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Inadequate roof-access equipment
A dairy farm failed to provide adequate protective equipment for a contractor who fell 16 feet through a fragile shed roof in Cornwall.
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Bard 1 worker killed
GERMANY: Construction has been halted at the 400MW Bard Offshore 1 after the death of an industrial climber while working on the project.
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Factory worker fell following errors
An HSE inspector has slammed a boat company for a dangerous lack of planning during removal work at a factory, a worker was knocked off some stairs.
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Contractor’s roof fall
Three companies have been fined a total of £336,000 after a worker fell six and a half metres through a fragile rooflight at a factory in Dundee.
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Seven-metre plunge
A young worker was lucky to escape serious injury when he fell seven metres through a skylight on a warehouse roof.
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Fatal fall results in suspended prison
A Leicester man has been given a 12-month suspended prison sentence for failing to properly plan roof work, after a migrant worker sustained fatal injuries in a fall at a disused factory unit.
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Footage of safety failings found
A property developer has been fined £112,000 after a labourer sustained fatal injuries in a fall from the roof of an industrial unit, which had no precautions in place to prevent falls.
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Roofer more concerned about rain
A roofer has admitted putting workers and members of the public at risk, after being spotted working on a roof without any fall protection by a passing HSE inspector.
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Migrant worker fall
A court has heard that a horticultural nursery had no measures in place to prevent workers falling from glasshouse roofs and did not understand the risks involved when working at height.
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Property Management Client fined
Failure to check competence and properly plan work led to contractor death
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Roofer suffers severe injuries
Three contractors from Essex have been fined a total of £53,000 after a roofer fell five metres, sustaining life threatening injuries that confined him to a wheelchair.
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Man dies after fall from forklift
Two companies have been fined a total of £100,000 following the death of a maintenance worker who fell from the forks of a forklift truck at a Macclesfield factory.
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worker breaks back in a fall
Companies fined after worker breaks back in a fall - Mr Strong was using the crawl board between beams in the roof void to traverse to his working position when he fell to the floor.
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Cherry-picker collapsed
Worker fell to his death when cherry-picker collapsed. He fell eight metres and landed on the back of the vehicle. He was taken to hospital but died from his injuries the next day.
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HSE Ladder Exchange Initiative Closed
HSE would like to thank all of our Ladder Exchange partners for participating in another successful Initiative.
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Worker in hospital after fall
A WORKER is in hospital with a serious head injury following a fall at the site of a college’s new build
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Waste firm in court over worker's fall
A waste collection firm has appeared in court after poor safety measures led to a fall
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Firm fined after roofer fall
A roofing firm has been sentenced after one of its employees was injured when he fell from a garage roof in Broughton.
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Workman cheats death
Workman ‘cheats’ death in 5m fall through rooflight on agricultural building
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Fire chiefs delayed mine-shaft rescue
Fire commanders delayed the recovery of a woman lying at the bottom of a disused mine shaft with fatal consequences.
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Roofer fined after fatal fall
A roof worker has been fined after a man fell to his death in Leicester.
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ARG 30 Flame Retardant harness
UKs first chance to see the new ARG 30 Flame Retardant harness at Emergency Services Show
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New Revision of BS 6440:2011
Addresses relevant health and safety requirements of the Machinery Directive
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Derby firm fined for unsafe roof work
Two roofers were caught working on a Swadlincote roof without any safety equipment, a court heard.
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Jason Anker was paralysed from the wai
due to an avoidable incident while working at height
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Ropeman update news
ITEC 2011 (http://www.irata.org/ITEC.htm ) will again feature the ‘Rope Man Challenge’ (Sponsored by Total Access)
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Manager fined for fatal ladder fall
A bread company and a site manager have admitted failing to provide a safe method of work after a handyman fell from a stepladder and sustained fatal head injuries.
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New International Standard
For Rope Access use on Wind Turbines from The Industrial Rope Access Trade Association IRATA International
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Safety deficiencies exposed by cadet’s
A teenage sea cadet’s fatal fall from height has highlighted a number of weaknesses in safety procedures on board the sail-training tall ship from which he fell.
