newsWood company fined over £1m after workers injured
A MULTI-national company that manufactures wood-based products has been fined more than £1 million after two workers were injured in separate incidents.
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newsRoofer given suspended sentence after man falls
A SELF-employed roofer has received a suspended prison sentence after a man suffered serious injuries after falling from scaffold in Devon.
newsFine after worker fell to his death from church steeple
A SPECIALIST construction company has been fined £60,000 after a worker fell to his death from a church steeple in Birmingham.
newsFather injured from fall through barn roof
A COMPANY has been fined £133,000 after a man was left seriously injured when he fell through a barn roof in Southampton.
newsSignificant step forward in fall protection equipment
JOIN HSM and BSIF on the 17 January at 10:00am on the new standard BS 8681:2024 Personal fall protection equipment –Anchor systems – Specification for provider competence.
newsWorker breaks leg in fall from height
A COMPANY has been fined £120k after an employee broke his leg while working on a property in Salisbury.
newsMarking the National Workplace Day of Remembrance
MARKING THE National Workplace Day of Remembrance, which took place on 12 December 2024, Werner calls for heightened workplace safety.
productRaising standards
ALAN MURRAY offers an overview of the new Personal Fall Protection Equipment Standard, BS 8681, and outlines its implications for the industry and those it impacts.
articleDon’t fall short
Slips, trips and falls remain the biggest cause of non-fatal injuries at work – Emma Willison explains how to mitigate the risk.
newsCompany and director sentenced for putting workers at risk
A ROOFING firm has been fined while its director has been handed a suspended prison sentence after putting the lives of workers at risk during a roof renovation in Surrey.
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