PP Construction Safety News Desk

NEW CRITICAL GUIDANCE ON ROOF ‘OVER-NETTING’

Posted on 5th September 2016

FASET launches HSE backed practical safety netting guidance

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FRAGILE MATERIALS, ROOFWORK, WORK AT HEIGHT

CONSTRUCTION TO FOCUS ON OLD AND NEW HAZARDS

Posted on 11th May 2016

CONIAC drives action on human stress, dust and surface fragility

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FRAGILE MATERIALS, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

INCIDENT: WORKMAN ‘FIGHTS FOR LIFE’ AFTER FALL

Posted on 2nd November 2015

Contractor who fell through roof in ‘critical’ condition

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FRAGILE MATERIALS, INCIDENTS

CAMPAIGN PLANNED TO ‘CRACK’ FRAGILE ROOFS

Posted on 25th August 2015

Solutions sought to intractable fragile roof death toll

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FRAGILE MATERIALS, REGULATION

HOW FRAGILE IS YOUR FINISHED ROOF ASSEMBLY?

Posted on 4th June 2015

Hazard elimination is more effective than risk control

FATALITY: FRAGILE ROOFLIGHT CLAIMS ANOTHER LIFE

Posted on 20th April 2015

Workman has fallen to his death on disused warehouse roof

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FATALITIES, FRAGILE MATERIALS

NEW SPECIFICATION FOR NON-FRAGILE ROOFLIGHTS

Posted on 24th February 2015

Industry body guide on rooflight fragility published

INCIDENT: WORKMAN FELL 30FT THROUGH ROOFLIGHT

Posted on 29th January 2015

Workman hospitalised with serious injuries after roof fall

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FRAGILE MATERIALS, INCIDENTS

FATALITY: CARPENTER FELL THROUGH CEILING

Posted on 3rd November 2014

Workman dies in hospital one month after fall

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FATALITIES, FRAGILE MATERIALS

FATALITY: WORK ON ROOF ENDS IN TRAGEDY

Posted on 3rd October 2014

Building worker died in fall through fibre cement roof

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FATALITIES, FRAGILE MATERIALS

INCIDENT: 30FT FALL THROUGH ROOF

Posted on 29th August 2014

Investigation over café worker offering tea to workmen

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FRAGILE MATERIALS, INCIDENTS

FRAGILE ROOFS FILM HIGHLIGHTS FRAGILITY OF LIFE

Posted on 24th July 2014

CITB and HSE target intractable cause of site deaths

INDUSTRY BODY TO GRASP FRAGILE ROOF DEATH TOLL

Posted on 25th March 2014

New industry guidance will spell out CDM client role in prevention

FATALITY: ONE MAN DIES AND SECOND CRITICAL

Posted on 24th January 2014

Workmen fall through roof in two incidents on same site only hours apart

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FATALITIES, FRAGILE MATERIALS, INCIDENTS

HSE ALERT: CLIENTS WARNED AFTER DOUBLE TRAGEDY

Posted on 2nd December 2013

Building owners and occupiers urged to review management arrangements

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, CDM: CLIENTS, FRAGILE MATERIALS, REGULATION, RISK ASSESSMENT

FATALITY: FALL THROUGH INDUSTRIAL ROOF

Posted on 21st May 2013

Police and HSE launch investigation after death on Somerset building

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FATALITIES, FRAGILE MATERIALS

FREE EVENTS FOR CLIENTS & BUILDERS ON FRAGILE RISKS

Posted on 20th March 2013

HSE supported events provide practical demo on safer working methods

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FRAGILE MATERIALS, TRAINING

HSE PRIORITIES FOR CONSTRUCTION SECTOR 2013-14

Posted on 22nd January 2013

Fragile materials, dust control and RPE fitting likely move up agenda

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FRAGILE MATERIALS, MANAGEMENT, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, PPE, REGULATION, RPE

HSE SPELL OUT CLIENT DUTY ON FRAGILE ROOF RISK

Posted on 30th November 2012

Clients must take action to avoid perennial cause of construction deaths

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, CDM: CLIENTS, FRAGILE MATERIALS, ROOFWORK

