newsTHE LIMITED company that operates Lea Hall Social Club in Rugeley has been prosecuted after pleading guilty to a breach of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, having allowed one of its members to use an unsafe ladder.
productTHE LADDER Association is urging ladder users – and their managers and supervisors – to take a fresh approach to ladder training.
newsPEOPLE WORKING within the Scottish agricultural industry are urged to follow strict procedures when working at heights to avoid death and injuries.
articleChris Kendall looks at the latest developments in UK and European standards and guidance as they affect some of the different disciplines and product sectors represented by the Access Industry Forum (AIF).
newsA DIRECTOR of a construction company was sentenced after the partial collapse of a building during roofing work.
articleFalls from height are still the main cause of deaths in industry. Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MEWPs) are specifically designed to safely conduct temporary work at height and have been recognised as such by safety bodies across Europe, says Andrew Delahunt.
newsWH SMITH (Retail Holdings) Limited has been ordered to pay fines and costs totalling more than £470,000 after a member of the public fell into a basement through a trapdoor on the shop floor.
productSLIPS, TRIPS and falls can result both in fatal and non-fatal workplace accidents and they are one of the most frequently occurring accident types.
newsLONDON ZOO has been fined £40,000 after a cleaner fell from a faulty ladder while working inside a hawk aviary.
newsTHE HEALTH and Safety Executive (HSE) has said Hull City Council failed to address the “obvious risk” of employees working on ice before a worker fell and suffered broken ribs while re-laying ice at The Hull Ice Arena.
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