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Trapped load drags labourer from scaffold as firms fined £800k

Scaffmag Newsdesk - Dec 9, 2025

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

Scaffmag Newsdesk - Nov 19, 2025

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

Scaffmag Newsdesk - Oct 22, 2025

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...

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Company fined after worker dies in six-foot scaffold fall

Scaffmag Newsdesk - Sep 25, 2025

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...

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Scaffolders Could Down Tools in Heatwave Under New HSE Proposals

Daniel Norton - Aug 19, 2025

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,...

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

Scaffmag Newsdesk - Mar 7, 2025

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...

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Subbie Sentenced After Worker’s 25-Foot Scaffold Fall

Scaffmag Newsdesk - Feb 17, 2025

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

Scaffmag Newsdesk - Jan 27, 2025

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,...

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HSE Celebrates 50 Years of Protecting Workers

Scaffmag Newsdesk - Jan 6, 2025

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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Construction Industry Sees Worrying Rise in Worker Fatalities

Scaffmag Newsdesk - Jul 4, 2024

The construction industry is facing significant concerns following a sharp increase in worker fatalities, with the latest figures from the Health and Safety Executive...

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