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London developer fined after required roof scaffold was never provided

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A London developer and its director have been fined after unsafe roof work continued despite a subcontractor’s risk assessment identifying scaffolding as a required control.

Company fined after worker dies in six-foot scaffold fall

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A Lancashire sign-fitting company and its director have been prosecuted after a worker died from head injuries sustained in a fall from scaffolding lacking...

Scaffolding Company Hit with £30,000 Fine Over Safety Lapses

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A Merseyside scaffolding company has been fined £30,800 after an investigation found workers had been using an unsafe scaffold at a construction site in...

Scaffolding Firm Fined £28,000 After Tool Falls into Busy Street

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A scaffolding company has been fined £28,000 after a tool fell from height into a busy street, narrowly missing pedestrians below. Access Ltd, trading as...

Subbie Sentenced After Worker’s 25-Foot Scaffold Fall

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A self-employed roofer has been handed a suspended prison sentence after a worker suffered serious injuries in a fall from scaffolding in Devon. Daniel Hooper,...

Scaffolder hits overhead power line

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A specialist glasshouse contractor has been fined more than £330,000 after a scaffolder came into contact with an 11kV overhead power line. Beverley Magistrates’ Court...

Scaffolder and Roofer Sentenced After Fatal Fall from Height

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An unqualified scaffolder and roofer have been sentenced following a fatal fall from a scaffold ladder access at a two-storey terraced house in Wimbledon. Southwark...

Energy giant to stand trial over death of offshore scaffolder

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BP is facing trial over the death of a scaffolder who fell from a North Sea oil platform. Scaffolder Sean Anderson 43, from the Tyne...

Massive fine given after lifting operation goes wrong

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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...

Company fined for Work at Height failings

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A construction company has been fined after putting its workers at significant risk of a fall from height while working on a roof in...
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