newsConstruction crisis: Data highlights concerning statistics
DATA HIGHLIGHTS fatalities in construction industry are up almost 10% in five years and that half of these fatal incidents were due to falls from heights.
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newsContractor fined for failing to comply
A SOLE trader has been fined for failing to plan, manage and monitor construction work being carried out under their control.
newsWorkers fall from height from ‘makeshift platform’
A CONSTRUCTION company has been sentenced following an incident where two bricklayers fell from height during the construction of a parapet wall.
articleLegal spotlight – March 22
UK government commits to introduce Protect Duty for UK venue operators. Kevin Bridges provides an insight.
articlePractitioner viewpoint – March 22
With organisations now operating in different ways to how they did pre-pandemic, Louise Ward asks if our risk control strategies need to be revised.
articleAll eyes on Birmingham
Sector professionals visiting Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre in early April to attend the Nineteen Group’s Safety and Security Series will be treated to a group of events dedicated to protecting people, property and assets. Brian Sims previews what’s on offer for practitioners at The Fire Safety Event 2022
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productEmergency call system
THE LRS emergency call system is used throughout the UK and Southern Ireland by many large well-known companies. But now, using a new technology system that can capture messaging from emergency call points for on-screen management. Long Range Systems will be on stand 4/N21.
newsTA falls through school ceiling
TODMORDEN CHURCH of England Junior Infants and Nursery School has been sentenced for a breach of the Health and Safety at Work Act after an employee fell through the ceiling of the school hall, causing a major injury.
news£1.5M fine after electrician dies
A COMPANY has been fined after an electrician died in fall of approximately eight metres when an access panel on the raised walkway of an overhead crane gave way beneath him.
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