newsTO CELEBRATE PASMA Tower Safety Week, taking place between 15–21 March, WernerCo has provided training for all customer facing staff at its Maldon facility to highlight safe working practice when using towers.
newsSTAN ENGLAND Builders Limited has been fined following an incident when a worker suffered serious injuries after falling from a mezzanine level and wooden platform.
newsHSENI HAVE announced that there have been four fatalities as a result of falls from height since the beginning of January 2020.
newsA CONSTRUCTION firm has been fined after a 17-year-old worker fell more than three metres through an opening for a roof light.
newsPHOENIX 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.
newsTHE 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.
articleDespite 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.
articleHarnesses 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.
productThe 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.
newsA CONSTRUCTION company has been fined after a painter and decorator fell from an unprotected landing on the second floor of a house.
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