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Construction firm fined after worker paralysed after fall from height

Joshua Stein — Wed, 06 Nov 2024 09:41:56 +0000

A contractor has been fined £40,000 after one of its workers was paralysed falling through the roof of a house, according to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). A statement from HSE said that Andrew Clifford, a sub-contractor from Chesterfield and father of three fell…

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Contractors’ court appearance over 2018 tower death delayed

Contributor — Fri, 01 Nov 2024 09:20:58 +0000

By Gino Spocchia A criminal case brought against facade firm Lindner Prater, contractor Winvic and two other companies over the death of a man hit by a window falling from a building has been adjourned. The firms were due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court…

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Contractor fined over cherry picker fall

Colin Marrs — Fri, 25 Oct 2024 09:53:00 +0000

A contractor has been fined a total of £215,000 after a roofer suffered severe injuries when he was thrown from a cherry picker that was hit by a bus. Main contractor McTaggart Construction Ltd, based in North Ayrshire, pleaded guilty at Glasgow Sheriff Court on…

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Persimmon and carpenter jointly responsible for ladder fall, court rules

Ian Weinfass — Tue, 22 Oct 2024 10:00:19 +0000

Persimmon and a self-employed carpenter have been found jointly liable after the carpenter fell nearly five metres from a ladder. Ryan Jones suffered a fractured ankle after falling from the scaffolding system at a Persimmon housing development at Old St Mellons, Cardiff, in August 2018.…

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Farm owner fined after roofer death

Joshua Stein — Thu, 17 Oct 2024 08:55:34 +0000

A farm owner in Cheshire has been fined £16,000 after a roofer died following a fall from a forklift truck at his farm, according to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Mark Young, a 64-year-old roofing specialist, was working at Moss Hall Farm in February…

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World Mental Health Day 2024: How physical health and safety underpins mental wellbeing

Contributor — Thu, 10 Oct 2024 10:24:23 +0000

Eleanor Eaton is managing director at health and safety consultancy CQMS Ltd As the construction industry faces ever-growing demands and pressures, the mental health of its workers is a rising concern. Health and safety procedures – typically focused on preventing physical injury – are critically…

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Ringway wins appeal against HSE risk assessment notice

Will Ing — Wed, 02 Oct 2024 09:38:30 +0000

Ringway has successfully applied to a tribunal to cancel a health and safety improvement notice served against it. Ringway Infrastructure Services Ltd was handed an improvement notice and a notice of contravention in July 2021 after one of its employees died while carrying out emergency…

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Balfour Beatty says CEO’s nephew’s firm helps safer working

Ian Weinfass — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 11:45:50 +0000

Balfour Beatty has said that use of a digital platform co-run by its chief executive’s nephew has helped it achieve a record safety performance. The plc has been working with AI-powered platform Site Assist since 2021 to digitise and streamline permit to work procedures on…

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Yorkshire firm fined after client death

Will Ing — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 09:44:33 +0000

A Wakefield-based contractor has been fined £150,000 after an elderly client fell through an unguarded hole at his house. According to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), Cooper and Westgate was converting Kenneth Armitage’s bathroom into a wet room when it left an unguarded hole…

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Balfour Beatty fined after fatal lift fall

Charlotte Banks — Wed, 18 Sep 2024 08:55:43 +0000

Balfour Beatty has been fined for breaching lifting safety rules after a worker fell from a scissor lift to his death. According to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), Igor Malka, 62, fell from the machinery in January 2020, sustaining fatal injuries. At the time,…

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