articleWorking at height can be risky enough, without the additional danger of poor-quality ladders. Here, Peter Bennett explains why the Government must clamp down on online marketplaces selling substandard imported telescopic ladders.
newsA SEAFOOD company has been fined £80k after a fisherman drowned when his leg was caught in a rope and he was pulled overboard.
newsA BRADFORD man has been given a suspended prison sentence after an employee sustained life-threatening injuries when he fell 30-feet through a fragile roof.
newsA BUILDING company has been fined after a demolition worker suffered serious injuries after falling from a platform in Kensington in London.
newsA SHEFFIELD-based construction and telecommunication company has been fined £550,000 after an employee fell from a stepladder and was impaled on metal piping.
newsTHE FIRST dynamic package of deregulatory reforms to grow the economy, cut costs for businesses and support consumers has been unveiled.
productJSP JOINS Build UK as a Professional Services member, providing expert insight on ‘above the neck’ PPE and height safety.
newsA BODMIN dairy farm has been fined more than £60,000 after one of its workers sustained multiple injuries when he fell more than 20 feet through a roof on to a concrete floor.
newsUNSAFE AND potentially dangerous ladders continue to be sold online in the UK, according to a new safety report from the Ladder Association.
newsA REPAIR and maintenance company has been fined for health and safety failings which left a worker with severe injuries.
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