articleRescue mission
No two rescue missions are the same and responding to accidents at height can be even more challenging. Here, Stephen Morris looks at the importance of a well-prepared rescue plan.
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articleReaching beyond compliance
Should you be investing more in fall protection PPE? Alfonso Fernandez summarises some of the issues and requirements and explains how upgrading your equipment can not only save you money, but also help better protect your workforce.
newsBuilder avoids immediate prison sentence
A BUILDER has been given a suspended prison sentence after he put the lives of workers at risk on a construction site in London.
newsLogistics firm fined £1million following fall
A LOGISTICS company has been fined £1 million after an employee fell over 10 metres and sustained serious injuries.
newsWork at height sector responds to increase in workplace fatalities
MORE PEOPLE are being killed at work now after suffering a fall from height than in the last 17 years, according to the latest figures released by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
newsRecycling company fined £3M after fatal incident
A RECYCLING company has been fined after a man died and another was seriously injured while decommissioning a North Sea gas rig.
newsTragic fall leaves man paralysed
A CHESHIRE-based electrical transmission company has been fined £240,000 after a man was left paralysed from the chest down after a fall at work.
newsNon-compliant and unsafe ladders targeted at seaports
ONGOING RESEARCH has proven there is a real and serious issue with the availability and use of substandard imported ladders on the UK market.
newsHeight industry responds to workplace deaths increase
MORE PEOPLE are being killed at work now after suffering a fall from height than in the last 17 years, according to the latest figures released by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
newsConcerning rise in construction fatalities
THE LATEST figures from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) show a rise in the the number of work-related fatalities.
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