All Health & safety articles – Page 27
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NewsFatalities more likely at small firms, says Ucatt
Construction union demands a safety director at every firm and tougher penalties for negligence
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NewsFirms fined after roofer fell 25ft
Self-employed worker fell from factory building on which scaffolding did not meet requirements
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NewsFire destroys Blackpool housing scheme
Seventy firefighters tackle blaze at three-storey timber-framed development as 200 locals evacuated
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NewsScaffolding for a tight Budget
With cost cutting on everybody's mind on Budget day, here's a novel idea from Staffordshire – make your own scaffolding!
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NewsHow not to clean a truck
Presumably this chap has Spiderman-type clinging powers – if not, he's heading for a slippery headfirst dive to the ground
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NewsThe part-human stepladder
Don't have a ladder suitable for working on stairs? Just get your pal to act as an extension!
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NewsWhat's your point?
... the point is he'll get a spike somewhere painful if he falls in the void
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NewsPoland mourns after homeless hostel fire kills 21
Country's leaders question safety of the hostel
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NewsDubai government to investigate labourers' quarters
Ministry of labour to look into BBC accusations of inhumane living conditions for site workers
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News2008 saw 48 construction deaths in nine months
Figures released by the Health and Safety Executive indicate a lower number of deaths than previous years
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NewsDeath inquiry results put off until June
Ucatt welcomes delay, claiming haste would have meant critical issues were ignored
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NewsRed tide turns Dubai beaches 'toxic'
Beaches have been closed owing to dangerous flowering algae
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NewsPC Harrington pleads guilty to Wembley worker death
Case will now go to the Old Bailey after contractor admits health and safety breaches
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NewsBarnsley man sues for £500k after brain damage
Christopher Kaye demands compensation from Euro Dismantling after accident on site
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NewsHSE to recruit up to 30 inspectors
Safety body will seek applicants with a background in construction
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NewsDon't let your workers sleep on site
Man fined for letting five migrant workers stay in area with safety hazards and no escape
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News'This is nothing!'
'This is nothing – when we work at height we then need to strap on a another ladder,' this contractor told our alarmed correspondent
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NewsRise and shine
This London window cleaner spotted working several storeys up without any safety equipment is obviously no vertigo sufferer
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NewsSafety blitz halts work on seven Cambridge sites
HSE issues prohibition notices to several sites with inadequate safety practice after week of targeted inspections
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NewsScaffolding firm fined £4,000 after pole hits passer-by
Company failed to take sufficient care to protect public when working in Coventry city centre