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Worker fell off unguarded stair
A labourer broke two ribs after falling off the edge of a temporary staircase after a colleague removed the guardrail.
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Wiltshire firm failed to prevent fall
A Wiltshire firm has been prosecuted for compromising worker safety after using a homemade harness system during a barn renovation project.
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School fined over caretaker injury
A Shenfield school has been prosecuted after one of its staff fell from height while at work.
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Father-of-two falls to death
A father-of-two died after falling through a rooflight and sustaining fatal head injuries, a Southampton court heard today.
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Poole builders fined
A Poole construction company has been sentenced after a carpenter was seriously injured when he fell three metres off scaffolding while working on a house extension.
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£640,000 penalty for barge deaths
Two companies have been fined a total of £640,000 for confined-space fatalities
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IRATA Update on Rope Access Fatality
The recent incident that lead to a fatality in the North Sea is being investigated by the police and the HSE.
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Five killed at construction site
Five plant and machinery staff working at DLF's Southern Homes Private Limited were killed when an upraised platform at a construction site they were working on plunged 150 feet, at Begur near Bangalore on Thursday evening.
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Olympic village worker died
From cardiac arrest during lightning storm, A crane operator who was said to have died after falling from a crane at the Olympic village in extreme weather yesterday actually died of natural causes, Scotland Yard have confirmed.
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Workman falls from scaffolding
A workman fractured both his legs after falling 20 foot from scaffolding in Dudley this afternoon.
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Firm and directors face manslaughter
A company that manufactures storage products will appear in court next month to answer corporate manslaughter and health and safety charges after a worker died from injuries sustained in a fall.
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Anchors not tested before cleaner fell
An abseiling window cleaner survived a fall of five stories from a building near The Terrace in Wellington
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Petzl GRIGRI 2 Safety Recall Alert
June 20th 2011 Petzl issued a Product Recall For Replacement Notice for the GRIGRI 2 Belay Device. The older GRIGRI is NOT affected by this notice.
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IRATA - Industry Fatality
Brent Charlie Platform - BIS Salamis (M&I) Limited has reported the death of a rope access technician working offshore on the Shell-operated Brent Charlie platform.
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free work at height videos
The latest free work at height videos on best practice, guidance and thought leadership
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Truck firm sentenced over fall injury
A Blackburn truck firm has been sentenced after one of its employees was badly injured when he fell from the roof of a lorry cab.
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Worker fell 20ft from moving forklift
A trainee electrician was seriously injured after falling from the raised forks of a forklift, when the vehicle overturned.
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Sentence after trainee's forklift fall
A trainee electrician suffered severe injuries when a metal cage he was using fell 20ft from the fork lift truck supporting it.
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Film volunteer critically injured
A volunteer at the National Film and Television School has been left paralysed after falling more than two metres from a mock staircase on set.
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Firm fined after workers put at risk
A Manchester property company has appeared in court after two workers were spotted on the sixth floor of a city apartment block without proper equipment to prevent them falling.
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Singing Rock Recall Certain Harnesses
Singing Rock, division of Lanex a.s., issued today a Preventive Recall communication for the Harness Models CRUX, NARA & NEMO
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Triple prosecution: construction death
Fines totalling £18,700 have been handed down after a foreman died when an excavator bucket filled with concrete fell on him.
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Middlewich roofer fined
A Middlewich roofer has been prosecuted after workers were seen working at height without fall prevention measures
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Company faked method statement
A judge has described a scaffolding firm as “cold-hearted” after it faked a method statement the day after a worker fell to his death.
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Steeplejack firm fined for fatal fall
A Nottingham firm has been fined £100,000 after one of its workers was killed and another injured in two separate falls.
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Worker fails to wear safety harness
Scaffolder balanced eight meters without safety harness whilst working on a four-storey scaffold, endangering himself and others.
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HSE: new accident reporting system
HSE introduces new arrangements for online reporting of injuries and incidents
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Farm fined for worker's roof plunge
The owners of a Hertfordshire farm have been fined after an employee fell from a barn roof and suffered multiple fractures.
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Company fined after forklift death
A Bucks plant hire company and one of its mechanics have been fined after a forklift truck overturned, killing the driver.
