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Fatal New Malden fall followed missed scaffold inspections

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Lima Construction Limited has been fined £50,000 after a worker fell to his death through an unprotected window opening from an external scaffold platform...

HSE warns employers to protect workers as extreme heat alert begins

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Scaffolding contractors across much of England are being urged to act on heat risk this week after the UK Health Security Agency issued red...

New NASC TG4 guidance targets anchor tie safety on site

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NASC has launched a new TG4 User Guide and poster to support the safe installation and testing of scaffold anchor ties. The two documents sit...

Amber heat alert puts scaffolding site welfare in focus

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Scaffolding firms are being urged to review hot-weather controls as an amber heat-health alert remains in force across large parts of England. The alert covers...

Scaffolder ‘lucky to be alive’ after CCTV captures skylight fall

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CCTV footage showing the moment a scaffolder fell through a warehouse roof skylight has been released by the Health and Safety Executive. The video captures...

NASC safety report shows zero member fatalities as workforce passes 20,000

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NASC contractor members recorded zero operative fatalities in 2025, according to the organisation’s latest Safety Report. The 2026 NASC Safety Report, published today to coincide...

GKR scaffolders help save woman’s life at London project

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A GKR Scaffolding site team has been praised after helping to save the life of a woman who collapsed outside a live London project. The...

Scaffolding firms urged to review RIDDOR procedures as HSE consults on changes

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The Health and Safety Executive has launched a consultation on proposed changes to the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013, known...

Two workers killed in Spain after mast climbing platform collapse

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Two workers have been killed following the collapse of a twin mast climbing work platform in Benidorm, Spain. The incident happened on Wednesday, 22 April,...

Scaffolder died nine months after building site fall, inquest told

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A four-day inquest has opened into the death of a scaffolder who died nine months after falling more than three metres while working on...
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