All Health & safety articles – Page 47
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Get me that window fitter's number
Someone needs to have a word with whoever thought they could get away with this...
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Chinese admits six site deaths on Olympic venues
Organisers say two of the fatalities occurred during construction of Bird's Nest stadium in Beijing
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HSE investigates chimney collapse death
Worker operating cherrypicker killed today after a chimney collapse in Northern Ireland
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Flood defence funds insufficient, warns government
Pitt advises against short-term solutions to combat damage to buildings from floods
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HSE fines builder £20,000 for floor collapse
Excelcare Developments fined over injuries to four workers on Bromley site
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Crane action group meet health and safety minister
Battersea Crane Disaster Action Group makes passionate safety plee to Lord McKenzie
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It's a global issue
These men from Mauritius are no different to workers all over the world who put their lives in danger in order to earn a wage
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How not to use ladders
Does this man know that ladders work best in the vertical rather than the horizontal position?
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Brown to oversee new regulations panel
The Risk and Regulation Advisory Council will influence development of regulation policies
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Clyde Arc bridge to remain shut for weeks
Nuttall and Halcrow and Glasgow City Council decide to keep bridge closed while broken cable is investigated
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Clyde Arc bridge shuts after support cable snaps
Nuttall, Halcrow and Glasgow council are investigating last night's incident at £20.3m bridge
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Clapham house collapse caused by human error
The HSE is carrying out an investigation into the housing collapse that injured three people
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Little green men
This worker appears to be acting as the temporary green man while changing the light fitting on a dangerous road junction
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Fire at Barbican Centre
Blaze damages scaffolding and 11-storey building that was being demolished
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Hmm, perhaps not an ideal solution…
Thanks to Tim Castle for our latest exposé of working practices on improvised building sites.
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Row over supervisor safety training
Specialists groups have accused major contractors of issuing “edicts from on high” after the Major Contractors Group announced plans to introduce a compulsory qualification for its subcontractors without consulting them.
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Four injured in Clapham site collapse
Rear of house collapses on residential construction site in South London
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HSE issues new health and safety code for timber frames
Code set to protect people working or visiting timber frame construction sites