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Fatal Bristol scaffold fall
The owner of a Bristol scaffolding company has been fined after the death of one of its employees who fell from a temporary roof he was dismantling.
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Roof fall leads to fine
IFT Services Ltd a welding firm has been prosecuted for safety failings after a worker was seriously injured .
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Company fined for unsafe work on roof
A Hampshire roofing boss fined after workers were spotted removing roof tiles without scaffolding or safety barriers to prevent them falling.
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Stonehaven grain company fined
A Stonehaven animal grain company has been fined after one of its workers fell from an excavator bucket onto a concrete floor, sustaining head injuries.
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Work at height - Trends in high places
Working at height can be dangerous and ultimately fatal if not done safely but, despite this well-known fact, some organisations are still failing to protect their workers’ lives.
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Worker breaks back in roof plunge
Fluetech Ltd fined after an employyee life was shattered after he plunged from the roof of a two-storey house.
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Companies fined after fatal fall
Two companies have been fined £400,000 for breaches of health and safety legislation that resulted in the death of a stonemason's labourer.
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Workers breathe deadly gas
Three workers were nearly overcome by carbon-monoxide fumes while taking a shower in a decontamination unit (DCU), at a demolition site in Huddersfield.
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HSE pledge not to prosecute Fire heros
Fire-fighters in emergency situation who risk their own lives to save others should be viewed as “truly heroic”, says the HSE.
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scaffolder ignores safety order
A Plymouth man who erected scaffolding and left it in a dangerous condition had ignored an order to undertake safety training, city magistrates' heard.
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Farmer fined for fall injuries
A Nottinghamshire farm business has been prosecuted for safety failings after an employee suffered serious injuries in a roof fall.
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China clay company prosecuted
A man was seriously injured when he was drawn into machinery used to flatten bags, Truro Crown Court heard.
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Worker hit by fork-lift truck
A food processing company has been prosecuted for safety failings after an employee broke his leg when he was struck by a fork-lift truck at a Harwich factory.
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Company ignore safety order
A Cowbridge roofing company has been sentenced after repeatedly putting its workers at risk by ignoring urgent orders to improve safety.
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Firm fail to implement safety measures
A Wirral property maintenance firm has been fined for allowing employees to stand on a sloping roof to carry out repairs.
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Taunton company fined after man falls
A Taunton roofing company has been fined after one of its employees was seriously injured when he fell through a roof in central Bristol.
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Telford firm fined after roof fall
A Telford construction firm has been prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after a man shattered his wrist when he fell from a youth centre roof in Solihull.
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Company fined - worker blinded in fall
Cambridgeshire construction company has been fined after one of its employees suffered severe head injuries which blinded him.
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Construction firm put workers at risk
A Coventry construction firm has been prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after repeatedly breaching health and safety regulations.
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Firm fail to protect staff
A Shropshire man has been fined for running a plastics recycling business without having compulsory insurance in place to protect his employees.
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Firm fined after teenager injured
A Nuneaton recycling company prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after a teenager injured by forklift
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Monopile failures put grout in doubt
The offshore wind farms standing proud in the North Sea are in danger of tumbling down unless developers start using a new way of anchoring them to the seabed.
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Firm fined over worker's fall
An engineering manager was seriously injured after plunging through a factory skylight at a Milton Keynes plastics manufacturer, a court heard.
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HSE fine Calsonic Kansei UK Ltd
A Llanelli-based automotive manufacturer has been fined £400,000 after an employee died on the day he was to take voluntary redundancy.
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HSE chair's speech
Process Safety Leadership Forum, London, 9 March 2011 Judith Hackitt CBE, HSE Chair
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IOSH 11 update
IOSH 11: an update on the research & consultation on best practice in mobile-access tower assembly and dismantling.
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Public badly hurt in scaffold collapse
Two North East companies have today been fined after a member of the public was seriously injured when scaffolding collapsed.
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HSE Discover Unsafe Sites in High Peak
Nearly a third of the construction sites visited in High Peak last week were found to be so dangerous that workers' lives were being put at risk.
