Keadby Generation fined £200k after contractors injured
Keadby Generation has been fined £200,000 after three contractors were injured by a release of water and sludge while carrying out maintenance work in Cheshire.
Survey: Four in 10 SMEs battle mental health issues due to pay issues
Four in ten small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) across all industries are battling mental health issues due to unfair payment practices, according to a new YouGov poll.
Construction firm fined £55k after young worker falls from height
Construction company Mark Holland Group has been fined £55,620 after a 17 year-old worker fell through an opening for a roof light and sustained multiple broken bones.
Insurance provider calls for thermal cameras to handle ‘hot work’ fires
Zurich is calling for contractors to adopt thermal imaging cameras to help reduce the number of fires started by 'hot work'.
SPIE fined £160k after boy crushed between power pole and fence
Building services company, SPIE Ltd has been fined £160,000 after a schoolboy was crushed when he was trapped between an unsecured pole and a fence.
Company fined £36k after 700kg water pump falls on worker
Construction company, Fascel Group has been fined £36,000 after an employee was injured when water pump set weighing over 700kg fell on him.
Investigation launched into MEWP collision in Rochford
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch has launched an investigation into the collision of two mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) on a rail maintenance job in Essex.
Fire safety knowledge remains ‘inadequate’ post-Grenfell, study shows
A third of construction professionals believe the industry still has ‘inadequate’ knowledge and training around fire safety, according to a study carried out by a quantity surveying student at Birmingham City University.
Engineering company fined £20k for failing to control dermatitis risk
Lymington Precision Engineers Co. has been fined after failing to control the risk of its employees developing dermatitis following exposure to metalworking fluid.
Construction firm fined £18k after worker takes a tumble
Construction company, Greens Property Developments, has been fined £18,000 after a worker fell from a platform and broke his wrist.
Asbestos in post-2000 buildings: Course of action
HSE guidelines state that no asbestos fibrous minerals should be contained within commercial and non-domestic buildings constructed after the year 2000. But what is the recommended course of action when asbestos is discovered within post-2000 buildings?
Saint-Gobain fined £400k after workers loses an arm
Construction materials company, Saint-Gobain Construction Products UK has been fined £400,000 after a worker was seriously injured, resulting in his left arm being amputated.
Bedfordshire Council sentenced after worker falls from height
An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found that the Bedfordshire Council did not have a risk assessment or safe system for working at height in place to retrieve items from the roof.
Demolition boss handed suspended sentence for unsafe asbestos removal
The owner of a demolition company has been handed a suspended sentence for failing to appropriately manage the removal of asbestos during demolition works.
