All articles by Sophie Griffiths – Page 30
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NewsDLR death defendant is re-bailed
Accused in suspected quick-hitch failure accident will return to court in February
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NewsElectrician sentenced for fraud
Maidstone worker who cheated creditors of £30,000 given suspended 51-week sentence
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NewsConstruction excluded from government opportunities panel
Chartered Institute of Building disappointed over lack of representation of access panel
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NewsRadon in homes 'responsible for 1,000 deaths a year'
Oxford University researchers say current building guidelines fail to prevent seepage of natural carcogenic gas
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NewsTower Hamlets council fined £15,000 after worker badly burned
HSE slams council and lighting contractor for ‘dreadful’ safety practice on lamppost installation
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Unions threaten legal action as firms aim to slash pay
Contractors rush to reduce payroll costs as recession puts pressure on wage agreements
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HSE strategy sessions kick off in Liverpool
Delegates gather for first of seven consultations on Health and Safety Executive’s future
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NewsTaylor Wimpey firm imposes 20% payment cut
George Wimpey Bristol warns subcontractors that work will halt unless they slash prices
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NewsHSE prosecutes over fatal scaffold collapse in Milton Keynes
Three firms and one director face charges following worker's 2006 death on McAleer & Rushe site
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Hatfield worker breaks leg in fall
HSE will investigate causes of injury to maintenance technician on University of Hertfordshire job
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HSE issues warning about silica dust
Safety body reinforces 'Clear the Air!' campaign with statistics on silicosis deaths
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NewsCredit crunch drives cement billionaire to suicide
German owner of UK cement firms including Hanson despaired as economic downturn hit his empire
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NewsHampshire firm fined for scaffolding injury
HSE blames failure to keep other workers clear of scaffold dismantling for injury by falling pole
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NewsLandlord sues government tenant for £300,000
Environment department is alleged to have failed in a duty to maintain the Windsor property it occupied
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NewsKier JV signs up for £60m police scheme
Contractor will build six new investigation centres for Norfolk and Suffolk police
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NewsLaing O’Rourke fined over Liverpool One injury
HSE says unsafe practices could easily have led to construction workforce fatality
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NewsDarling admits recession will be prolonged
Chancellor to revise previous predictions of recovery for the second half of this year
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NewsConstruction company sues for compensation after blaze
Aldgate Construction Company demands over £300,000 for heating firm's alleged negligence
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NewsContractor sues architect for £142,000
Able Construction alleges breach of contract by David Uhlar
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NewsConstruction activity suffers sharpest ever fall
Industry purchasing index shows record falls in housing, civils and commercial building sectors