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STUDENT FALLS DURING WORK EXPERIENCE
Building firm in court after pupil injured on work experience :Alan Fleischer Builders Ltd, fined after student fell 2.4 meters whilst on work experience.
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Firms Convicted over Death of Worker
HMA v Robertson Construction Central Limited & Stirling Stone Limited - Companies Convicted over Death of Worker
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Roofing company fined for unsafe work
A Surrey roofing company has been fined after two workers were spotted working on a roof almost 30 feet high without using any safety equipment.
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Worker injured by fork lift truck
A Lincolnshire pipework company has been fined after a fork lift truck that had been lowering a cage containing two workers to the ground, hit one of the men
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cadet’s fatal fall
A teenage sea cadet’s fatal fall from height has highlighted a number of weaknesses in safety procedures on board the sail-training tall ship from which he fell.
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Crewe construction safety event
Builders in Crewe are being encouraged to attend a free safety event after two construction workers were killed in Cheshire last year.
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Firm Fined Over trench Collaspe Death
A Buckinghamshire construction company has been fined £5000 after a contractor died when a trench collapsed on him.
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Worker suffers after roof plunge
A York farmer has been prosecuted after worker suffers multiple injuries following roof light plunge
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Yeovil vehicle repair prosecuted
A Yeovil vehicle repair and sales company has today been prosecuted after one of its workers fell from a cage balanced on a fork lift truck.
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HSE LAUNCHES VIDEO
Health and Safety executive launch video to raise awareness to Working @ Height Safety.
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worker falls 6 meters
A construction company has today been fined after a man fell six metres down a lift shaft at a construction site in Brighton.
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Redruth plead guilty to safety breach
Cornish roofing company Redruth pleaded guilty to breaching Section 33 and ignoring safety notice.
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New Working@Height Video Website
The Video Toolbox Talks (VTT) are a new facility from AIF. Free of charge the VTT's aim to provide objective and accurate information on working at height issues
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workers' narrow escape
Lifting specialists and crane manufacturers, Konecranes UK Ltd fined after Tyneside workers' narrow escape.
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HSE Orders Sites To Down Tools
HSE orders construction sites to down tools. One in five construction sites fail safety inspections in East Lancashire
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Stoke firm fined for steeplejack fall
A Stoke-on-Trent building maintenance firm Alliance Technical Services Ltd, was fined after a steeplejack suffered serious injuries after falling from a church roof.
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Worker Falls From Unsafe Scaffolding.
Ian Allan Building Contractors Ltd has been fined after a worker suffered serious injuries following a fall from unsafe scaffolding.
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Petzl Issue Counterfeit Warning
Petzl have released warnings in regards to counterfeit goods.
Warning regarding the presence of counterfeit versions of Petzl products - Update
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Company Fined:Warehouse fatality
A Fife papermaking firm has been fined £260,000 after a worker fell almost 50 feet through a fragile roof to his death.
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Brighton man fined after workers fall
A sub-contractor has been sentenced after a worker plummeted more than five metres through a roof top in Brighton.
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Farm worker injured in roof fall
A farmworker was injured when he fell around 12 feet through a roof he was fixing.The incident happened at Mambury Farm, East Putford, near Holsworthy on 4 September 2009.
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Company fined:Unsafe Working at Height
A Birmingham construction firm has been prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive for putting its staff at risk when working@height.
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Worker falls during safety demo
A safety trainer has been prosecuted by local authorities for failing to implement safe work-at-height practices during a demonstration.
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Building left at risk of collapse
A builder has been fined for putting workers and the public in danger by leaving a building at risk of collapse in Lincoln city centre.
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Glazing firm fined after scaffold fall
Premier Security Glazing Ltd a South Yorkshire glazing firm has been sentenced after Phillip Pears an employee was hurt when he fell more than ten feet from an unsafe scaffold
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Worker breaks back in ladder fall
A Lancashire businessman has been sentenced after one of his employees broke his back when he fell off a ladder.
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Bolton steeplejack falls to death
Two companies have been fined a total of £85,000 after a steeplejack fell 50 metres to his death from an Edwardian chimney in Bolton, and a colleague was left clinging on for his life.
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Farm building firm fall
A young construction worker suffered life-changing injuries after falling six metres through the roof of a farm building a court has heard.
