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Update on HSE investigation after Reading demolition incident
A section of scaffolding collapsed on a demolition site in Reading injuring three people in August 2019.
The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) is still...
Scaffolding Firm In Court After Trainee Falls Through Roof Light
A Carlisle scaffolding firm has been fined £15,000 after an employee was seriously injured when he fell more than six metres through a roof...
Worker dies as cherry picker hits power line
A man has been killed in an incident involving a cherry picker at the Willand Biogas site near Cullompton, Devon.
The workman aged 34, was...
Scaffolding Firm Fined after Scaffold Collapse
A Dorset based company has been fined after a scaffold collapsed at an industrial unit in Wallisdown, Poole.
Poole Magistrates’ Court heard how Swanage and...
Worker falls from scaffolding on Surrey Quays development
An operative is currently recovering in hospital after falling 4m from scaffolding erected on a mixed-used development site.
A Health and Safety investigation is today...
HSE to run month-long inspection blitz in construction
HSE inspectors are set to target construction sites in Great Britain to check that their health standards are up to scratch.
Starting on Monday 5...
CITB safety test cheats caught in police raids
Three safety test workers have been arrested after being caught giving answers to candidates for cash.
According to reports, the cheating was exposed by counter-fraud...
Scaffolder crushed to death in church collapse
Two directors are on trial after a scaffolder was crushed to death in a “long-predicted” church collapse.
A court heard that Jeff Plevey, 56, from...
Warning: High winds expected in the UK
High winds have been forecast for this evening (27th October) across the southern half of the UK
A Met Office amber alert for high winds in southern...
Worker killed after falling from scaffolding in Kensington
A worker was killed yesterday at a construction site in Kensington.
The worker who has been rumored online to be a scaffolder, is believed to...
