PP Construction Safety News Desk

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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

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FRAGILE MATERIALS, PROSECUTIONS, SCAFFOLDING, falls fragile

THREE DIRECTORS PROSECUTED WITH THEIR COMPANIES

Posted on 15th December 2011

Prosecutions after fall from scaffold leaves workman confined to wheelchair

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, CDM 2007 DIRECTORS, PROSECUTIONS, SCAFFOLDING, falls platforms

NEW YORK SCAFFOLDER RESCUED IN HIGH RISE DRAMA

Posted on 13th December 2011

Pictures and video capture scaffolder suspended in safety harness

SCAFFOLDING COMPETENCE CARD SCHEME EXPLAINED

Posted on 7th December 2011

CISRS publish guides for clients and contractors engaging access contractors

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COLLAPSE CAUSED BY INADEQUATE STABILITY MEASURES

Posted on 17th November 2011

Contractors fined after scaffolding crashed onto vehicles at trading estate

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COLLAPSE SHOWS DANGER OF UNREGULATED CONTRACTORS

Posted on 15th November 2011

Scaffold collapse caused by incompetent staff, inadequate design and tieing

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FALLING SCAFFOLD POLE INJURED PASSING PEDESTRIAN

Posted on 21st October 2011

Scaffolding contractor fined for failing to exclude public during dismantling ops

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SCAFFOLDING CONTRACTOR ERECTED UNSAFE SCAFFOLD

Posted on 19th October 2011

Bus collided with scaffolding over public road causing workman to fall 4m

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INCIDENT: SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE IN LONDON

Posted on 5th October 2011

Pictures show scale of potential disaster on busy Fulham high street

RESCUE FROM HEIGHT AFTER FALL ON SCAFFOLDING

Posted on 23rd September 2011

Fire and rescue secure men with aerial platform after ‘fall through’ scaffolding

SCAFFOLD COLLAPSES ON BUS IN HARLEM NEW YORK

Posted on 21st September 2011

Pictures of scaffold collapse incident that injured seventeen people

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, SCAFFOLDING, STRUCTURAL SAFETY

SCAFFOLDER AND FIRM FINED OVER UNSTABLE SCAFFOLD

Posted on 21st September 2011

Handover of unsecured scaffolding put building workers lives at risk

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SCAFFOLDING CONTRACTOR PROSECUTED AFTER COLLAPSE

Posted on 9th September 2011

False floor dropped 4m under 150 guests at marquee wedding breakfast

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NASC SAFETY REPORT: MEMBERSHIP UP AND INJURIES DOWN

Posted on 7th September 2011

Industry scaffolding and access body annual safety report published

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INCIDENT: TEMPORARY ROOF COLLAPSE INJURES FOUR

Posted on 25th August 2011

Mystery surrounds cause of roof incident on new school academy project

DEATH CAUSED BY FALLING SCAFFOLD BOARD IN IRELAND

Posted on 7th July 2011

Company failed to take preventive action during record high winds

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SHEETED SCAFFOLDING COLLAPSED DURING ROOF REFURB

Posted on 2nd June 2011

Falling structure untied and not installed in compliance with original drawings

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NASC LAUNCH FREE GUIDANCE ON SCAFFOLDING CONTRACTORS

Posted on 31st May 2011

Safety through sound appointment and management arrangements

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, CDM 2007 COMPETENCE, SCAFFOLDING

INCIDENT: SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE ON DEMO PROJECT

Posted on 3rd May 2011

Scaffolding on row of houses due for demolition collapses without warning

SCAFFOLDING CONTRACTOR PROSECUTED OVER DEATH

Posted on 28th April 2011

Owner failed to ensure site safety and made ’faked’ method statement

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NASC LAUNCH INTERACTIVE GUIDE ON SCAFFOLD DESIGN

Posted on 4th April 2011

Package aims to help clients, suppliers and users to confirm compliance

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UNTRAINED WORKMAN ERECTED DANGEROUS SCAFFOLDING

Posted on 31st March 2011

Scaffolder prosecuted after ignoring order to undertake safety training

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SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE INJURED MEMBER OF PUBLIC

Posted on 17th March 2011

Contractors fined after passer-by seriously injured in scaffold collapse

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CONTRACTOR PROSECUTED FOR UNSAFE SCAFFOLDING

Posted on 1st March 2011

Seriously injured workman took safety of scaffolding ‘for granted’

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INCIDENT: SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE ON DEMO PROJECT

