Scaffolding boss recieves suspended jail term after forklift death
The Managing Director of a scaffolding company has been slammed with a suspended prison sentence and fine after an employee died when he was...
Company fined 6K after dramatic scaffold collapse
A loft conversion company has been fined for safety failings after an employee was injured in a dramatic scaffold collapse outside a property in...
Scaffold firm in court after scaffolders caught on film
A scaffolding firm boss has been prosecuted after he and his employees were caught on film balancing on a single tube some nine metres...
Update on HSE investigation after Reading demolition incident
A section of scaffolding collapsed on a demolition site in Reading injuring three people in August 2019.
The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) is still...
CITB safety test cheats caught in police raids
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...
Update: Electric Shock Scaffolder shows improvement
Scaffolder Jamie Mines who had to have his leg and hands amputated after a severe electric shock is no longer in an induced coma.
As...
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...
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...
Fatal Scaffolding Fall Leads to Hefty Fine for Firm
A Kent-based construction firm faces a fine and costs totalling over £100,000 following a tragic incident on a Kent building site.
Amberley Homes (Kent) Ltd...
Scaffolding firm fined after Scaffolder fell over 4m
An East Anglian Scaffolding firm was fined after a worker fell over four metres suffering severe injuries.
Colchester Magistrates’ Court heard how a 39 year...
