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A construction company has been fined £100,000 after a steel-fixer suffered life-changing injuries when a newly built blockwork wall collapsed.

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EGP fined for unsafe gas work that left 60 properties at risk

EGP Building Services Limited (EGP) has been fined £280,000 for unsafe gas work which resulted in fires at two occupied properties on a new housing development in Warwickshire.

Reportable accident rates drop among electrical contractors

Electrical contracting businesses, employing over 13,000 operatives, show a further reduction in accident rates for 2018, according to the latest accident statistics.

Noise breaches up 25% on construction sites, report says

The Building Safety Group (BSG) has reported a 25% increase in the number of noise infringements occurring on construction sites.

How to foster a culture of site safety in construction

Vizwear explores some of the common signs of poor health and safety in construction and how to foster a culture of site safety.

Construction firm fined £10k after bricklayer falls from height

Trumax Building Ltd has been fined £10,000 for safety breaches after an employee under the age of 18 fell 2.62 metres through a stairway opening at a site in Scunthorpe.

1,600 construction workers now trained in Mental Health First Aid

Two years on from its launch, Building Mental Health (BMH) has announced the delivery of Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) England training to over 1,600 people in the construction sector.

Construction company fined for insufficient welfare facilities

A Stockport construction company has been prosecuted after failing to ensure suitable welfare facilities were provided for workers on site.

Restaurant owner fined for disturbed asbestos

A restaurant owner has been fined after an asbestos insulation board was disturbed during the conversion of rooms above the restaurant into flats in Essex.

Staircase installer fined after worker loses his leg

A company specialising in the manufacture and installation of industrial staircases has been fined after a worker became trapped resulting in the amputation of his leg.

Network Rail launches £70m track worker safety task force

Network Rail has launched a £70m fund to target track-worker safety, improving safety for employees that work on the railway.

Contractor fined after employees exposed to respirable crystalline silica

A landscaping contractor has been fined £20,000 after failing to provide employees with adequate measures to prevent exposure to respirable crystalline silica (RCS).

A five step framework to building mental health in construction

Building Mental Health, a portal set up by industry volunteers discuss a framework to help the construction sector develop a positive mental health culture.

APPG launch inquiry into impact of silicosis on construction workers

A Parliamentary inquiry has been launched into the devastating impact that silicosis – a life-shortening lung disease – has on construction workers and their families.

Construction firm fined after worker suffers carbon monoxide poisoning

Construction 360 Ltd has been fined £15,000 for safety breaches after a worker collapsed and lost consciousness while working at the site of King Asia Foods Ltd in Sheffield.

Two railway workers killed by train near Port Talbot

Two railway workers tragically died yesterday (3 July) when they were struck by a passenger train near Port Talbot, the British Transport Police has confirmed.

HSE reveals work-related fatal injuries for 2018/19

HSE has released its figures for work-related fatal injuries for 2018/19, along with the number of people known to have died from Mesothelioma.

Two construction companies fined after worker falls from height

A company director has received a Community Service Order and two construction companies have been fined after a worker suffered life-changing injuries following a fall from height.

Bristol launches Traffic Clean Air Zone consultation

Bristol City Council has today (1 July) launched its first Traffic Clean Air Zone consultation on two options to lower pollution in the shortest possible time.

Roofing contractor sentenced for exposing workers to work at height risks

A roofing contractor has been sentenced for failing to take adequate steps to prevent his workers from falling from height and for breaching a prohibition notice.

Scaffolding contractor fined after worker suffers fatal injury

Two contractors have been fined after a scaffold company employee suffered fatal injuries following a fall through a fragile roof during construction work at a factory in Staffordshire.

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