newsLandmark moment for safe digging industry
SAFE DIGGING searches exceeded 4 million for the first time last year, with more people than ever prioritising health and safety before putting a spade in the ground.
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newsScrap yard prosecuted after father and son injured
A SCRAP metal recycling company has been fined after two members of the public were injured when a large pile of scrap metal collapsed onto them at its site in Scunthorpe.
podcastHealth & Safety Matters Podcast – Episode 51
IN THIS episode, host Mark Sennett sits down with industry stalwart Debbie Airey to talk about her new book Kicking the Door Down.
newsBricklayer hospitalised after roof collapse fall
AN OLDHAM-based construction company has been fined after a bricklayer was hospitalised for a month when the floor he was working on collapsed.
newsChild seriously injured at Chelsea restaurant
A CHELSEA restaurant has been fined £50k after a three-year-old child suffered serious injuries when their foot was trapped and crushed in a descending glass window.
productCommon perimeter security mistakes businesses make
IF YOU’RE running a business, then you’ll need to make sure that the premises are physically secure. While emphasis is increasingly (and rightly) being placed on digital security, it’s still worth considering the risk posed by real-world threats.
newsIOSH highlights hidden harm on British farms
A CULTURE of underreporting is masking the full extent of workplace injuries in UK agriculture, according to new research from IOSH.
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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