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HSE Prosecutions update December
The Health and Safety Executive releases summary of prosecutions related to maintenance in December 2010
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worker suffers permanent leg
John Handley, a partner in J&C Handley, has been fined after a sub-contractor suffered permanent leg injuries when falling under a telehandler.
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Council fined after fatality
An elderly lady died when she fell through an access hole in her hallway floor which had been left uncovered by West Lothian council employees working on her property.
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Howper fined after worker loses leg
A Hammersmith company Howper 291 Ltd has been fined after Lukasz Taborek, 23 a worker had his leg amputated following a fall.
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Worker fractures skull in roof fall
LD Heywood Ltd was fined £5,000 after Andrew Jeffrey, a farm worker suffered two fractures to his skull after falling through a barn roof while carrying out repair work
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ASDA employee suffers broken jaw
A SUPERMARKET chain has been fined £20,000 following an accident that left a worker with a broken jaw.
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Grimsby firm fined after workers fall
Grimsby demolition firm, H. Cope & Sons Ltd has been fined after a worker fell through a garage roof and suffered severe injuries
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BCH fined after cherry picker plunge
Steel firm BHC Ltd were fined after a man was left with multiple broken bones when the scissor lift he was working in was struck by an overhead crane and fell to the ground.
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Liverpool nursing home fined
A Liverpool nursing home has been fined £18,000 for failing to carry out regular checks of the lifting equipment, after an 81-year-old woman fell to the ground while being lifted and later died.
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Construction firm put lives at risk
A construction company endangered the lives of both its workforce and the public while demolishing an old factory in Leicester city centre, a court heard.
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Quarry stone crushes worker's leg
Moreton-in-Marsh quarry owner was prosecuted today after blocks of stone fell onto a worker, breaking his leg.
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Litterpicker injured falling into well
A Mansfield District Council worker fell six meters down a dry well while clearing litter from a yard, magistrates heard.
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Construction safety event
Chester construction safety event aims to save lives .Builders are being encouraged to attend a free safety event in the city on Tuesday 18 January after falities last year.
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Serious fallings found with contractor
Building contractor fined after employees were found to have lifted heavy materials at height without fall prevention measures.
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Worker hit by three-tonne steel tank
A steel manufacturing company has been fined after a process tank weighing three tonnes fell on an employee at one of its sites.
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New-Year honour for John Murphy
A leading figure in the drive to improve safety in the construction industry has been recognised in the New Year’s Honours List.
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Cardiff company fined over worker fall
A Cardiff-based truck and van company has been fined £20,000 after a mechanic fell from a makeshift platform attached to a forklift truck.
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Worker paralysed in roof fall
A fine of £5,000 has been issued after three workers fell through skylights at the same industrial unit in Warrington on three separate occasions – leaving one of them paralysed.
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Hse release summary of prosecutions
The Health and Safety Executive releases summary of prosecutions related to maintenance in November 2010
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Safety notice:JLG 500RTS scissor lifts
Three fatal accidents involving faulty JLG 500RTS scissors lifts overturning have prompted the Health & Safety Executive to issue a safety alert.
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Tribute to ‘Master Steeplejack'
It is with sadness we report the death of Bert Bird, he was the founder and chairman of Delta Steeplejacks Ltd.
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Humberside Job Boost
Developers believe green energy can do for Humberside what oil and gas did for Aberdeen in the 1970s.
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Death of worker at Hydroelectric plant
Hochtief Construction AG was fined £266,000 for a breach of Health and Safety legislation, following the death of a construction site worker.
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Polish worker dies in ladder fall
Dutch fumigation company Bergwerff Numansdrop BV, operating in Suffolk, has been fined £60,000 with £21,709 costs after a 42 year-old worker fell to his death from a ladder.
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Builder fined: unsafe work on hospital
A building contractor was fined along with the director of a surgical centre after safety inspectors found multiple failings on the site of a new clinic extension.
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BT sentenced after fatal ladder fall
Communications company BT has been fined £300,000 following the death of a worker who fell from a ladder while carrying out installation works.
