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Scaffolder and Roofer Sentenced After Fatal Fall from Height

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

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

HSE publish annual workplace death figures 2020/21

Provisional data released by the HSE show that a total of 142 workers were killed at work in Great Britain in 2020/21, an increase...
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Construction Suicide Rates on the Increase

New research shows the rates of suicide in the construction industry have increased. The Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity commissioned Glasgow Caledonian University to carry out...
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NASC 2021 Report Shows Safety Remains High With Members

NASC Contractor members have recorded their second-lowest figure for accidents and injuries in 2020 according to data revealed in the NASC 2021 Safety Report. NASC...
Mental Health

Mental Health First Aid Instructors Programme delivers £5.5million of Social Value to Society

Building Mental Health, the CITB and the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity have published a report detailing the social value of their Mental Health First...
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Energy giant to stand trial over death of offshore scaffolder

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...
Training & Skills

Jason Anker supports colourful life-saving training system

Safety awareness campaigner Jason Anker MBE has given his support to the E-Colors Personality Diversity Indicator (PDI), saying that it could help prevent avoidable...
In The Courts

Massive fine given after lifting operation goes wrong

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...
Mental Health

HALF of UK tradespeople experience mental health problems due to work

Nearly half (49%) of UK tradespeople experience mental health problems due to work-related issues, a new study has found. The research, commissioned for Mental Health...
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