Indoor air pollution linked to respiratory problems in children
Indoor air pollution in homes, schools and nurseries has been linked to respiratory problems among children, according to a joint report.
Plumbing and heating contractor sentenced for illegal gas work
An unregistered plumbing and heating contractor has been fined for putting a number of homes at risk when he carried out illegal gas work.
Newnham College fined £12,000 for asbestos failings
Newnham College has been fined £12,000 for failings that exposed employees and subcontractors to asbestos during refurbishment works on a flat owned by the college.
79% of fires in Scottish construction caused by hot works
A Freedom of Information request submitted to the Scottish Fire & Rescue Service has revealed that of 180 fires in the construction industry in 2018/19, 143 were the result of hot works.
McGee Group fined £500k after labourer killed during demolition
McGee Group has been fined £500k after a labourer was killed when a re-enforced concrete slab collapsed during a demolition project.
NASC launches £30,000 mental health first aid training fund
The £30,000 fund gives NASC members the ability to claim up to £125 towards the cost of completing a mental health first aid course.
Contract manager jailed after employee fell to his death
Mark Francis Bray has been sentenced to two years in prison after one of his employees fell through a fragile roof and sadly died.
Company fined £1.2m after teenager suffers life-changing injuries
DB Cargo has been fined £1.2m after a teenager endured life-changing injuries from a 25,000-volt electric shock at Bescot Yard.
Construction worker dies after being trapped under digger
Lincolnshire Police were called to a building site off Rudgard Lane yesterday (9 January), where a construction worker was pronounced after being trapped under a digger.
Roofing company fined £28,800 after worker falls from ladder
AU Roofing and Building Ltd has been fined £28,800 after a worker fell from a ladder resulting in serious injuries.
Sir Robert McAlpine fined after worker falls on director’s property
Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd has been fined £260,000 and ordered to pay £38,299 in costs after worker, Mark Smith, fell 4.8 metres through an unprotected opening.
Demolition workers must be better protected in 2020, says Unite
Construction union, Unite, has said 2020 must bring safety improvements for demolition workers after a rise in deaths and major accidents in 2019.
Self-employed electrician sentenced for gas safety failings
Gareth Symons, a self-employed electrician, has received a suspended sentence after conducting gas work he was not registered or competent to do.
Thames Water Utilities fined £300k after serious sewer incident
Thames Water Utilities has been fined £300,000 after three workers were carried along a sewer following the collapse of a 150-year-old sewer gate.
