AIF Conference Set to Shape the Height Safety Agenda
The Access Industry Forum (AIF), the forum for eleven of the leading trade associations and federations involved in work at height, has confirmed the...
HSE Warns it will Take Action on Social Distancing Failures
The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) has stressed it could shut construction sites down if social distancing rules are not followed.
However, how they plan...
Scaffolder falls 30ft at Fawley refinery
An HSE investigation has been launched after a scaffolder working at Fawley refinery fell 30ft through the roof of a disused building.
It has been...
Scaffolder seriously injured after falling at Scottish factory
A scaffolder has been rushed to hospital after falling at a factory in Scotland
The 39-year-old worker reportedly fell through the roof of Norbord's MDF...
House Builder And Scaffolding Firm Fined For Scaffold Collapse
A scaffolding firm and house builder have been prosecuted after two bricklayers were injured after falling from scaffolding that collapsed.
Cathedral Scaffold Company Ltd had...
Scaffolding Firm Fined £5,000 For Dangerous Work Practices
London based JOS Scaffolding Limited was prosecuted on the strength of the photographic evidence and a subsequent HSE investigation into safety failings.
Carefree scaffolders put...
Dublin hotel firm in court after worker falls from scaffolding
The bosses of a Dublin hotel have pleaded not guilty to breaching Ireland's health and safety laws after a worker was injured when he...
Rotherham Scaffolders Found Guilty of Health And Safety Breach
A scaffolding company and director have been heavily fined for breaching Section 37 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.
Sheffield Crown Court...
Worker falls from scaffolding at Trafford Centre
A contractor has been fined nearly £20,000 after a worker fell 15ft from a scaffolding tower in the Trafford Centre, Manchester.
The TA Knox Shopfitters...
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...
