newsPoor planning leaves worker paralysed
A COMPANY and an individual have been fined after a worker suffered life changing injuries while dismantling an external platform lift.
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newsCouncil fined £300,000 after child falls from height
CHESHIRE WEST and Chester Council has been fined after a young child fell almost three metres to the floor from a gap in railings, sustaining serious head injuries.
newsDiocese fined £40,000 after care home death fall
THE ROMAN Catholic Diocese of Dunkeld has been fined for health and safety failings which led to the death of a vulnerable care home resident at a property in Dundee.
articleSlippery situation
In the movies slipping on a banana skin can be very humorous, but Alistair Simpson recognises that it is no laughing matter if it happens in the workplace and can be very costly both for the individuals and companies involved.
articleFall protection in complex environments
In the latest webinar, Sam Thomas explored the common, and sometimes overlooked, risks and challenges of working at height in the industrial sector. He was joined by Alan Murray of the BSIF.
newsKey appointment at No Falls Foundation
FOLLOWING HIS retirement from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) on 30 September, the No Falls Foundation is delighted to announce that Ray Cooke has kindly agreed to serve as the Foundation’s first Health & Safety Advisor.
newsScottish Water fined after lone worker falls
SCOTTISH WATER has been fined after an employee, working alone at night, fell through insecure flooring into a storm channel and was seriously injured suffering life threatening and lifelong debilitating injuries.
newsFine after scaffolder’s fatal fall
WEMBLEY SCAFFOLDING Services Limited has been fined following an incident where a worker fell five metres and suffered a fatal head injury.
newsSubcontractor slips from temporary platform
BREBNER AND Williamson Limited has been fined following an incident where John Niven, a self-employed subcontractor fell 15 feet from a youngman board, which had been used to create a temporary platform. He sustained multiple fractures and a brain injury.
newsNo Falls Foundation urges safety
AS PEOPLE return to work, the No Falls Foundation – the UK charity dedicated to working at height – is urging workers to ‘Be Safe, Don’t Fall, Stay Alive!’ The charity is keen to ensure that height safety remains a priority despite the understandable pressures to kick-start the economy.
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