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Scaffolder faces jail for not being clipped on

A scaffolder faces jail after being caught erecting scaffolding 60ft in the air without clipping on. Manchester and Salford Magistrates' Court yesterday heard how on...

10K Fine After Scaffolder Fell Three Meters

A Scaffolding company has been fined after a worker fell three metres and lost consciousness. Peterborough Magistrates’ Court heard how, in February 2016, a scaffolder...

Scaffold Inspectors Prosecuted After Roofers Fall

The HSE have prosecuted two scaffold Inspectors after a worker fell through a gap between the scaffolding and the building, resulting in serious injuries. Greater...

Scaffold firm fined 27K after untrained worker falls

A scaffolding company has been fined after a worker was left in a coma after falling from scaffolding. Bristol Magistrates Court heard how an employee...

Scaffolding Firm Fined after Scaffold Collapse

A Dorset based company has been fined after a scaffold collapsed at an industrial unit in Wallisdown, Poole. Poole Magistrates’ Court heard how Swanage and...

Rotherham Scaffolders Found Guilty of Health And Safety Breach

A scaffolding company and director have been heavily fined for breaching Section 37 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. Sheffield Crown Court...

HSE Inspector Numbers Cut By A Quarter

Numbers of Front-line health and safety inspectors have been cut by 25 per cent in six years according to figures obtained by the Unite...

Scaffolder falls 30ft at Fawley refinery

An HSE investigation has been launched after a scaffolder working at Fawley refinery fell 30ft through the roof of a disused building. It has been...

Scaffolders recieve suspended prison sentence for death of worker

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) confirmed recently that two scaffolders from St. Austell, Cornwall have both received suspended prison sentences following the death...

Scaffold company fined for safety failings

A Scaffold company in Bridgend has been fined for safety failings following a routine inspection. Llanelli Magistrates’ Court heard how OW Scaffolding was working at...

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