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Unsafe ladder use leads to terrible fall
The new HSE guidelines on working at height (which we have just reported on) included clarification on the Executive’s attitude to the use of ladders – they do not forbid it but they want...
Simplified Construction Safety Instructions for Working at Height
The reform of health and safety regulations, that was launched by Government in 2013 as part of its Red Tape Challenge, has had one more effect at the beginning of 2014 with the launch of...
Lift shaft injury blamed on low guard rail
Whenever there is a construction safety court case, attention is thrown on the contractors concerned, and whether they obeyed the letter of the law precisely. If they did not, then regardless o...
Worker buried in construction site earth collapse
One of the most horrific nightmares that many people have is to be buried alive. That was the fate of a worker on a building site, due to construction safety failings – but thankfully, prompt...
Unsafe roofing work captured on TV
Building health and safety is often the subject of court actions and may reach the columns of the local and occasionally national press, but it is rare for an infringement to be featured on...