newsWorker hurt falling from gantry
A REFRIGERATION company has been fined £27,000 after a worker sustained significant injuries when he fell from an incomplete gantry.
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news£200k fine after worker slips cleaning machinery
A COMPANUY specialising in the manufacture of stabilisers and additives used in plastic products has been fined £200,000 after an employee suffered serious hand injuries while cleaning machinery.
newsCompany hit with fine after employee falls through roof
AN ENGINEERING company has been fined after one of its employees fell through a roof while installing bird deterrent spikes.
productLittle room for error
When an employee enters a confined space to carry out works or inspections, how can you be sure they will come out alive and well? Alfonso Fernandez outlines the dangers and explains how to plan for the unexpected.
newsWorker falls from a roof and dies
A NORTH West roofing contractor has been fined after an employee fell from a roof ladder and died at the scene.
newsMultiple sentences after 18-year-old’s death
TWO COMPANIES and two people have been sentenced after an 18-year-old construction worker was fatally injured while working on a house-build construction site in Boston, Lincolnshire.
newsFatal fall lands £190k fine
A WASTE management company has been fined £190,000 after a contractor died when he fell seven metres while carrying out maintenance work.
newsWork at height charity launches Supporter Scheme
THE NO Falls Foundation, the UK charity dedicated to keeping people safe when working at height, has launched its first official Supporter Scheme. Designed to allow companies and organisations in any industry sector to demonstrate their support for the aims and objectives of the charity, the scheme offers membership in four distinct categories.
newsMan sentenced for failings that led to death fall
A 38-year-old-man has been sentenced for health and safety failings which led to an employee being thrown to his death.
newsWorker falls while cleaning windows
A CARPENTRY and joinery company has been fined after a man working unsecured on the forks of a fork-lift truck fell 3.5 metres to the ground.
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