newsBuilder spared jail after gas explosion injures worker
A NOTTINGHAM builder has avoided an immediate spell behind bars after his failures resulted in a gas explosion leaving a worker with burns so serious, he has been unable to work since.
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newsTrade union calls to protect outdoor workers
WITH AN amber heat health alert issued for parts of England, and temperatures set to top 30 degrees C in some places, the TUC is calling on employers to protect anyone working outdoors who is in the sun and the heat.
news£300k fine following incident on North Sea platform
AN OIL and gas operator has been fined £300k after three crew members descended into a water filled lift shaft on a floating platform in the North Sea causing them to become partially submerged.
newsHouse collapse injures four
A LONDON construction company has been fined £50k after four men were injured – two seriously – when the first floor of a house collapsed during building works.
newsGate manufacturer fined folliowing safety breaches
A METAL gate manufacturing company has been prosecuted after repeatedly ignoring Health and Safety Executive (HSE) enforcement notices.
newsTeen apprentice injured on site
A HOUSEBUILDER has been fined £800k after a teen apprentice was injured when a temporary stairwell covering collapsed.
newsDemolition firm in the dock after worker falls from height
A DEMOLITION company has been fined after a worker fell six metres through a roof opening during a demolition project, suffering serious injuries.
newsComplacency causes 6% increase in pipeline incidents
THERE WERE 284 incidents of workers putting themselves at risk by digging too close to a high-pressure fuel pipeline in 2024, according to Linewatch, the leading pipeline safety awareness group.
newsBodycams make customers ‘less aggressive’ claim staff
A FUEL and forecourt provider has hailed the rollout of body-worn cameras for staff, with almost three quarters (73%) saying customers are less aggressive now they are in use.
newsHealth and safety workers driven by negative experience
NEW RESEARCH amongst health and safety professionals has found that one fifth chose to work in health and safety after a negative personal incident to either themselves, a colleague or someone they knew.
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