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NASC Calls For Legal Change On ‘Competence’
Responding to the recent government report by Professor Löfstedt on the review into existing Health and Safety legislation, the NASC (National Access & Scaffolding...
Scaffolding Collapses In The Center Of Chorley
Scaffolding collapsed on a busy market street throwing a 45 year old worker 15ft to the ground.
AN eyewitness said “it was a miracle nobody...
Safety & Access Issue Advice for Scaffolding Contractors (Asbestos)
Training firm Safety & Access have issued advice for Scaffolding Contractors for managing and working with asbestos.
Safety & Access have said:
There has been some...
Two pensioners die in scaffold fall
Two pensioners have died after falling from a scaffold that collapsed at a church in Peterhead, Scotland.
Emergency services rushed to the scene on Merchant...
Scaffold firm in court after scaffolders caught on film
A scaffolding firm boss has been prosecuted after he and his employees were caught on film balancing on a single tube some nine metres...
NASC Launches SG4:15
At a packed AGM in Leeds the NASC last night launched eagerly awaited SG4:15 'Preventing Falls in Scaffolding Operations' guidance.
As previously mentioned, many of...
Simian Risk Wins Iraq Oil Field Training Contract
WORKING at height specialist Simian Risk has won a contract to provide on-site training for Shell and the South Oil Company in Iraq.
The North...
Scaffolder’s lack of safety measures put lives at risk
A scaffolder has been prosecuted for neglecting vital safety measures that put himself, his staff and passing members of the public at risk.
Truro Magistrates'...
Safety Alert Issued On Defective Scaffold Boards In Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland’s Health & Safety Executive (HSENI) have issued a Safety Alert.
Broken scaffold boards have recently caused an increase in serious accidents on construction sites in...
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VIDEO: HSE prosecutes Scaffolder caught on film.
A scaffolder has been prosecuted after he repeatedly allowed unsafe work at height to be carried out on a busy London street.
Greg Pearson, from...
