News and Prosecutions
Trench collapse trapped worker for two hours
11 March 2010
A small building firm faces a £8178 penalty after a trench collapsed and trapped a worker from the waist down.
Builder ignored advice over unsafe roof working
10 March 2010
A builder has been fined £1500 after an HSE inspector saw two men working on a pub roof without proper safety equipment.
Manufacturer overlooked drill entanglement risks
5 March 2010
A manufacturing firm that failed to assess and control the long-established risks from a rotating radial arm drill has been fined £40,000 after an agency worker seriously injured his arm.
Partially deaf council worker killed by reversing tipper
1 March 2010
Workplace transport failures have landed Rotherham Council and its contractor with fines totalling £105,000 after a reversing truck knocked down and killed a partially deaf council employee during road surfacing…
Firm blows £31,000 after scaffolding collapsed in high winds
26 February 2010
A contractor has been prosecuted for endangering members of the public and violating the Work at Height Regulations after unsecured scaffolding was blown over into a residential street.
Articles
Hazardous environments: close to the wind
10 February 2010
The UK government has committed to generating 30% of electricity using renewables by 2020, but maintaining wind turbines is a hazardous business, writes Dave Merchant.
Gangmasters: a day in gangland
9 October 2009
As a parliamentary Bill to extend the Gangmasters’ Licensing Authority’s remit to the construction sector comes up for its second reading, Andrea Oates gives a snapshot of what’s in a…
Dyer and Butler’s golden hours
4 September 2009
Jocelyn Dorrell finds out how a behavioural safety approach has helped Dyer and Butler achieve two million working hours without a reportable accident.
Construction: sites for sore eyes
4 September 2009
Lucie Ponting makes the case for the safety benefits of good housekeeping.
2012: Out of the ground
1 May 2009
"I'm Hugely dissatisfied," says Lawrence Waterman, cheerfully, when asked about safety management on the 2012 project.
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