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Concrete burns – a neglected building safety hazard
Just when you think that all construction health and safety accidents involve working at height, lifting, vehicle movements, unregistered gas fitters or asbestos, a case comes along that remind...
Local Council guilty of safety faults
Normally we find ourselves reporting on cases where the HSE has taken independent principal contractors to task, and ultimately to court, for breaching the construction safety regulations. Even...
Uncontrolled vehicle movement kills building worker
One of the most commonly encountered safety risks on any building project is that vehicle movements – material deliveries, on-site mobile machinery and miscellaneous – are not controlled...
Hazardous lifting operation costs a man’s life
In large projects, construction safety in the UK is generally well-managed and comprehensive checks and balances are put in place to guard against accidents. This was the case in the building o...
Building Health and Safety – is it really as simple as ABC?
Stung by the widespread public belief that ‘elf ‘n safety’ legislation is excessive and damaging, the Health & Safety Executive has been working hard in recent years to dispel what it see...