 26th May 2009
Key points from recent HSE Chair address to H&S Expo 2009

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BOARDROOM ADVICE FROM HSE CHIEF

Posted on 23rd March 2009

Top 10 Tips from HSE for Boardroom H&S Leadership

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DIRECTOR AND BOARD LEADERSHIP

Posted on 6th March 2009
 
Research reveals need for increased boardroom awareness of guide 

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DIRECTOR PROSECUTED AND FINED

Posted on 3rd March 2009
Falling stack of MDF sheets kills young apprentice

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MANSLAUGHTER TRIAL VERDICT

Posted on 22nd January 2009
Director found guilty of manslaughter facing prison sentence

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MANSLAUGHTER TRIAL UPDATE

Posted on 21st January 2009
Jury retire to consider manslaughter verdict

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MANSLAUGHTER PROSECUTION UPDATE

Posted on 15th January 2009
Director suggests ’interference’ by others played part in fatal fall 

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CONSTRUCTION FATALITIES INQUIRY

Posted on 6th December 2008
Government inquiry into ’underlying causes’ of construction deaths

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BOARDROOM H&S LEADERSHIP

Posted on 20th November 2008
Awareness rising now HSE to focus on behaviour in Boardrooms

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