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Man injured after falling through scaffolding trap door

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A man has fallen through a ladder trap door from the third lift of scaffolding near Newton Abbot, Devon. The man fell through the third lift of...

Scrapping of hard hat laws could lead to more deaths

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Construction workers could be left without hard hats on sites after life-saving laws were scrapped last week. This is the warning from leaders of the...

One in four London construction sites fail safety inspections

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One in four of the construction sites visited in London during a month-long inspection initiative failed health and safety checks, according to results released...

Deborah Services Ltd (DSL) wins safety award for the design of an innovative locking twin retractable lanyard

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NASC member, Deborah Services Ltd. has been awarded a highly regarded major contractor accolade for safety in the 2013 Engineering Construction Industry Association’s (ECIA)...

New Toolbox Talks from the AIF provide up-to-date work at height guidance

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The Access Industry Forum (AIF), as part of its commitment to ensuring safe work at height, has released five new videos for the popular...

Google Street View Catches Scaffolders Working Unsafe

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This damming image from Google street view shows scaffolders working unsafely while erecting a job in North Ferriby, East Riding of Yorkshire . The link to the image...

HSE launches month-long national safety clampdown

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The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have today released details of a month-long safety clampdown on construction sites across the United Kingdom. The purge on...

Scaffolder fined after woman is injured by unguarded scaffolding tube

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A Scottish court yesterday fined a self employed scaffolder after he failed to apply numerous safety precautions resulting in the head injury of a pedestrian. The Health & Saftey Executive (HSE) reported that Thomas...

Safety warning over fake hard hats

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We are back on the subject of hard hats after a construction website reported a shocking safety warning. The Construction Enquirer reported today that experts...

Company fined for labourers fall from scaffolding

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The HSE have reported that a Kent renovation company has been fined for safety failings after an unsupervised labourer fell more than four metres...
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