One in four London construction sites fail safety inspections
One in four of the construction sites visited in London during a month-long inspection initiative failed health and safety checks, according to results released...
XERVON Palmers Wins Prestigious Safety Award
XERVON Palmers, has been awarded a prestigious safety award for scaffolding and access work on Heathrow Airport.
Scaffolding contractor, XERVON Palmers, has been awarded a prestigious...
Alert Issued for Used Imported System Scaffolding
A scaffolding manufacturer has today issued a safety alert about dangerously corroded second-hand system scaffolding flooding the market.
As reported in the Construction Enquirer, Leading scaffolding...
House Builder And Scaffolding Firm Fined For Scaffold Collapse
A scaffolding firm and house builder have been prosecuted after two bricklayers were injured after falling from scaffolding that collapsed.
Cathedral Scaffold Company Ltd had...
Google Street View Catches Scaffolders Working Unsafe
This damming image from Google street view shows scaffolders working unsafely while erecting a job in North Ferriby, East Riding of Yorkshire .
The link to the image...
PASMA Launches Major International Safety Campaign
PASMA has announced the launch of the PASMA Safety at Height Advisory Panel
The new initiative is designed to promote height safety and the safe...
Working at Height Regulations May Be Spared in EU-era Law Overhaul
In what appears to be a major policy reversal, the UK Government has today announced that it will not proceed wholly with the planned...
HSE statistics show workplace stress, depression and anxiety on the rise
Statistics published by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) show improvement in some areas but also show concerning trends in workplace stress, depression and...
Company boss fined after scaffolder fell to his death
Walesonline.co.uk has reported that the boss of a building company was given fines and costs totalling £25,000 today after one of his workers fell...
Scaffolder fined after woman is injured by unguarded scaffolding tube
A Scottish court yesterday fined a self employed scaffolder after he failed to apply numerous safety precautions resulting in the head injury of a pedestrian.
The Health & Saftey Executive (HSE) reported that Thomas...
