newsEnforcement action taken against director and company
A CONSTRUCTION company director and his firm have been fined after failing to comply with multiple enforcement notices and for failing to suitably plan, manage and monitor construction work.
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newsCouncil fined £80k after lamppost hits veteran
GLASGOW CITY Council has been fined £80k after a military veteran sustained life-changing injuries when he was struck by a falling lamppost in the city’s west end in June 2023.
newsConstruction firm fined £60k after worker falls through floor
A CONSTRUCTION company based in the Northwest of England, has been fined £60k after a wall collapsed, knocking an employee through an open stairwell onto a concrete floor below.
newsIllegal gas work sees father and son sentenced
AN UNREGISTERED gas installer and his father have been sentenced after carrying out illegal gas work at two houses in Cheshire.
productMEWP safety day emphasises tested rescue plans
A LIVE MEWP awareness and rescue safety day delivered by Horizon Platforms, has highlighted the need for rescue preparedness and machine familiarisation, among operators and managers responsible for supervising MEWP activity on retail fit-out projects.
productThermatic strengthens iso certifications with PJR
FACILITIES MANAGEMENT company Thermatic has strengthened its suite of ISO certifications with new partner, Perry Johnson Registrars (PJR).
newsCornish farmer fined after cow attacks
A 75-year-old man said he feared for his life after being attacked by cows while walking his dog on a public footpath in Cornwall.
newsWorker crushed by collapsing wall
A CONSTRUCTION company has been fined £100k after a steel-fixer was seriously injured when a newly built blockwork wall collapsed at a site in Poole.
articleFalling short on safety
SLIPS, TRIPS and falls are the most common workplace hazard, but there are steps we can take to help prevent them, says Caitlin McCloy.
newsLandlord fined after ignoring council warnings
A HARROW landlord has been prosecuted been hit with a £9k penalty for repeatedly ignoring council notices and failing to provide essential information about his property which was a suspected unlicenced House of Multiple Occupancy (HMO) – and riddled with fire hazards.
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