First 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A COMPANY in Wales has been fined £60k after a joiner fell from height and suffered a kidney laceration and head trauma.
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.
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.
A COMPANY and its director have been sentenced after an employee fell from height and suffered serious injuries.
ARCO PROFESSIONAL Safety Services is expanding its equipment hire capabilities nationwide with new funding into four fully stocked hire centres in key locations across the UK.
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