An Oxfordshire-based construction company has been fined £120,000 after a carpenter died from a fall from height while carrying out refurbishment work.
Analysis of data from the Health and Safety Executive shows that an estimated 79,000 construction workers are currently suffering from work-related ill health, whilst construction continues to record one of the highest non-fatal injury rates in the UK economy.
A recent Dräeger Safety & Health at Work Report found that 50% of construction workers fear the risk of a major industrial disaster is higher today than it was ten years ago.
JLM Solutions Limited, a mechanical and engineering construction company based in Manchester, has been fined after a joiner suffered life-changing injuries when he fell through a skylight opening.
A new suicide prevention training programme aims to prevent further loss of life within the construction industry
The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB), Barratt and...
