PP Construction Safety News Desk

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STRUCTURAL SAFETY BODY PUBLISHES LATEST NEWSLETTER

Posted on 25th January 2012

SCOSS latest includes reports and expert comment on structural safety

FATALITIES: FOUR DIE IN TWO UAE SCAFFOLD COLLAPSES

Posted on 21st January 2012

Scaffolding collapsed like a “pack of cards” during painting and cleaning ops

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STRUCTURAL SAFETY BODY WARNING TO ENGINEERS

Posted on 13th January 2012

Olympics and other events prompt SCOSS alert on temporary structures

SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEMS ON BASEMENT PROJECTS

Posted on 1st December 2011

HSE Inspectors take enforcement action on over a third of sites visited

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HSE TARGETS PREVENTION OF BASEMENT PROJECT DEATHS

Posted on 10th November 2011

Blitz of capital basement projects launched to improve safety standards

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FALSEWORK COLLAPSE DURING CONCRETE POUR IN NEW YORK

Posted on 9th November 2011

Incident picture illustrates potential for catastrophe in a falsework collapse

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STRUCTURAL SAFETY BODY PUBLISHES LATEST NEWSLETTER

Posted on 20th October 2011

Reports and expert comment on a range of structural safety issues and incidents

INCIDENT: WALL COLLAPSE ON MAJOR SCHOOLS PROJECT

Posted on 12th October 2011

Substantial section of wall fell on Sheffield pavement adjacent to bus stop

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STRUCTURAL COLLAPSE LEAVES TWELVE DEAD IN CHINA

Posted on 9th October 2011

Concrete car park structure collapses on major construction project

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SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT BUILDING SAFETY SCARES

Posted on 9th October 2011

Roof safety systems corroded and concerns over stability of granite cladding

ARCHITECT AND CONTRACTOR ADMIT GUILT AFTER SITE DEATH

Posted on 4th October 2011

Northern Ireland firms poor assessment, design and supervision led to collapse

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NEW MERGED WEBSITE FOR STRUCTURAL SAFETY BODIES

Posted on 28th September 2011

Structural safety intelligence sources now located on integrated website

SCAFFOLD COLLAPSES ON BUS IN HARLEM NEW YORK

Posted on 21st September 2011

Pictures of scaffold collapse incident that injured seventeen people

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INCIDENT: COLLAPSE TRAPS WORKMAN

Posted on 21st September 2011

Falling roof trusses on home build site cause serious injuries

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INCIDENT: ROOF COLLAPSE CAPTURED ON VIDEO

Posted on 15th September 2011

Roof collapses on parked cars in high winds on construction project

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DUTCH FOOTBALL STADIUM COLLAPSE RESCUE UNDERWAY

Posted on 7th July 2011

Roof collapse probably related to construction work at the stadium

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UNSTABLE STRUCTURE COLLAPSED ON DEMOLITION TEAM

Posted on 6th July 2011

Failure to properly assess and plan demolition work caused injury

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FATALITY: BUILDING COLLAPSE TRAPPED WORKMAN

Posted on 22nd June 2011

Man pronounced dead at scene following structural collapse on farm project

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TWO MEN DEAD AFTER CONCRETE STRUCTURE COLLAPSES

Posted on 24th February 2011

Father and son die after being trapped by falling concrete during demolition

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PREVENTING CATASTROPHIC EVENTS IN CONSTRUCTION

Posted on 10th February 2011

Report examines key corporate issues for industry leaders to address

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BUILDER FINED FOR STRUCTURAL COLLAPSE RISK

Posted on 10th February 2011

Public in danger from city centre building left at risk of collapse

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MYSTERY BUILDING COLLAPSE ON HIGH STREET

