newsDriver suffers brain injury in fall
A COMPANY has been fined £380k after a delivery driver fell and suffered a traumatic brain injury while working at its site in Walsall.
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newsFirst ever No Falls Week launched
THE NO Falls Foundation, the first and only UK-based charity for the work at height sector, is proud to be launching its first ever ‘No Falls Week’, a powerful campaign dedicated to promoting safe working at height.
newsShocking increase in construction fatalities
FATAL INCIDENTS in the UK construction industry have risen by almost 20% in the last five years, new data has found. In 2022/23, 45 fatal injuries were reported, an increase of 15% compared to the previous year.
newsPreventable fall lands fine
A COMPANY and its director have been fined after an employee was injured from a fall during the construction of eight new houses in Lichfield, Staffordshire.
newsResearch highlights impact of budget cuts on safety
NEW RESEARCH from Watco has examined the complexities of the facilities management (FM) industry, and how they impact the safety and smooth running within the modern facility.
newsFarming company fined £320k following fatality
A COMPANY involved in fruit and vegetable production has been fined £320k after a man “who always put family first” was killed at a site in Burscough.
newsJoiner falls and breaks nine ribs
A COMPANY in Wales has been fined £60k after a joiner fell from height and suffered a kidney laceration and head trauma.
newsFine after unsafe working reported
A COMPANY has been fined after shocked onlookers spotted an employee precariously working from height while standing on a pallet raised by a forklift truck at Ramsgate Harbour.
newsOffshore companies fined after grandfather injured
TWO OFFSHORE companies have been fined a combined total of more than £1.2m after an offshore worker’s feet were crushed while walking along a gangway over the North Sea.
newsCompany and director sentenced after worker’s ladder fall
A COMPANY and its director have been sentenced after an employee fell from height and suffered serious injuries.
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