News and Prosecutions
Director fined 30k for 9-metre scaffold fall
2 September 2010
A construction company and its director have been ordered to pay almost £41,000 in fines and costs after a worker suffered serious injuries when he fell around nine metres off…
Developer pays £46k for bricklayer’s paralysis
31 August 2010
An incident in which a dislodged steel beam fell on a bricklayer has cost a housing developer more than £46,000 in penalties.
Laing O'Rourke fined £125k for hospital fall
27 August 2010
A 21-metre fall during building work at a Newcastle hospital has landed major contractor Laing O'Rourke and one of its subdivisions with almost £153,000 in fines and costs.
Builder failed to warn employees about school asbestos
23 August 2010
A construction company that allowed its workers to remove harmful asbestos from a primary school beside a class full of children has been fined £1000.
Crane company drops £23k after hook snaps
17 August 2010
The HSE has successfully prosecuted a tower crane operator after a hook came off one of its cranes sending a four-tonne load crashing down onto a college campus.
Articles
SMEs: choosing wisely
10 August 2010
Paul Reeve continues his health and safety primer with the rules on employing competent contractors.
2012: peak performance
30 April 2010
With construction on the 2012 Olympics site almost at its height, we talk to the ODA's head of safety, Lawrence Waterman, about managing risks on the 'big build'.
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.
Five steps debate
Duncan Spencer's recent article in HSW questioning the utility of the HSE's five steps to risk assessment method has prompted a discussion between Spencer and consultant John Anderson.
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