FATALITY: FALL THROUGH INDUSTRIAL ROOF

Posted on 9th September 2012

Son of roofing company owner falls through roof in Milton Keynes

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FATALITIES, FRAGILE MATERIALS

HSE ROOFWORK GUIDE HIGHLIGHTS CLIENT KEY ROLE

Posted on 17th August 2012

Revised code spells out ‘hierarchy’ of controls for fragile materials risk

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FRAGILE MATERIALS, WORK AT HEIGHT

FATALITY: FALL THROUGH ROOFLIGHT ON MAJOR FACTORY SITE

Posted on 20th July 2012

Refurb work on client’s roof ends in tragedy following fragile fall

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FATALITIES, FRAGILE MATERIALS

FATALITY: CONTRACTOR FALL DURING FACTORY ROOF REFURB

Posted on 19th December 2011

Roofing contractor employee fell whilst working on industrial roof

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FATALITIES, FRAGILE MATERIALS

FATALITY: ROOF FALL ON MANCHESTER INDUSTRIAL UNIT

Posted on 17th December 2011

Workman fell from roof at international transportation company premises

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FATALITIES, FRAGILE MATERIALS

FATALITY: FALL THROUGH FRAGILE ROOFLIGHT

Posted on 4th November 2011

Joiner has died in fall through rooflight during work to repair leak

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FATALITIES, FRAGILE MATERIALS

FATALITY: WORKMAN FELL THROUGH FACTORY ROOF

Posted on 20th June 2011

Fall through rooflight highlights ongoing death toll from fragile materials

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FATALITIES, FRAGILE MATERIALS

MAINTENANCE DIRECTOR FACES MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE

Posted on 22nd November 2010

Fatal fall through store rooflight lands company boss facing court trial

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FRAGILE MATERIALS, MANSLAUGHTER

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

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FRAGILE MATERIALS, STRUCTURAL SAFETY

OPPORTUNITY FOR CLIENTS, DESIGNERS AND CONTRACTORS

Posted on 20th July 2010

Euro ‘safer maintenance’ award presents challenge for all CDM dutyholders

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, CDM: DESIGNERS, FRAGILE MATERIALS

SAFER ROOFLIGHT REPLACEMENT

Posted on 1st December 2009

Risk during rooflight replacement reduced by working from below

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FRAGILE MATERIALS, WORK AT HEIGHT

FRAGILE ROOF SAFETY SOLUTIONS

Posted on 25th November 2009

What is needed to do to stop people falling through sheeted roofs?

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FRAGILE MATERIALS, WORK AT HEIGHT

FRAGILE ROOF DEATHS CONTINUE

Posted on 24th November 2009

Construction worker dies after falling through fragile roof

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FATALITIES, FRAGILE MATERIALS

FATAL ROOF FALL DURING REFURBISHMENT

Posted on 16th September 2009

Worker dies falling through rooflight during refurb of factory roof

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FATALITIES, FRAGILE MATERIALS

THREE INCIDENTS IN THREE WEEKS

Posted on 2nd September 2009

Rooflight fall adds to mounting incident toll in Scotland

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FATALITIES, FRAGILE MATERIALS

INQUEST INTO ROOFLIGHT FALL

Posted on 16th July 2009

Coroner hears how fatal fall through roof could have been prevented

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FRAGILE MATERIALS, INQUESTS

ROOF FALL FATALITY ON RETAIL UNIT

Posted on 11th June 2009

Roof worker dies after falling through roof of retail unit

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FATALITIES, FRAGILE MATERIALS

INQUEST INTO TEENAGER FALL THROUGH ROOF

Posted on 13th February 2009

Coroner hears how “bit of a laugh turned into a nightmare”

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FRAGILE MATERIALS, INQUESTS

ROOFWORK GUIDANCE UPDATE

Posted on 18th December 2008

‘Health and Safety in Roofwork’ new edition now published

Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FRAGILE MATERIALS, ROOFWORK, WORK AT HEIGHT

WORKING ON ROOFS

Posted on 11th December 2008

User friendly guidance for working on roofs now available

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Posted in ALL LATEST NEWS, FRAGILE MATERIALS, ROOFWORK, WORK AT HEIGHT