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Unsafe roofwork led to fatal fall
Two companies from Cardiff and Surrey have been prosecuted today after a man fell to his death through a rooflight.
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Electric shock results in serious fall
A subcontractor fell more than five metres from a crane ladder after suffering an electric shock at one of the UK's largest timber merchants.
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IPAF win International Honours
The International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) has received two international safety awards
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Firm fined after roofer breaks back
A roofing contractor from East London broke his back when falling through the skylight of a building extension, after safety procedures were overlooked.
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Maintenance firm fined after Heathrow
A worker suffered injuries to his face and knees when he fell two metres in a maintenance hangar at Heathrow Airport.
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Worcestershire care home fined
A vulnerable 92-year-old woman died after falling from a first floor window in a Worcestershire care home, a court heard.
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Construction firm fined after workers'
A construction company has been sentenced after the lives of up to 30 workers were put at risk at two new waterfront apartment blocks in Liverpool.
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Builder sentenced
A builder has been sentenced after two of his employees put themselves, staff and customers at risk while working on the roof of a Frankie and Benny's restaurant in Salford Quays.
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Trade body slams criteria for scaffold
New research has found that local authorities are issuing pavement licences for scaffolding without ensuring that applicants meet legal requirements.
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Deterioration of Cold Food Ceilings
HSE has recently completed a fatal accident investigation following the failure of the ceiling of a frozen food store.
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Lord Young advocates common sense
The Government’s health and safety advisor Lord Young of Graffham, has finally published his highly anticipated review, in which he fulfils promises made in the last few months
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Budget cuts could reverse good record
The HSE has released new figures confirming that Britain has the lowest rate of work-related deaths in Europe and one of the lowest levels
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Construction giant sentenced for death
Construction firm Kier North West has been fined £160,000 after a labourer fell to his death during the construction of Everton FC’s new training academy.
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Tower crane incidents worldwide
Since 2000 there have been five major incidents on UK construction sites that involved the collapse of a tower crane.
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Two people thrown from faulty ride
A serial-offending fairground inspection company has appeared in court after two people were thrown out of a faulty fairground ride at Silverstone race circuit.
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HSE Launches 2010 Ladder Exchange
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has launched the 2010 Ladder Exchange
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HSE Falls & Enforcement Roundup
A roundup of the latest news from the HSE about falls from height
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Surprise HSE visits find unsafe work
A construction company has been fined £10,000 for failing to protect its workers from falls from height, following a surprise HSE inspection.
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Architects and construction at fault
Architects and construction firm both at error in fatal fall.
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Recent Enforcement Activity by the HSE
A summary of recent enforcement activity by the HSE
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Workers had to balance on roof
An incident in which a worker was critically injured in an eight-metre fall from a barn roof resulted in fines for three men involved in the project.
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Evaluation of LOLER
Evaluation of the simplified lifting operations and lifting equipment leaflet (LOLER)
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Comet Group plc fined £75000 for fall
Major electrical retailer Comet Group plc has been fined £75,000 following the death of a contractor who fell through a roof light at its Wrexham store.
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Fewer workers killed in past year
HSE news of fewer construction workers killed in past year and the latest 2009/2010 accident statistics
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Premier League club fined after fall
Premier League football club Aston Villa has been fined after a worker was badly injured by a fall through a roof during the redevelopment of its training ground.
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Cameron fulfils health & safety pledge
Lord Young of Graffham has been officially appointed as advisor to the prime minister on health and safety law and practice.
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HSE - Find out more
A very useful page from the HSE with links to many working at height resources including the shattered lives campaign, rooftop advice, useful pdf downloads, videos and more
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Water Company Fined
A water services company and its sub-contractor have been fined after a technician fell through the roof of a pumping station in Cambridgeshire, fracturing a vertebra in his back.
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Free info - Work at height safely
The nine organisations comprising the Access Industry Forum (AIF) have issued a new publication encouraging the safe and proper use of work-at-height equipment.
