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Update on HSE investigation after Reading demolition incident

Scaffmag Newsdesk - Jan 27, 2020

A section of scaffolding collapsed on a demolition site in Reading injuring three people in August 2019. The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) is still...

Images shows an scaffold with untied ladder where a roofer fell to his death

Worker dies in scaffold ladder fall

Scaffmag Newsdesk - Sep 16, 2019

A contractor has been fined after an employee fell to his death from a ladder while exiting a scaffold at Jute Street, Aberdeen. Aberdeen Sheriff...

AIF Confirm Speaker Line-Up for National Work at Height Conference

Scaffmag Newsdesk - Sep 18, 2019

A total of 13 speakers will address the Access Industry Forum's (AIF) second national conference Working at height: Access for Life on Thursday, 14 November 2019,...

CITB safety test cheats caught in police raids

Scaffmag Newsdesk - Oct 21, 2019

Three safety test workers have been arrested after being caught giving answers to candidates for cash. According to reports, the cheating was exposed by counter-fraud...

Stress Awareness Month kicks off this April, with the Health and Safety Executive's (HSE) Working Minds campaign partnering with twenty-two organizations across Great Britain to help workplaces tackle work-related stress and bolster mental health.

HSE suspends routine inspections

Scaffmag Newsdesk - Apr 1, 2020

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has stopped all routine inspections amid safety fears over the coronavirus outbreak. It's understood the HSE will continue to...

HSE Warns it will Take Action on Social Distancing Failures

Scaffmag Newsdesk - Apr 6, 2020

The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) has stressed it could shut construction sites down if social distancing rules are not followed. However, how they plan...

site operating procedures put workers at risk says Unite

Latest Site Operating Procedures place ‘workers at risk’ warns Unite

Scaffmag Newsdesk - May 29, 2020

Construction union Unite has sent an open letter to the Construction Leadership Council (CLC), warning that the organisation’s site operating procedures (SOP) are placing...

Worker dies as cherry picker hits power line

Scaffmag Newsdesk - Jun 3, 2020

A man has been killed in an incident involving a cherry picker at the Willand Biogas site near Cullompton, Devon. The workman aged 34, was...

HSE: Death rate in construction on the rise

Scaffmag Newsdesk - Jul 2, 2020

Latest statistics from the Health and Safety Executive reveal death rates in construction have increased. The figures show 40 construction site workers were killed as...

Demo trade body launches new safety guidance video for scaffolding

Scaffmag Newsdesk - Jul 7, 2020

National Federation of Demolition Contractors (NFDC) has produced a scaffolding safety guidance video for demolition contractors. The video published today aims to predominately educate demolition...

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NASC Launches Groundbreaking SG6 Manual Handling Training Video

May 17, 2024

Hanger Time: H&H Contract Scaffolding Ltd & Layher UK’s Engineering Triumph...

May 16, 2024

The Construction Industry Scaffolders Record Scheme (CISRS) is set to introduce an alternative innovative online Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) test for scaffolding operatives in collaboration with the National Open College Network (NOCN).

Exclusive: New Online HSE Test for Scaffolders Set to Launch

May 15, 2024

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