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Lack of protection and risk assessment causes worker to break his back
Sadly, falls from height are so common in the building trade that we will probably be reporting on them for as long as we write these articles. However, with the right application and training...
Another faulty scaffolding case highlights construction safety shortcomings
When we hear about health and safety cases that come to the courts, they have inevitably done so after quite a delay, sometimes years. However, there has been a worrying clutch of cases recentl...
Demolition building safety breach causes injury
The lack of new building projects in many parts of the country has led to an increasing focus on renovation and refurbishment contracts. These inevitably bring with them the need to demolish...
Public put at risk by dangerous scaffolding
Scaffolding has very much been in the spotlight in building health and safety terms recently, especially with the series of rolling regional ‘crackdowns’ by HSE on working at height...
Building firm ignored its own safety consultants’ asbestos surveys
When principal contractors carry out a refurbishment project, they must obtain an asbestos survey from safety consultants. This is of no use if they then ignore its findings – which is what...