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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newsLadder fall lands food manufacturer in the dock
A JAM and preserve manufacturer has been prosecuted after a worker sustained multiple fractures after falling from a ladder.
newsTotal cost of construction injuries revealed
INJURIES AND ill-health in the UK construction industry are now costing upwards of £16.2 billion, new data has revealed.
news£200k fine after worker’s fatal fall
A TRANSPORT and haulage company was sentenced after a worker died after falling from the rear of a transport shipping container.
newsEmployers urged to use free fall prevention resource
THE ROYAL Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) is calling on employers to make a real difference to people’s lives on World Day for Safety and Health at Work, by taking part in our free Fall Fighter initiative.
newsFarmer sentenced after child fatally injured
THE MOTHER of a four-year-old boy who fell from a farm vehicle and was run over sustaining fatal injuries has called for a change in attitude in agriculture.
newsLabourer injured in fall from height
INFINITI ROOFING and Construction Ltd has been sentenced for breaches of safety regulations after an employee fell through a gap in scaffolding and sustained multiple injuries while working on a building at Havers Hill, Eastfield, Scarborough.
newsConstruction crisis: Data highlights concerning statistics
DATA HIGHLIGHTS fatalities in construction industry are up almost 10% in five years and that half of these fatal incidents were due to falls from heights.
newsWorkers fall from height from ‘makeshift platform’
A CONSTRUCTION company has been sentenced following an incident where two bricklayers fell from height during the construction of a parapet wall.
newsOil platform collapses injuring employee
A NORTH-East civil engineering company has been sentenced after a worker suffered life threatening injuries after falling 15 metres when a platform he was working on unexpectedly collapsed.
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