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HSE publishes work related fatalities
HSE recently published the latest names and details of work related fatalities
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Locker Limited Batch Recall
Singing Rock (LANEX a.s) issued a limited batch recall notice affecting some Locker Fall arrest Rope grabs and some SITE work positioning lanyards that contain the Locker Rope Grab
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Worker buried after trench collapse
Workers at a construction site used an excavator to rescue one of their colleagues who was buried under falling debris after a trench collapsed
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Work at height: Collective bargain
Gary Gallagher considers the role of collective protection in relation to the hierarchy of risk management contained in the Work at Height Regulations
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Work at height: Confronting competency
Peter Bennett looks at two key issues in relation to working at height – training and competence – and unravels what they mean in practice for workers, supervisors and managers.
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Corporate manslaughter guidelines
Definitive guidelines have been published to help courts deal with organisations that cause death through a gross breach of care, or where a health and safety offence is a significant cause of a death
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Prosecution follows worker injuries
A Sheffield painting company has been fined £2,000 after a worker's seven-metre fall caused life-changing injuries.
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Shattered Lives Campaign Phase 3
Shattered Lives Phase 3 - STEP and WAIT - will launch on Monday 1st February 2010, for a 5-week campaign period, finishing on the 5th March.
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Aircraft refurb incident
Aircraft-refurb incident was "waiting to happen”. An aviation company has been criticised for failing to put in place fall-protection equipment, after a worker fell five metres.
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Worker killed in four metre mine fall
A mining company has been fined €100,000 over the death of a worker inside a lead and zinc mine in Ireland.
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Untrained contractor fall
An Untrained contractor falls through rooflight at a freight forwarding company.
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Would you use a ladder like this?
Missing rungs and bent sides - these are just a small selection of the 'dodgy' ladders that have been surrendered so far under this year's 'ladder exchange' from the HSE.
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HSE inspector found in contempt
HSE inspector found in contempt of court in fairground fall case
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Falls from Vehicles
Fatal accident highlights the importance of safe access to and from vehicles.
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Revision of PPE Standards
Revision of LAC 66/8 - Standards for Personal Protective Equipment
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EU-OSHA - Risks in cleaning industry
EU-OSHA targets health risks in cleaning industry for European Week 2009
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Untrained teenager injured in fall
Untrained teenage worker injured in fall at power station
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£10,000 fine for no barrier installed
A worker was seriously injured after falling 10ft from a storage unit, which didn’t have edge protection.
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HSE Fragile roofing warning
Fragile roofing warning after firm fined for Newcastle worker’s seven-metre fall
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Rope safety event a big hit
Rope safety group IRATA recently held its annual technical event and conference, which was attended by 135 delegates from across the world.
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Teenage worker fell through rooflight
Teenage worker fell through a rooflight that was unguarded
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Railok Trolley Recall
Capital Safety in undertaking a voluntary safety recall of the trolley component of the DBI-SALA Railok Vertical Rail Safety System.
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The Ladder Association LadderBook
The Ladder Association has released a free book aiming to dispel many of the myths and misconceptions surrounding the use of ladders and stepladders.
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HSE Calls for Safe Working at Height
The HSE Calls for Safe Working at Height after a number of recent incidents.
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House of Lords to Examine WAHR
The House of Lords is to examine the Work at Height Regulations
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IRATA requirements for certification
IRATA Launches General requirements for certification of personnel engaged in industrial rope access methods 2009
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BSI Draft Anchor Devices Standard
BSI issue latest draft for public comment on Anchor Devices Standard
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HSE Reducing Risks from Tail Lifts
Reducing the risk of falls from tail-lifts - Health and Safety Executive/Local Authorities Enforcement Liaison Committee (HELA) Latest Local Authority Circular issued
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HSE Warning after 10m Fall
HSE warns of the dangers of working at height after man suffers serious injuries from 10-metre fall.
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Worker paralysed and another seriously
In seperate incidents a worker is paralysed and another seriously injured after falls.
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Caretaker fell through roof of school
A school in Essex did not report an incident where a caretaker sustained four fractured ribs and a gashed head after falling more than three metres.
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2009 HSE Report on Suspension Trauma
A new report from the HSE giving authoritative guidance on Syspension Trauma
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HSE Recent Enforcement Activity
Work at Height remains the single biggest cause of workplace deaths and one of the main causes of major injury.
