newsBuilding firm fined after worker stumbles
STAN ENGLAND Builders Limited has been fined following an incident when a worker suffered serious injuries after falling from a mezzanine level and wooden platform.
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newsFour NI fall from height fatalities in 2020
HSENI HAVE announced that there have been four fatalities as a result of falls from height since the beginning of January 2020.
newsFirm fined after young worker falls
A CONSTRUCTION firm has been fined after a 17-year-old worker fell more than three metres through an opening for a roof light.
newsCompany lands fine after self-employed roofer injured
PHOENIX ROOFING and Cladding Limited, a company specialising in roofing work, has been fined after a self-employed roofer was seriously injured when he fell from a roof.
newsDirector in dock for safety failings
THE FORMER director of a construction company has received a suspended prison sentence after failing to comply with Prohibition Notices and for carrying out unsafe work at height during roofing work on a new build house.
articleBreak the fall
Despite years of advancements in occupational health, falls are still the most common type of injury experienced by workers. Add height into the equation, and you increase the risk of fatality or life-long care. Dr Karen McDonnell looks at the prevention strategy campaigns and the stories behind the statistics.
articleReaching new heights
Harnesses play a vital role in safely arresting a worker’s fall, so it is essential that the equipment undergoes regular inspections and tests. Here, Daniel Harrison gives an insight.
productRaising the roof…on safe access
The preference from the ‘Health and Safety Executive’ is that access to high level areas are either restricted or prevented with plant placed at ground level. However, when access is required for complying with roof warrantees and also the clearing of debris with other maintenance issues, this is often impossible to achieve. Safetyworks & Solutions MD Marco Norman provides an insight.
newsCompany fined after decorator breaks hip
A CONSTRUCTION company has been fined after a painter and decorator fell from an unprotected landing on the second floor of a house.
newsFall from platform lands construction company fine
A CONSTRUCTION company has been fined after a worker fell from a platform causing him to be knocked unconscious and suffer a broken wrist.
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