newsShropshire bricklayer fractures skull
A CONSTRUCTION company has been fined £12,000 after a Shropshire bricklayer fell through a stairwell opening and fractured his skull.
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newsOil company fined following fatal fall
AN OIL company has been fined £650,000 for health and safety failings which led to the tragic death of a contractor.
newsNASC announces new CEO
THE NATIONAL Access and Scaffolding Confederation (NASC) has appointed a new chief executive officer (CEO) – highly experienced trade body leader, Clive Dickin.
newsBusiness park operator prosecuted after worker’s fall
A RUNCORN business park operator has been fined £13,000 after a worker fell more than 13 feet through a fragile roof.
newsHSE publishes work-related fatality figures
ONE HUNDRED and thirty-five workers were killed in work-related incidents in Great Britain in the last year, according to figures published on 6 July by the Health and Safety Executive.
newsTake fall prevention seriously, urges RoSPA
THIS INJURY Awareness Week, The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents is urging businesses of all sizes to take falls seriously and to implement a proper falls prevention strategy in their workplace.
newsAircraft seat manufacturer fined £660k
A LEADING manufacturer of aircraft seats has been fined £660k after one of its employees suffered horrific injuries when he fell through a roof at a site in South Wales.
articleRising to the challenge
A looks at how architects can rise to the challenge of choosing the right fall protection system. We find out more from Stuart Pierpoint.
articleYour questions answered – June 23
British Safety Council uses this page to answer YOUR questions.
Please send any problems, issues or general enquiries about health, safety and wellbeing to [email protected] and their experts will respond in future editions of HSM.
articleStep up safety
Working 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.
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