All Health & safety articles – Page 15
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Regentford fined £250k after worker dies on site
HSE secures conviction of London-based firm with help of BBC footage showing scaffolding in 'poor condition'
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Quarter of sites failed March safety checks
Health and Safety Executive blitz on 2,014 construction sites focused on refurbishment and roofing work
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Ever vigilant
You know those metal discs that sometimes appear right in the middle of the road? It turns out they’re even more dangerous than we thought! Thanks to Nick Dodd for this one
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Government rejects gangmaster licensing in Donaghy response
Safety campaigners 'in shock' after failure to introduce gangmaster licensing and a dedicated construction minister
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Exit: right
This helpful little sign may be a case of "out of the frying pan, into the 100-ft drop"
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Leicestershire firm fined £10k over safety at height breaches
Cobham Advanced Composites pleades guilty after three employees worked at height without adequate safety measures
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Taking the ...
Our thanks go to Randip Singh Bahra, who was in St Philip’s Place in Birmingham when he spotted this example of making something absolutely clear
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Galliford Try wins £28m Thames Water contract
Upgrade of sewage works will help clean up the Thames
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Corus fined £100k over crane injury
Steel contractor found guilty of safety breach after overloaded crane overturned
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HSE to crack down on refurb deaths
The proportion of fatal accidents on repair and maintenance projects soared by a third between April and September last year compared with the whole of 2008
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Legislation round-up: Your new health and safety responsibilities
A quick guide to how new health and safety regulations this April will affect you and your business
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Merseyside builder fined £1,000 for Health and Safety breach
Charles Molloy prosecuted after HSE inspector finds him and an employee working on a pub roof without safety measures
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Insurers threaten to pull cover for timber frame
Companies including Aviva and Axa warn that modern construction method has too high a fire risk
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Corus fined £5,000 for worker injury
Steel company pleaded guilty of health and safety regulations after machinery damaged team leader's leg
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HSE announces London site crackdown
Initiative to stop dangerous practices and raise awareness of risks will begin on 3 March
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Well, blow me down!
Using a single long ladder to reach the roof of a four-storey building – don't try this on a windy day (or ever)
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Cold comfort – safety advice in the ice
Guides are available on safety issues arising from this winter's extreme cold weather
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New health and safety advice service launched by Barbour
'Ask Barbour' offers expert written answers to specialist professionals – and ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø readers get one question free
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UK's first corporate manslaughter trial under new act adjourned
Prosecution of Geotechnical Holdings and director Peter Eaton delayed because of defendant's ill health