News and Prosecutions
Five-year ban for director following site death
1 July 2010
A construction company boss has been banned from serving as a director for five years after a member of the public died when he wandered onto an unsecured residential building…
Allied Glass worker fell 2m through open hole
5 February 2010
Bottle manufacturer Allied Glass Containers has been fined £10,000 after it failed to assess the risks of creating a hole in a mezzanine floor.
Builder died in unsecured ladder fall
1 February 2010
A housebuilder has been fined £7500 after a worker died when he fell five metres from an unstable and unsecured ladder used to reach the second floor of a new…
Rotten stairs drop pub co in £71,500 worth of trouble
26 January 2010
The Punch Pub Company has been fined £65,000 after a visiting consultant fell through decayed timber steps at a Hemel Hempstead inn.
£90,000 damage for 12-metre fall
18 January 2010
A scaffolder has received £90,000 in an out-of-court settlement after he suffered several fractures and a dislocated shoulder following a 12-metre fall at Drax Power Station in Selby, North Yorkshire.
Articles
Checking your ladder is still up to the job
9 November 2007
To coincide with the HSE's ladder exchange, Dave Elson offers a quick guide to checking your ladder is still up to the job.
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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