Construction company fined after worker fell from height
A construction company has been fined after a worker suffered serious injuries after falling from height.
A construction company has been fined after a worker suffered serious injuries after falling from height.
The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) fatal injuries report 2016-2017 reveals a dramatic reduction in the number of falls from height. Dominique Vansteenkiste, high-risk safety leader EMEA at Honeywell Industrial Safety, believes it’s time to give workers at height an edge over risk.
London Bridge is the fourth busiest railway station in the country, with more than 54 million passengers passing through every year. As Network Rail nears completion of a £1billion redevelopment, Chris Shaw speaks to MSA Safety about the fall protection requirements associated with such a project.
A builder was sentenced today after three workers, including a father and son, fell almost five metres when a work platform became disconnected from a telehandler.
Kee Systems has supplied its range of safety solutions to the Veolia Water treatment plant in Wiltshire through its distributor, Ash Safety to provide effective protection for maintenance teams, ensuring full compliance with current health and safety requirements.
U-Power has introduced eight totally metal-free styles in its best-selling RedLion range of safety footwear.
A builder has been fined after a worker suffered serious injuries after falling from height from a scaffold.
One year on from the biggest overhaul of UK Health & Safety regulations and much has changed with the introduction of ‘unlimited’ fines for offences.
It is crucial to ensure that your property upholds health and safety regulations, not only to protect employees and the public from injury, but also to prevent you from facing expensive charges and fees.
According to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), there are approximately 622,000 cases of reportable work-related accidences occur in the UK each year. Such accidents often involve ladders.
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