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...
Northampton Scaffolding Firm In Court After Worker’s Life-Changing Injuries
A scaffolding firm and the owner of a roofing company have been fined after a worker suffered serious injuries when he plunged nine metres...
Scaffolding Firm Fined 30K After Scaffolder’s Fall
By Daniel Norton
Fred Lewis Scaffolding Ltd has been prosecuted after a scaffolder fell seven metrers through a roof in Stoke-on-Trent.
Father of three Gary Hampton,28,...
Work at Height Charity Aims to Raise Awareness and Prevent Accidents
A prominent work-at-height charity has introduced the pioneering initiative No Falls Week to address one of the most pressing dangers in the workplace.
The campaign,...
Industry firms failing to support workers through cost-of-living crisis
According to a recent YouGov poll, construction industry workers in the UK are being failed by their employers, who offer some of the lowest...
Teenager dies after falling from scaffolding in Ilford
A 16-year-old died on Wednesday after falling from scaffolding on a two-story house in Wanstead, Ilford, UK
Alfie Perrin from Enfield fell from scaffolding on...
New Toolbox Talks from the AIF provide up-to-date work at height guidance
The Access Industry Forum (AIF), as part of its commitment to ensuring safe work at height, has released five new videos for the popular...
Farrans Construction Ltd fined 15k after fall from low guard-rail height
Belfast-based Farrans Construction Ltd has been prosecuted by the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) after a engineer was severely injured when he fell down a...
NASC withdraws safe height tables for Vol 2 of TG20:08
Due to the impending review of TG20:08 Volume 2, which is necessary following the introduction of the European Wind Code and the publication of...
Scaffold Firm Fined £85,000 After Worker Is Paralysed
A scaffolding company faces fines and costs totalling £85,000 following an accident which paralysed a worker.
Father-of-three David Collins was unloading behind Argos, in Festival...
