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Company fined for missing handrails after contractor fell from scaffold

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Beaudecor Ltd pleaded guilty and has been fined after a worker fell from scaffolding. On 4 October 2016, a contractor fell from the third lift...
Health & Safety

Scaffolding firm fined 100K after apprentice joiner falls from loading bay

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A scaffolding company has been fined £100,000 for safety breaches after a 16-year-old apprentice joiner fell four metres from a scaffold. Sheffield Magistrates’ Court heard...
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Scaffolder faces jail for not being clipped on

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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...
Health & Safety

10K Fine After Scaffolder Fell Three Meters

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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...
Health & Safety

Scaffold Inspectors Prosecuted After Roofers Fall

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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...
Health & Safety

Scaffold firm fined 27K after untrained worker falls

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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...
Health & Safety

Scaffolding Firm Fined after Scaffold Collapse

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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...
Health & Safety

Rotherham Scaffolders Found Guilty of Health And Safety Breach

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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...
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HSE Inspector Numbers Cut By A Quarter

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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...
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Scaffolder falls 30ft at Fawley refinery

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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...
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