All Health & safety articles – Page 14
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NewsWelsh roofing firm fined after teenage apprentice hurt in fall
Randell & Janes Roofing Specialists admits breach of safety led to injury
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FeaturesStool of hard knocks
Karol Olszewski was on his lunchbreak near London’s High Holborn when he spotted this nonchalant window-fixer posing a significant danger to himself and passers-by
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Brighton firm fined £75,000 after man dies on site
PIB fined after man walks onto housing site and falls over an unprotected edge
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Construction deaths fall by 20%
HSE welcomes reduction but warns against complacency as construction activity increases alongside economic recovery
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Don't be caught out
The news that the communities department office failed an inspection undertaken under its own fire safety laws shows how careful all those affected by the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order must be to ensure that fire risk assessments for their premises are adequate and appropriate for their occupation
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NewsHSE fines gas fitter after couple are poisoned by carbon monoxide
Unregistered fitter carried out work he was not qualified to do
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What the coalition means for health and safety
The Tory and Lib Dem’s election pledges on H&S issues differ widely, so what should the industry expect now?
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NewsFormer Balfour Beatty employee loses unfair dismissal claim
Project manager Alan Dransfield was seeking £300,000 in lost earnings, claiming he was sacked for raising safety concerns
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NewsCompanies and director fined £170k over worker fall
HSE prosecution leads to fines after worker is paralysed by fall onto concrete floor
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NewsRoof tiling by cretins – sorry, we meant Cretans
Although in this case either spelling would be correct, as safety measures appear to be entirely absent
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NewsThis is not a toy
Contrary to what it says on the back of the forklift on which this joker has balanced his ladder!
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NewsDemolition contractor fined £6,000 for health and safety breach
Ivan Pope pleaded guilty in court after two men were spotted dismantling a pub roof in Lincolnshire using an upturned bucket as scaffolding
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NewsIt’s dangerous – but is it art?
The creator of the scaffold in this photo by Keith Theobald clearly derived inspiration from Cornelia Parker’s 1991 artwork “Cold Dark Matter” which featured an exploded garden shed. Very tasteful
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Shadow minister defends safety self-inspection plans
The Tory shadow business minister has responded to criticism of his plans to privatise health and safety inspections.
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NewsLabour cagey over gangmaster laws
Party denies it will extend the rules to the construction industry despite manifesto suggesting it would do so
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NewsGateshead firm fined £100k over worker death
Rubb Buildings admitted it failed to ensure safety of employee Steven Watson
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NewsPlant hire firm fined £200k over worker death
HSE prosecution showed APlant failed to follow its own safety guidelines
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FeaturesWe can’t turn a blind eye: Child labour
Children as young as six are working 12-hour days in some of India’s sandstone quarries. Yet many UK stone importers just don’t want to know about it. Sophie Griffiths reports on a scandal that is getting harder to ignore
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NewsBBC tip-off leads to £250,000 fine for worker death
Regentford fined over safety breach after video evidence revealed 'poor condition' of scaffolding