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Scrapping of hard hat laws could lead to more deaths
Construction workers could be left without hard hats on sites after life-saving laws were scrapped last week.
This is the warning from leaders of the...
The new TG20:13 headlines the NASC 2014 Yearbook
The National Access and Scaffolding Confederation (NASC) has published its 2014 Yearbook, with the imminent launch of it's TG20:13 guidance taking center stage.
The annual yearbook features 90 pages of scaffolding...
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...
HSE Target Yorkshire Construction Sites This Month
Construction sites in Yorkshire are being safety-checked by the HSE this month as part of an inspection initiative aimed at reducing death, injury and...
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...
Scaffolder fined after woman is injured by unguarded scaffolding tube
A Scottish court yesterday fined a self employed scaffolder after he failed to apply numerous safety precautions resulting in the head injury of a pedestrian.
The Health & Saftey Executive (HSE) reported that Thomas...
AIF National Working at Height conference 2019 announced
The Access Industry Forum, the forum for the principal trade associations and federations involved in working at height, has released details of its second...
HSE on Cold Weather Working
The HSE is reminding employers of their responsibilities to keep workers safe as cold weather continues to affect large parts of the country.
Great Britain’s...
Scaffold Firm Fined £85,000 After Worker Is Paralysed
A scaffolding company faces fines and costs totalling £85,000 following an accident which paralysed a worker.
Father-of-three David Collins was unloading behind Argos, in Festival...
BREAKING: Two Men Injured In Scaffolding Collapse at Leeds Victoria Gate Development
A man is in serious condition after two men were taken to hospital in Leeds when scaffolding collapsed at a construction site this morning.
One man...
