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…
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.
Onion packer fined for ladder fall
19 August 2010
An onion packing firm has been fined £6000 after an employee broke his shoulder when he fell around three metres off a ladder.
Steeplejack fell from unsuitable tower scaffold
17 August 2010
A one-and-half-metre fall has cost a steeplejack firm £13,000 after it used a tower scaffold without proper boards and adequate guard rails.
21-year-old faces lifelong care after 3-metre fall
16 August 2010
A building firm that breached work at height regulations must pay more than £10,000 in penalties after a 21-year-old employee fell three metres while helping to re-roof a farm building.
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.
Visual tagging: on the label
10 February 2010
Chris Nix from Scafftag extols the virtues of using visual tagging on scaffolding or other work at height equipment to give an immediate indication of whether or not it has…
Work at height: right on course
9 February 2010
The standard of work at height courses can vary considerably. Andrew Murphy reveals what high quality training should include.
The evolutionary ladder
13 February 2009
The Work at Height Regulations brought new trends in access equipment and an array of product options. Ian Webber demystifies your choices.
Focus on: industrial safety harnesses
13 February 2009
It may be tempting to go for a fall-arrest harness with all the bells and whistles you can find, says Dave Merchant, but is it worth it if it makes…
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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