newsBuilding owner jailed after worker left paralysed
A BUILDING owner has been sentenced to 12 months in prison after an employee was left paralysed when a hoist platform he was working from plummeted from the third floor to ground level.
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newsIPAF offering MEWP operator training in Kenya
THE INTERNATIONAL Powered Access Federation (IPAF) is now offering a power access operator training is now available in Kenya.
newsConstruction employers sentenced following death of roofer
THE HEALTH and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) has successfully led a prosecution against two local construction employers, Leslie Wright and H. Miskimmin Limited.
newsGlass company fined £80k after worker’s fall
A GLASS manufacturing company has been fined £80,000 after a worker sustained serious injuries when he fell through a roof.
newsDemolition company fined after fall from height fatality
A DISMANTLING and demolition company has been fined after a worker fell 30 feet to his death when part of a pipe bridge platform gave way.
newsWorker falls 30 feet through warehouse skylight
A BLACKBURN based warehouse owner has been fined after an employee of a roofing contractor Nizamuddin Gorji fell approximately 30 feet through a glass skylight on a warehouse roof resulting in severe life changing injuries.
newsPotentially dangerous ladders reaching market
NEW RESEARCH commissioned by the Ladder Association has raised serious concerns that unsafe and potentially dangerous ladders are being sold to unsuspecting consumers in the UK.
newsFatal fall through fragile roof lands fines
TWO MEN have been fined and received suspended sentences after a worker fell over five metres through fragile roof panels suffering injuries that subsequently proved fatal.
newsConstruction company in the dock after fall from height
SIDE EXTENSIONS Limited, a Hertfordshire-based construction company, has been fined for not having safety measures in place for working at height which caused the fall and death of an 86-year-old woman.
newsRoSPA launches groundbreaking ‘Falls Charity Appeal’
FALL PREVENTION has been identified as the number one priority by the leading health and safety charity the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA).
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