newsCompany and director in court for poor site standards
A Gloucestershire housebuilder and the company’s managing director have been fined for poor welfare facilities and unsafe excavation work at a construction site near Cinderford.
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productWorking hand in hand
Canadian hand protection company, Superior Glove Works has chosen Beeswift in the UK as its exclusive sales, marketing and distribution partner for the European Economic area.
newsGateshead firm fined after roof blown off in high winds
A Gateshead firm has been prosecuted for safety failings after the roof of a temporary extension at Lynemouth Power Station was blown off in high winds – putting workers and others delivering coal to the site at risk.
newsLandlord convicted for gas safety dangers
A Harrow based landlord has been given a suspended jail sentence and fined £10,000 for putting his tenants’ lives in danger by carrying out illegal gas work at the flats he rented.
newsConstruction giant and subcontractor in court after metal frame collapsed
A leading construction firm and a concrete contractor have been fined after a metal frame collapsed at a site in Birmingham, knocking two workers from scissor lift platforms.
newsCompany fined after worker killed in offshore incident
An offshore services company has been fined for serious safety failings following an incident in which a worker died after plunging 23 metres from a platform into the sea.
newsBuilding firm sentenced for corporate manslaughter
A building firm and its owner have been sentenced at Preston Crown Court, following an incident in 2011 where a man died as a result of falling through a roof.
productBusiness as usual
After nearly five years with the organisation, Alex Botha, the British Safety Council’s chief executive, has left the organisation. Chris Shaw asks acting chief executive, Neal Stone, what the future now holds for the BSC.
newsUnsafe roof work leads to court
A West Midlands engineering firm and a Shropshire roofer have been prosecuted after a member of the public spotted men working unsafely at height.
newsPlumbers in court over illegal gas work in Essex
One plumber has been sentenced to 200 hours unpaid community service and another has been fined, over illegal gas work that put lives in danger at a hotel in Sawbridgeworth.
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