Posted on 8th February 2011

Building to be demolished after partial collapse leaves dangerous structure

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HSE RAISE THE PROFILE ON SAFETY OF TEMPORARY WORKS

Posted on 1st February 2011

New guidance to HSE Inspectors on temporary works management published

DEVELOPER FAILED TO ENSURE STABLE GROUND

Posted on 19th January 2011

Property company ignored HSE order to improve earth bank stability

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ROOF COLLAPSE ON MAJOR RETAILER SUPERSTORE

Posted on 7th December 2010

Shoppers narrowly escape injury as roof collapses under weight of snow

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BUILDER FATALLY INJURED IN BASEMENT PROJECT COLLAPSE

Posted on 5th December 2010

Death of workman highlights recent spate of basement project incidents

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HSE SAFETY ALERT:FAILURE OF FROZEN FOOD STORE CEILING

Posted on 9th November 2010

Oxidation and exposure to chlorine cause bolt fatigue and corrosion failure

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BUILDINGS COLLAPSE IN BIRMINGHAM AND BRIDGEND

Posted on 28th October 2010

Workman and four shoppers injured in separate incidents over two days

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FALSEWORK DISASTER POTENTIAL WORTH REMEMBERING

Posted on 26th August 2010

UK structural safety committee updates reminder on falsework safety

IMPACT OF PARAMEDICS ON CONSTRUCTION DEATHS

Posted on 16th August 2010

Demolition collapse survivor attributes survival to air ambulance

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MAJOR INCIDENT POTENTIAL ON CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

Posted on 9th July 2010

Industry body to take forward research findings on disaster potential

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INQUEST JURY SHOWN CCTV FOOTAGE

Posted on 29th June 2010

Coroners inquest considers fatal fall of concrete slab on building site

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BUILDING AND SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE IN TOWN CENTRE

Posted on 7th April 2010

Public escape injury as collapse occurs on busy Swindon thoroughfare

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HSE AND BUILDING CONTROL WORKING TOGETHER

Posted on 18th February 2010

Event for Building Control professionals aims to raise safety standards

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EIGHT DIE IN CHINA SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE

Posted on 21st January 2010

Scaffold collapses at cement works causing multiple fatalities

BUILDING COLLAPSE IN SCOTLAND

Posted on 19th January 2010

Workmen hospitalised following building collapse in Airdrie

SCHOOL BUILDING COLLAPSE INQUEST

Posted on 29th December 2009

Roof collapsed during demolition of single storey school building

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INDIAN BUILDING COLLAPSE LEAVES SIX DEAD

Posted on 10th September 2009

Major ’illegal’ retail building collapses during refurbishment work

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WALL COLLAPSE TRAPS WORKMAN

Posted on 26th August 2009

Builders rescued after collapse of wall during refurbishment work

COLLAPSE OF WALL WAS ACCIDENTAL DEATH

Posted on 24th August 2009

Inquest jury hears of how wall collapse killed local builder

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GRANITE CLAD STRUCTURE FATAL COLLAPSE

Posted on 11th August 2009

Structure in factory collapses causing fatal crushing

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DELHI BRIDGE COLLAPSE SIX DEAD

Posted on 12th July 2009

Collapsed bridge was subject to repairs at time of fatal incident

SHANGHI BUILDING COLLAPSE

Posted on 30th June 2009

Apartment block collapses without warning during construction

BUILDING COLLAPSE CAUSES INSTABILITY

Posted on 28th June 2009

Collapse following refurbishment work prompts investigation

MOSCOW BUILDING COLLAPSE THREE DEAD

Posted on 19th June 2009

Three construction workers die after renovated building collapses

STRUCTURAL COLLAPSE INCIDENTS

Posted on 20th May 2009

Recent structural collapses in Bangkok, London and Derbyshire

CHINESE BRIDGE COLLAPSE

Posted on 18th May 2009

Failure of viaduct under demolition kills 6 people on road below

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PRE-CAST CONCRETE ROOF COLLAPSE

Posted on 14th May 2009

Workman seriously injured after fall as pool roof caves in

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HEATING DUCT COLLAPSE IN SCHOOL

Posted on 12th May 2009

Fourteen children injured as heating duct collapses in school

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