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Scaffolding firm fined £200K over fatal electrocution

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A scaffolding company has been fined nearly £200,000 after a worker was fatally electrocuted whilst operating a lorry mounted crane.

Scaffolder crushed to death in church collapse

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Two directors are on trial after a scaffolder was crushed to death in a “long-predicted” church collapse. A court heard that Jeff Plevey, 56, from...

Worker falls from scaffolding at Trafford Centre

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A contractor has been fined nearly £20,000 after a worker fell 15ft from a scaffolding tower in the Trafford Centre, Manchester. The TA Knox Shopfitters...

Inspection Blitz: HSE to crack down hard on dust

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HSE’s inspectors across Great Britain will be targeting firms within construction in a month-long inspection blitz. Starting Monday 4 October 2021 the HSE are to...

Scaffolding industry urged to join in charity ‘Big Brew’

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The scaffolding industry is being urged to get involved with the ‘Big Brew’ – a new national campaign to highlight the mental health crisis...

HSE update guidance on driving and riding for work

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The HSE, working in partnership with the Department for Transport (DfT), has published updated guidance on work-related road risk (WRRR) for employers and workers. The...

Scaffolding Association Welcomes Improved Mental Health Support

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New research suggests that over a third of businesses have reported that employee mental health support has got better since the start of the...

Two pensioners die in scaffold fall

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Two pensioners have died after falling from a scaffold that collapsed at a church in Peterhead, Scotland. Emergency services rushed to the scene on Merchant...

CLC and CITB announce new approach to supporting mental health in construction

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Landmark new research from CITB has outlined the scale of the mental health challenge facing construction. A consistent approach to supporting construction workers’ mental health is...

Brogan sign up to Building Mental Health Charter & continue Charity Challenge

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Brogan Group have signed up to the Building Mental Health Charter and are also halfway through its Tall Building Charity Challenge raising money for...
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