All Health & safety articles – Page 36
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Ucatt wants housing chief sacked over asbestos exposure
Union furious after MD of Carlisle Housing Association blamed workers for the health risk
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Ucatt angry at lack of safety inspectors
Union upset that HSE recruitment drive will only replace retiring staff
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Pittsburgh builder suffers fatal fall
US authorities investigating death of construction worker after 20-storey site fall
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Unsafe practices rife in home refurbishment
Work halted on two-fifths of sites after HSE inspections in three London boroughs
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NewsBuilders hospitalised after lead exposure
HSE investigates suspected lead poisoning during £800k renovation of Perthshire mansion
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Developer fined for unsafe site management
Chelford Properties repeatedly put workers and public at risk by not securing sites and poorly managing site traffic
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NewsLooney Toon
Iain Kane from Currie & Brown spotted this man out of his 6th-floor office window in Newcastle upon Tyne. As he points out, the balcony the plank rests on is attached to the rotten wood of the dormer window. Let’s hope it holds …
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NewsDubai labourers: A matter of life and death
For too long, Dubai’s labourers have had to put up with dangerous working conditions on site and miserable living conditions off it. Can a voluntary charter set up by a group of contractors change anything? They certainly think so
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HSE staff quit to avoid move to Bootle
Hundreds of backroom staff at the Health and Safety Executive have chosen to quit their jobs rather than relocate to Liverpool, it has emerged.
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HSE issues safety alert over carbon monoxide risk
Faulty installation of gas boilers in multi-storey flats may be putting countless occupants in danger
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Olympic lorries made safer for cyclists
ODA gives delivery lorries special safety lenses to help drivers spot bicycles
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NewsAnother crane topples on US building site
Latest incident comes just weeks after new safety rules issued to halt run of crane accidents
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NewsMetronet tube workers threaten to strike in hard hat row
RMT to ballot more than 2,500 workers after Metronet suspends safety rep
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Indian construction worker buried alive in Bahrain
One man dead and two injured after walls collapsed in on trench while water pipes were being laid
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NewsNew York authorities charge two workers over crane collapse
Brothers accused of compromising safety when dismantling crane, which fell and killed a site worker
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NewsVigil remembers Battersea crane deaths
Strategic Forum launches crane safety initiative on anniversary of 2006 south London tragedy
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NewsShropshire lads
Dave Davies sent us this one. He writes: “Here’s a photo of a recent spectacle seen in North Shropshire. I was told in no uncertain terms to, er, go away. But at least the ladder was tied.”
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FeaturesRisk mitigation overseas: why a hard hat isn't enough
For contractors active overseas, meeting their duty of care to workers requires a much wider assessment of risk - including natural disasters and insurgent attacks
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NewsEleven die as Taliban attack dam project
Policemen killed as insurgents strike Indian-run dam construction site in Afghanistan
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NewsHuge fire hits Bath construction site
VIDEO: The centre of Bath is still closed to the public after yesterday's explosions at the £360m SouthGate shopping centre