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...
Scaffolding firm fined £300,000 for manslaughter
A Merseyside scaffolding firm has been fined £300,000 after a worker died at its yard in 2012.
Kings Scaffolding in Liverpool pleaded guilty to corporate manslaughter after...
Firm in court after scaffolding blown over during dismantling
A Leicestershire scaffolding company has been fined after scaffolding hit a bus and pedestrians when it blew over during dismantling.
Leicester Magistrates’ Court heard how...
Road closed after truck smashes into scaffolding
A truck driver has been charged with careless driving after ploughing into scaffolding erected to protect a Scottish bridge.
The Daily Record reports that the accident happened...
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...
Offshore Scaffolding Safety Alert Issued In Australia
The NOPSEMA (National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority) has issued a safety alert after the investigation found a list of failures after a major...
HSE Issue Access Safety Alert
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued a new safety alert expanding on existing scaffold guidance. The move is aimed at enhancing current...
Scaffolding firm fined 100K after apprentice joiner falls from loading bay
A scaffolding company has been fined £100,000 for safety breaches after a 16-year-old apprentice joiner fell four metres from a scaffold.
Sheffield Magistrates’ Court heard...
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Video: 30ft Mobile scaffolding tower crashes down onto busy street
Video captures the scene as a 30ft mobile scaffolding tower came crashing down in a high street, narrowly missing cars.
Last Sunday shop owners and...
Scaffolder falls to his death at TV Studios
A scaffolder has been pronounced dead after falling from scaffolding at Maidstone TV studios.
Scaffolder Justin Newitt, was yesterday (23 september) working at height when...
