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Scaffolding firm fined £5K after scaffolder fell eight-meters
A scaffolding company has been fined £5000 after one of its workers fell from an eight-meter-high scaffold.
JR Scaffolding Services has claimed responsibility in court...
Scaffolder tells his story on how he survived North Sea helicopter crash that killed...
A Scaffolder has told newspapers how he escaped death when a helicopter he was in plunged into the sea, killing four people. Paul Sharp,...
Bilfinger Salamis fined £100,000 after death of offshore worker
Bilfinger Salamis UK Ltd have been fined for serious safety failings following an incident in which a rope access worker died after plunging 23 metres...
NASC 2017 Safety Report Reveals Another Fatality Free Year
The National Access & Scaffolding Confederation (NASC) has reported another fatality-free year in its highly regarded 2017 Safety Report.
The document analyses accident and injury...
Isle of Wight worker dies during demo project
Three construction companies have been fined after a worker suffered fatal injuries while demolishing a two-storey building in preparation for a development project.
Portsmouth Crown...
HSE Spot Inspections Target Bolton and Trafford
Bolton and Trafford are the latest areas the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is specifically targeting with spot inspections to ensure workplaces are COVID-secure.
Following...
Concern over safety at construction sites
Four workers died and 645 were injured in construction accidents across the East Midlands in a year, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has...
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...
Pedestrian Trapped After Scaffolding Collapses In Leicester
Two women were injured when scaffolding collapsed, leaving one of them trapped, in a Leicester street this morning (28th January 2015).
Scaffolding erected on a...
Trade body to hold Working at Height panel discussion at Safety & Health Expo
The Scaffolding Association will again be holding another industry discussion at the Excel in London, during the Safety & Health Expo.
A specialist discussion...
