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Record-Low Accident Rates Mark 50 Years of Safety Reporting, Says NASC

The National Access and Scaffolding Confederation (NASC) has released its 2025 Safety Report, revealing the lowest accident rates recorded in the organisation’s 50-year history...

BSIF Urges Workers to Share Life-Saving PPE Stories

The British Safety Industry Federation (BSIF) is calling on workers across the UK to share their personal experiences of how Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)...

Scaffolder Burned in Incident at Hartlepool Nuclear Power Station

A scaffolder has been injured in an electrical incident at Hartlepool Nuclear Power Station, prompting regulatory action against the plant’s operator. The incident occurred on...

Scaffolding Company Hit with £30,000 Fine Over Safety Lapses

A Merseyside scaffolding company has been fined £30,800 after an investigation found workers had been using an unsafe scaffold at a construction site in...

BSI Revises Temporary Works Standards for Safer Construction

Updated safety standards for temporary works in construction have been published by the British Standards Institution (BSI), providing clearer guidance to help ensure structures...

Scaffolding Firm Fined £28,000 After Tool Falls into Busy Street

A scaffolding company has been fined £28,000 after a tool fell from height into a busy street, narrowly missing pedestrians below. Access Ltd, trading as...

Subbie Sentenced After Worker’s 25-Foot Scaffold Fall

A self-employed roofer has been handed a suspended prison sentence after a worker suffered serious injuries in a fall from scaffolding in Devon. Daniel Hooper,...

Firm Fined £60,000 After Worker Falls to Death from Birmingham Church Steeple

A specialist construction company has been fined £60,000 following the death of a worker who fell from a church steeple in Birmingham. David Clover, 64,...

BSIF Urges Workplaces to Check and Refresh PPE for 2025

The British Safety Industry Federation (BSIF) is calling on UK employers and workers to start the new year by reviewing and replacing outdated or...

HSE Celebrates 50 Years of Protecting Workers

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) marked its 50th anniversary on 1 January 2025, a milestone in its long-standing mission to protect lives and...

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