Posted on 18th February 2011

Students escape serious injury during multi-storey car park demolition

FATALITY CAUSED BY INADEQUATE ANCHOR FIXING

Posted on 28th January 2011

Chimney scaffold collapse firms sentenced after steeplejack death

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INCIDENT: SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE

Posted on 28th January 2011

Two work men recovering in hospital after 10m fall from scaffold

MAJOR SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE IN SAUDI ARABIA

Posted on 27th January 2011

Large façade scaffold collapse in Riyadh leaves three dead and 11 injured

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NEW GUIDANCE ON SAFER SCAFFOLDING PUBLISHED

Posted on 12th January 2011

HSE endorses NASC revised standard for scaffolding providers

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SCAFFOLDER FATALITIES ON MAJOR AND MINOR PROJECTS

Posted on 30th November 2010

Inquests hear how deaths occurred during scaffolding works on two projects

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SCAFFOLDING STANDARDS UNDER CLOSE SCRUTINY

Posted on 24th November 2010

Inspectors prepare for ‘blitz’ on city centre dangerous scaffolding

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SCAFFOLDING REGULATORY SYSTEM FAILS TO PROTECT

Posted on 4th November 2010

Trade body publishes new criteria for scaffolding erected close to the public

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GLAZING FIRM FINED FOR UNCONTROLLED RISK AT HEIGHT

Posted on 14th September 2010

HSE take prosecution action before window fitters injured in fall from height

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BOARD FELL DURING SCAFFOLD STRIKING

Posted on 20th August 2010

Patient calls for ’inquiry’ after scaffold board near miss at Southend Hospital

SUSPENDED PLATFORM MULTIPLE FATALITY UPDATE

Posted on 15th August 2010

Canadian companies, directors and supervisor face charges over 2009 deaths

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FALLING SCAFFOLD POLE FATALITY ON FLATS SITE

Posted on 11th August 2010

Workman struck by falling scaffold pole on west London residential project

Posted in FATALITIES, SCAFFOLDING

ADVANCED GUARDRAIL FALL OUT MOVES TO HIGH COURT

Posted on 21st July 2010

Proceedings commenced alleging infringement of intellectual property rights

Posted in SCAFFOLDING

SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE ON PAVEMENT ENDS IN PROSECUTION

Posted on 21st July 2010

Contactor fined after lengthy scaffold overturns on a public street

Posted in PROSECUTIONS, SCAFFOLDING, collapse structure

SCAFFOLDING CONTRACTOR PROSECUTED

Posted on 16th July 2010

Roofworker seriously injured after scaffold opened like a ’trapdoor’

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SCAFFOLDER FALLS FROM HEIGHT IN DECLINE

Posted on 13th July 2010

NASC report shows 30% reduction in falls from height amomg member firms

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, SCAFFOLDING

SCAFFOLDING STANDARDS UPDATE

Posted on 2nd July 2010

HSE announce European scaffold performance test to replace British Standard

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SCAFFOLD FALL ON SOUTH COAST SITE

Posted on 29th June 2010

Workman reported to have suffered neck and spinal injuries

INDUSTRY BODY REVIEWS ACCESS TOWER STANDARDS

Posted on 8th June 2010

PASMA undertakes fundamental review of tower assembly methods

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, SCAFFOLDING, WORK AT HEIGHT

SCAFFOLDING SAFETY STANDARDS UPDATE

Posted on 29th May 2010

Updated NASC scaffold falls prevention standard available later in 2010

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, SCAFFOLDING

PREVENTING THE COLLAPSE OF SCAFFOLDS

Posted on 5th May 2010

Useful website provides source of guidance on securing scaffolds

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, SCAFFOLDING, WORK AT HEIGHT

GUEST ARTICLE: COMPLIANT SCAFFOLD DESIGN

Posted on 19th April 2010

Scaffold planning and selection issues under spotlight

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, SCAFFOLDING, WORK AT HEIGHT

SCAFFOLD BOARDS SAFETY ALERT

Posted on 15th March 2010

NASC issues Safety Alert concerning defective scaffold board dangers

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, SCAFFOLDING, WORK AT HEIGHT

SCAFFOLD TAMPERING CAUSES WALKOUT

Posted on 17th February 2010

Power plant workers lay down tools over scaffold safety

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, SCAFFOLDING

SCAFFOLDING CONTRACTORS FALL SHORT

Posted on 17th November 2009

Industry body membership applicants failing to meet the standard

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