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Scaffolding firms urged to review RIDDOR procedures as HSE consults on changes

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The Health and Safety Executive has launched a consultation on proposed changes to the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013, known...
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Teen scaffolding labourer dies after fall through shaft on London site

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A construction company has been fined after a teenage scaffolding labourer died in a fall from height on a London building site. Renols Lleshi, 19,...
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Teen in coma after scaffolding accident on Fife housing project

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A teenager remains in a coma after being seriously injured by falling scaffolding material while working at a housing block in Kirkcaldy. Brodie Thomson, 16,...
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Trapped load drags labourer from scaffold as firms fined £800k

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A labourer suffered life-changing injuries after being pulled from scaffolding during an unplanned lifting operation on a London refurbishment project. Two companies have been...
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North Sea worker dies after incident on Valaris 121 rig

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A 32-year-old worker has died following an incident on an offshore drilling rig in the North Sea. Police Scotland and the Health and Safety...
Health & Safety

HSE launches major construction site safety inspections in Manchester

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The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is carrying out a series of unannounced inspections at construction sites across Manchester city centre this week. Twelve inspectors...
In The Courts

Company fined after worker dies in six-foot scaffold fall

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A Lancashire sign-fitting company and its director have been prosecuted after a worker died from head injuries sustained in a fall from scaffolding lacking...
UK

Scaffolders Could Down Tools in Heatwave Under New HSE Proposals

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Scaffolders could be given the right to stop work during extreme heat under plans being developed by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). The proposals,...
In The Courts

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

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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...
In The Courts

Subbie Sentenced After Worker’s 25-Foot Scaffold Fall

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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,...
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