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Heat exhaustion kills worker in silo
Worker untrained in confined space access and egress, nor provided with adequate equipment died in feed silo.
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2008 IRATA Work and Safety Statistics
Total Access are delighted to have supported the excellent 2008 IRATA Work and Safety Statistics
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Company director "wholly culpable"
Company director "wholly culpable" for bricklayer's death after fall down an exhaust shaft"
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Welder Falls During Roof Construction
A workman suffered serious injuries after falling 3.5 metres from a roof during the construction of an acoustic booth.
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Total Access Supports IRATA Launch
IRATA Launches significant new International Rope Access Technical event
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ITEC 09
There is a significant new event that, for this year at least, replaces the Lyon Symposium.
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Firm fined 8k for Crane Fall
Wolverhampton firm MES Environmental has been fined £8,000 after an employee fell 6m from an overhead crane onto a concrete floor in June 2008.
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HSE WAIT - Online E-Learning Tool
WAIT (Work at height, Access equipment, Information, Tool) e-Learning tool
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HSE-48 construction deaths in 9 months
and also full In-year work-related deaths reported to HSE for 2008-2009
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One Way Locking Rescue Hauler
New ISC One-Way Locking Hauler - Available from Total Access
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Employer Fined after Fall
Employer fined £6000 + £5000 costs after worker was injured in fall
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AAIAC Rope Course Guide
Adventure Activities Industry Advisory Committee releases 2009 UK rope course guide.
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HSE Warning to Principle Contractors
Building contractors are being warned to ensure they carry out regular safety inspections after the HSE prosecuted a firm over a worker's fall.
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Approved code of practice
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) will publish guidance on working in confined spaces on 17 February 2009.
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Fall Victim Lucky to Escape with Life
Two construction companies have been fined more than £100,000 after a worker fell through an unmarked hole in a roof.
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Company & Director Found Guilty
HSE - East Sussex Company and Director found guilty of manslaughter
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HSE Shattered Lives Campaign
The HSE has released its latest eLearning tools for its Shattered Lives Campaign.
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Slips, trips and falls are no joke
61 people died and more than 14,000 suffered serious injury as a result of a slip, trip or fall from height in British workplaces last year.
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Men injured in cherrypicker collision
Two men were critically injured after being thrown from a cherry-picker when a truck crashed into the platform.
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RR668: Evaluation of current rigging..
... and dismantling practices used in arboriculture
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Total Access welcomes IRATAs latest...
Newsletter...Singapore Technical Day first of its kind
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Man killed at Swan Hunter shipyard
A worker has been killed in Tyne and Wear after he was thrown from a boom lift at the Swan Hunter shipyard.
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HSE warning on dangers of construction
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is warning individuals and companies of the dangers of working in construction...
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HSE Fears - Offshore safety
The HSE has expressed concern over a rise in the number of "dangerous occurrences" on offshore platforms in 2007/08
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Construction managers warned to...
risks of working at height after worker falls from an unprotected wall
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Free - Arboriculture Safety & Health..
... Awareness Day - Tuesday 2nd September 2008, Myerscough College, Bilsborrow, Preston.
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HSE staff start industrial action
Members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union working for the HSE have begun industrial action over the closure of its London headquarters.
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IOSH hits out at the ‘elf n safety’...
... excuse. IOSH president Ray Hurst has hit out at the continuing use of health and safety as an ‘easy excuse’.
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Window cleaner's miracle plunge
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Near Miss and Fatality news
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BWEA Statement on Lifts in turbines
The BWEA recognises the hierarchical approach in Great Britain Work at Height legislation for determining safe access up turbine towers and in principle supports the use of lifts...
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Total Access, Innovation Winners!!
“Total Access Scoop Second Prestigious Award In Six Months”
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Total Access hit the BIG TIME!
“Total Access provided a highly professional service from start to finish for what was a very delicate task in order to clean and inspect the glazing to the clock face” . Mike McCann
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HSE - New Tower Cranes Regulations
Notification of Conventional Tower Cranes Regulations which come into force on 6 April 2010.
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Premier league football club fined
Aston Villa Football Club has been fined £1350 after a drainage worker fell through a roof during the redevelopment of its training ground.
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