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Worker dies in scaffold ladder fall

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...

No edge protection lands roofers in court

Both partners of a roofing firm have been sentenced after working unsafely on a Bowls Club in Salisbury. Swindon Magistrates’ Court heard how between April...

Scaffolder Left Paralysed After Freak Accident

A scaffolder from Lancashire has been left paralysed from the chest down after a terrible motocross accident. Josh Holmes, who recently set up his...

Construction Industry Charity Publishes Annual Impact Report

The Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity Club has just published its third annual impact report. The report communicates to the industry, supporters and stakeholders, the...

Scaffolding Association Partners With Mental Health Charity Mates in Mind

Scaffolding trade body the Scaffolding Association (SA) has joined the mental health charity Mates in Mind to drive awareness across the scaffolding and access...

AIF National Working at Height conference 2019 announced

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

MPs call for action to tackle increase in deaths at work

The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Working at Height has expressed concern at the latest statistics from the Health and Safety Executive, which show...

Scaffolding boss receives suspended jail sentence for scaffolders death

A scaffolding boss has received a suspended jail sentence and a roofing contractor has been fined after a scaffolder was killed falling through a...

Trade body to hold Working at Height panel discussion at Safety & Health Expo

The Scaffolding Association will again be holding another industry discussion at the Excel in London, during the Safety & Health Expo. A specialist discussion...

Scaffolding contractor fined after scaffolder falls 40ft at steel plant

Rowecord Total Access has been fined £9,600 and £100,000 costs after a scaffolder suffered "catastrophic, life-changing" injuries in a fall at Port Talbot steel...

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