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Scaffolding firm fined £5K after scaffolder fell eight-meters

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A scaffolding company has been fined £5000 after one of its workers fell from an eight-meter-high scaffold. JR Scaffolding Services has claimed responsibility in court...

HSE issues safety alert over dodgy face masks

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The Health and Safety Executive has issued a safety alert over dodgy Chinese face-masks which are flooding the UK market. The HSE has stated that...

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...

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...

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...

Charity Launch New Features on Construction Helpline App

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A new feature-rich upgrade of the Free Construction Industry Helpline App has been released to support Mental Health Awareness Week Along with technology partners COINS,...

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...

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...

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...

NASC launches £30K mental health first aid training fund

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The National Access and Scaffolding Confederation (NASC) has set up a £30,000 funding pot dedicated to mental health first aid training. The new fund gives...
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