newsCement company hit with £1M fine after fatal crush
A CEMENT company in Sharpness has been fined £1 million after an employee was killed when he was crushed by machinery in a cement bagging plant.
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newsChemical firm in dock over fatal fall
BERTSCHI UK Limited has been fined £425k after a warehouse supervisor suffered fatal injuries following a fall from a mobile loading ramp during a container loading operation at its Middlesbrough site.
newsIllegal gas fitter sentenced after Facebook ads
AN ILLEGAL gas fitter who advertised his services on Facebook despite not being on the Gas Safe Register has been given a suspended prison sentence after carrying out dangerous work on homes across the North East.
articleYour questions answered by The British Safety Council
THE BRITISH Safety Council answers YOUR questions.
articleOccupational hazards
DR CHRISTOPHER Davis explores why occupational safety and health can no longer afford to overlook the world’s informal workers, where millions remain exposed to risk without adequate protection, regulation or support.
newsProperty firm fined after young apprentice dies
A PROPERTY management company has been fined and its director handed a suspended sentence after an 18-year-old apprentice was killed while working at a property in Bangor, North Wales.
newsMembers of the public injured in scaffold tower collapse
A LONDON construction company and its sole director have been fined after a tower scaffold fell onto two members of the public on a busy high street in south-west London.
articleRising heat risk on site
AS THE UK experiences multiple periods of extreme heat this summer, construction businesses are being urged to make hot weather planning a standard part of site management rather than treating rising temperatures as a short-term disruption.
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productSnickers Workwear names charity partner
SNICKERS WORKWEAR is announcing a new charity partnership with Band of Builders, as part of a shared commitment to supporting those who make up the backbone of the construction industry.
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