newsMen injured after cradle falls nine floors
TWO MEN working on a residential tower under construction in London were fortunate to escape death when a defective cradle they were in fell about 90 feet.
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newsWaste company fined after fatal accident
A WASTE company has been fined over £250,000 after a member of the public was run over by one of its vehicles and died.
newsWorker suffers horrific injuries cleaning machine
AN ABERDEEN joinery and manufacturing company has been fined £9,400 after one of its workers suffered horrific injuries while cleaning a machine.
newsFunfair manager jailed after death of three-year-old
AN OPERATIONS manager at a funfair company has been jailed for six months and disqualified as a director for five years after a three-year-old girl died on a Norfolk beach. The funfair company he was working for has been fined £20,000.
newsDemolition company fined £60k after serious incident
A WOOLWICH labourer is ‘lucky to be alive’ after part of a Victorian building fell on him during demolition work in Kilburn, North West London.
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newsBOHS raises ‘Working Better’ consultation concerns
THE BRITISH Occupational Hygiene Society, a leading scientific charity and the Chartered Society for worker health protection, has raised serious concerns about the implications of the government’s recent proposals introduced in the “Working Better” Consultation.
newsFine after cladding removal put residents at risk
A HEALTH and safety inspector found cladding lying on residents’ balconies at a Liverpool apartment block, posing a serious fire risk.
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productChanging the rules on layering PPE
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