newsLifting company sentenced after workers fell from crane
A SPECIALIST heavy lifting company has been fined after two men fell from height during the assembly of a crane.
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newsCompany sentenced for failings that led to death fall
AN EDINBURGH based agricultural company has been fined £60,000 for health and safety failings which led to the death of a man when he fell through an industrial shed roof.
newsCompany pleads guilty after fall from height
EW TECHNOLOGIES Limited has been fined €50,000 for breaches of health and safety legislation at Central Criminal Court, Dublin.
newsLighthouse Charity pioneers bold path for prisoners
THE LIGHTHOUSE Construction Industry Charity is pioneering an innovative programme designed to reintegrate prisoners into the workforce and help bridge the longstanding skills gap in the construction sector.
newsCompanies fined after labourer fractures skull
TWO COMPANIES have been fined £46,000 in total after a labourer from Runcorn fractured his skull.
productDo you get enough benefit from your work at height equipment?
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articleMaking an impact
If you spend most of your time on a construction site, you’ll know that hitting your head can be part of the job. Most of the time, it’s minor bumps, but sometimes it can be harder hits. Common accidents can be knocks to the side of the head, falling objects, slips, trips or falls. These can be angled impacts, and angled impacts can create a rotational motion, explains Chris Tidy.
newsEducational support can prevent falls, research shows
AVOIDABLE FALLS in the home can be reduced up to 69 per cent with the right information and support in place, that’s according to the launch of a new report released today by Trent & Dove Housing Association and The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA).
newsWorker suffers life-changing injuries in fall
A CUMBRIAN construction company has been fined after a man was critically injured falling 10m through the roof of an industrial unit.
newsVolunteer injured in fall from height
GWILI RAILWAY Company Ltd has been fined £18,000 after pleading guilty to one offence under the Work at Height Regulations 2005, which followed an investigation and prosecution by industry regulator the Office of Rail and Road (ORR).
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