All Health & safety articles – Page 12
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NewsExports boost Latchways profit by 28%
Safety equipment supplier says overseas markets account for 68% of product sales
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NewsJarvis and Network Rail to be charged over Potters Bar
Companies to face criminal courts over 2002 derailment that killed seven people
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NewsConstruction firm fined £1 for worker's death
Judge says fines imposed on two companies following fall from height reflect their ’financial situations’
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NewsConstruction fatalities down, but sector still has most deaths
The number of construction workers killed fell to 42 in the year ended 31 March 2010, but the sector still accounts for more deaths than any other industry.
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NewsTwo workers killed after wall collapses
The two were killed while working on a barn conversion in Suffolk
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NewsCompany fined after worker killed on M4
HSE prosecutes traffic management company after worker was killed collecting cones on motorway
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NewsHSE releases timber-frame fire safety advice
Safety body warns timber-frame buildings ’more vulnerable’
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Comment
The tragic case of a 15-year-old killed on site
Here’s a tragic case of a young man who was killed when a wall collapsed on him. His gaffer was a man of good character who didn’t mean anyone any harm. He got three years
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NewsSaint Gobain fined £16,000 after worker loses fingers
HSE found that waster extractor safety guards could be removed by workers
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NewsConcrete firm hit with £10,000 fine after roof fall
HSE says that Master Concrete did not give workers adequate training
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NewsKier fined £160,000 after fatal fall at Everton training ground
Kier North West plead guilty to failing to ensure safety of worker after Karl Davis fell through window frame
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NewsMany injured in Delhi bridge collapse at Commonwealth Games
At least 19 are injured as bridge deck separates from supporting arch and crashes to the ground
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NewsTen councils served notices for asbestos failures in schools
Ten councils have been told to improve their asbestos management or face the legal consequences
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NewsBuilding Control to bolster health and safety on site
HSE and Building Control will co-operate in driving up health and safety standards on construction sites
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NewsFour-storey timber building destroyed by fire
Over 100 fire fighters tackled blaze at Basingstoke structure
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NewsFirm fined after worker killed by excavator bucket
HSE prosecutes firm and two individuals after demolition worker is killed
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NewsClearer data needed on climate change risks
Report says more information is needed help firms plan for rising temperatures and the risks of extreme weather
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NewsInterserve fined for exposing MoD staff to asbestos
Court fines firm £33k after it failed to follow advice of an asbestos survey at an MoD base
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NewsSchool fined after collapsed roof kills worker
HSE prosecutes boarding school after it hires five inexperienced workers to demolish a classroom
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NewsScottish firm fined £9,000 for explosion injury
Graeme W Cheyne found at fault for joiner’s burns after HSE investigation