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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...
Inquiry told man’s scaffolding fall death was a ‘tragic accident’
The death of a retired Dundee scaffolder after he fell while on a ''homer'' last summer was a ''tragic accident,'' a fatal accident inquiry...
Scaffolding Firm Fined 30K After Scaffolder’s Fall
By Daniel Norton
Fred Lewis Scaffolding Ltd has been prosecuted after a scaffolder fell seven metrers through a roof in Stoke-on-Trent.
Father of three Gary Hampton,28,...
The NASC announces the launch of its 2015 Safety Report
The NASC has today launched its 2015 Safety Report – documenting accident statistics for all NASC full contracting member companies in 2014, covering 14,988...
HSE publish annual workplace death figures 2020/21
Provisional data released by the HSE show that a total of 142 workers were killed at work in Great Britain in 2020/21, an increase...
SpanSet & Simian showcase solutions for the Scaffolding Industry
One of the UK's leading manufacturers and suppliers of height safety equipment has partnered up with Simian Risk to showcase working at height safety solutions.
At...
Scaffolding partially collapses in Exeter
A section of scaffolding on a building in Exeter city centre has partially collapsed after being hit by a lorry on Saturday.
Police and fire...
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...
Roofing Firm and Scaffolding Company Partner Sentenced After HSE Investigations
Mitie Tilley Roofing Limited, a roofing company, and their business partner at RM Scaffolding, Paul Robinson, have been handed substantial fines and legal penalties...
Massive fine given after lifting operation goes wrong
Two construction companies have been fined more than £350,000 after a worker was seriously injured when a part of an air conditioning plant fell...
