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Trainee scaffolder suffered life-changing injuries after scaffolding fall

A scaffolding company and its director have been fined for safety failings after a worker suffered life-changing injuries in a 2.5 metre fall from...

Hero scaffolder tackles mugger at cashpoint

A mugger was left bloodied and bruised at a high street cashpoint when an onlooker stepped in and gave him a ‘proper hiding’. Scaffolder Tommy...

Retired scaffolder dies after exposure to asbestos dust

  A RETIRED scaffolder died at home in Cheshunt from mesothelioma after he was exposed to asbestos dust some 50 years ago, the Hertfordshire coroner...

Ex-scaffolder in a ‘battle for justice’ on asbestos

  A FORMER scaffolder said his life has been cruelly "cut short" by an incurable asbestos-related cancer. Michael Brown believes he developed mesothelioma after breathing in...

Scaffolder died in 25ft fall was not wearing safety harness

  A accident inquiry has found that a scaffolder died in a 25ft fall from a house scaffold should of been wearing a harness. Dundee Sheriff...

Inquiry told man’s scaffolding fall death was a ‘tragic accident’

  The death of a retired Dundee scaffolder after he fell while on a ''homer'' last summer was a ''tragic accident,'' a fatal accident inquiry...

Jason Gibbs “York Way, Kings Cross, London Staircase” Video Pt 2

  Jason Gibbs Advanced Scaffolder Jason Gibbs has set up a You Tube Channel in the hope of sharing to the world his day to day experiences of working as a scaffolder. The series of videos...

The World Of A Working Scaffolder Jason Gibbs “Views of London”

  Jason Gibbs Advanced Scaffolder Jason Gibbs has set up a You Tube Channel in the hope of sharing to the world his day to day experiences of working as a...

Scaffolding Firm Fined 30K After Scaffolder’s Fall

By Daniel Norton Fred Lewis Scaffolding Ltd has been prosecuted after a scaffolder fell seven metrers through a roof in Stoke-on-Trent. Father of three Gary Hampton,28,...

Fatal Accident At Cement Plant Scaffolder Is Named

By Daniel Norton John Altoft, 29, from Scunthorpe was tragicly killed after an accident at Cemex UK cement plant in Rugby. On January 18 Mr Altoft...

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