MINIMAL FINE IMPOSED AFTER CONTRACTOR IGNORES NOTICE
Posted on 13th January 2012
Roofing contractor caught on camera failed heed prohibition call
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COURT TAKES DIM VIEW OF UNSAFE ROOFWORK
Posted on 15th September 2011
Roof cleaning contractor pays price of ’blatant disregard’ for safety
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RECALCITRANT ROOFING CONTRACTOR RISKED LIVES
Posted on 17th August 2011
Roof coating work carried out unsafely despite extensive previous HSE advice
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SATELLITE DISH INSTALLER FATAL FALL FROM ROOF
Posted on 16th August 2011
Firm failed to check competence of engineer and is now in liquidation
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INCIDENT:WORKMAN ON SCHOOLS ROOF PROJECT INJURED
Posted on 10th August 2011
Builder working on a school roof airlifted to hospital after fall
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PUBLIC RISK PROMPTS PRE-EMPTIVE PROSECUTION
Posted on 29th July 2011
Roofwork tile and other debris puts pavement users in great danger
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SAFETY NET FALL ARREST SYSTEM SAVES TWO LIVES
Posted on 17th July 2011
Freak just of wind put fall arrest and rescue plan to the ultimate test
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ROOFING COMPANY PROSECUTED OVER UNSAFE ROOFWORK
Posted on 20th April 2011
Reclamation of roof tiles carried out in unsafe manner by contractor
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CONTRACTOR CAPTURED ON CCTV PUTTING PUBLIC AT RISK
Posted on 13th April 2011
Firm prosecuted after working dangerously on shopping centre roof
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FALL OVER 7m FROM ROOF FRACTURES WORKERS BACK
Posted on 13th April 2011
Risk from installation of flue liner from roof ladder not properly assessed
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CONTRACTOR PROSECUTED OVER UNSAFE ROOFWORK
Posted on 7th April 2011
Contractor failed to ensure safety measures in place despite prohibition notices
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FIRM FINED AFTER ROOF FALL DURING REFURB WORK
Posted on 24th March 2011
Workman fell from unprotected roof edge after gaining access by ladder
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REGULATOR RUMBLES ROGUE ROOF CLEANING OPERATION
Posted on 15th March 2011
Firm fined after worker found balancing dangerously on house roof
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FATAL FALL FROM INDUSTRIAL ROOF EDGE
Posted on 10th January 2011
Workman died in fall from partially constructed roof over Xmas break
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MINOR ROOF REPAIRS REQUIRE PROPER PRECAUTIONS
Posted on 29th November 2010
Builder sentenced after roofers spotted working dangerously on restaurant roof
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COWBOY ROOFING CONTRACTOR CAUGHT RED-HANDED
Posted on 18th September 2010
Prosecution suggests an increase in HSE ‘proactive’ construction proceedings
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FATAL FALL FROM RESIDENTIAL ROOF
Posted on 12th August 2010
Workman dies after falling from roof of home in Welshpool
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COLLAPSE OF ROOF TRUSSES INJURES WORKMAN
Posted on 4th August 2010
Man rescued from height by fire crews after trusses tumble on new homes site
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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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CLIENT AND CONTRACTOR FINED AFTER FRAGILE FALL
Posted on 22nd June 2010
Timber mill client prosecuted with roofing contractor after rooflight fall
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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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SILICA RISK DURING CONCRETE CUTTING
Posted on 7th June 2010
Guidance to Inspectors illustrates risk, precautions and enforcement policy
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ROOFING COMPANIES COME UNDER PRESSURE
Posted on 11th May 2010
HSE fear firms deliberately cutting costs by not using scaffolding
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NEW BUILD FARM BUILDING ROOF FALL
Posted on 28th April 2010
Lack of edge protection and system of work caused 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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STANDARDS FOR SAFETY NETS
Posted on 4th December 2009
Definitive standards for testing and repairing fall arrest safety nets
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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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ROOF FALL FATALITY
Posted on 26th February 2009
Father dies after falling from roof during house conversion
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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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INCIDENT FALL FROM ROOF
Posted on 28th January 2009
Workman taken to hospital after 6m fall from apartment block
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ROOFWORK GUIDANCE UPDATE
Posted on 18th December 2008
‘Health and Safety in Roofwork’ new edition now published
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WORKING ON ROOFS
Posted on 11th December 2008
User friendly guidance for working on roofs now available
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PROSECUTION OF ROOFWORK CLIENT
Posted on 12th November 2008
Client and contractor prosecuted after roof fall
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