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Worker dies as cherry picker hits power line

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A man has been killed in an incident involving a cherry picker at the Willand Biogas site near Cullompton, Devon. The workman aged 34, was...
Construction

Latest Site Operating Procedures place ‘workers at risk’ warns Unite

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Construction union Unite has sent an open letter to the Construction Leadership Council (CLC), warning that the organisation’s site operating procedures (SOP) are placing...
Health & Safety

HSE Restarts Site Inspections

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The Health and Safety Executive has announced it's resuming with construction site inspections. As the construction industry in England begins to return to work after...
Health & Safety

HSE Warns it will Take Action on Social Distancing Failures

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The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) has stressed it could shut construction sites down if social distancing rules are not followed. However, how they plan...
Health & Safety

HSE suspends routine inspections

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The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has stopped all routine inspections amid safety fears over the coronavirus outbreak. It's understood the HSE will continue to...
Health & Safety

Update on HSE investigation after Reading demolition incident

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A section of scaffolding collapsed on a demolition site in Reading injuring three people in August 2019. The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) is still...
CITB

CITB safety test cheats caught in police raids

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Three safety test workers have been arrested after being caught giving answers to candidates for cash. According to reports, the cheating was exposed by counter-fraud...
Events & Awards

AIF Confirm Speaker Line-Up for National Work at Height Conference

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A total of 13 speakers will address the Access Industry Forum's (AIF) second national conference Working at height: Access for Life on Thursday, 14 November 2019,...
Health & Safety

Worker dies in scaffold ladder fall

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A contractor has been fined after an employee fell to his death from a ladder while exiting a scaffold at Jute Street, Aberdeen.  Aberdeen Sheriff...
Events & Awards

AIF National Working at Height conference 2019 announced

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The Access Industry Forum, the forum for the principal trade associations and federations involved in working at height, has released details of its second...
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