All Health & safety articles 鈥� Page 54
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News鈥淒o you want to be noughts or crosses?鈥�
Not a high-risk version of the pen and paper game but two daring builders in Wroclaw, Poland.
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NewsStrategic Forum to set out 鈥榞olden rules鈥� to reduce fatalities from tower cranes
Peter Hain and Stephen Timms single out 黑洞社区's Safer Skyline campaign for praise
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Half of all construction deaths are in housing
Work and pensions secretary to crack down on construction safety as research shows deaths and serious injuries have risen most in housebuilding and refurbishment sectors
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NewsTimms aims to equal the record of Nick Raynsford
New minister promises to champion the industry, and push for better sustainability and safety
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NewsDemolition man dies at Castle House site
HSE begins investigation into 777 Demolition worker鈥檚 death in South London
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NewsUS bridge collapse kills seven
Road bridge in Minneapolis buckles hurling 50 vehicles into the Mississippi
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NewsHigh-rise scaffolding on a low budget
Bangalore is renowed for IT but there's nothing particularly hi-tech about the scaffolding on this tower block
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NewsBunker mentality
One of the scaffold frames is resting on a coal bunker - one of these workers could soon be resting on broken glass
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NewsConstruction deaths at five-year high
John Spanswick says 77 site deaths over last year is 'distressing and unacceptable'
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NewsBroom with a view
There's something of the Last of the Summer Wine about these two whiling away the afternoon on a Dorking rooftop
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NewsGovernment to hold summit on construction safety
Peter Hain brings together employers, trade unions and construction bodies to discuss ways to cut fatalities
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NewsSay a little prayer for him 鈥�
Karl Jones came across this dilapidated church, which is apparently being converted into a three-storey house, through his work as a building control officer in Gwynnedd.
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NewsHSE issues boiler warning after scalding deaths
Housing Associations are urged to check hot water systems after two fatalities in social housing properties
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NewsDubai slip road
There is no good time for bad safety practice, but during rush hour is the absolute worst time in this case
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NewsReaders choose sides on Livingstone Vs HSE ruck
Ken Livingstone鈥檚 rant against the HSE and its 鈥渂army bureaucrats鈥� inspired a host of responses from building.co.uk readers. Many of them, against their better judgement, actually agreed with the London mayor鈥檚 angry attack on the executive. Plus readers respond to the collapse of Metronet.
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NewsVenice chain gang
An almost identical blunder appeared in March but this time our man is not being supported by his belt loops
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NewsNo sackings in NG Bailey internet scandal
An investigation into the NG Bailey YouTube scandal has resulted in disciplinary action, but no sackings.