articleFalls from height continue to be the most common cause of workplace fatalities in the UK. The latest figures show 40 workers were killed as a result of falling from height in 2022/23, a stark 51% of total construction fatalities*. Ben Haughton explains how fall protection solutions play a key role in safety.
newsA SOLAR panel installation company has been fined after a worker fell and sustained life-changing injuries.
newsA CONSTRUCTION company in Kent has been fined after a sub-contractor fell and died from his injuries.
newsA COMPANY has been fined £380k after a delivery driver fell and suffered a traumatic brain injury while working at its site in Walsall.
newsTHE 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.
newsFATAL 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.
newsA 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.
newsNEW 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.
newsA 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.
newsA COMPANY in Wales has been fined £60k after a joiner fell from height and suffered a kidney laceration and head trauma.
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