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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.
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.
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.
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