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Suspended jail term for ‘DIY gas work’ landlord
All too often we have to report on cases where general builders have carried out work that can only legally be done by Gas Safe registered engineers: and sometimes people pretend to hold the...
Housebuilder in court for unsafe work and poor worker welfare
Construction standards in Britain today rightly require decent standards of facilities for building workers, as well as safe working practices. This is a case where neither requirement was...
Failure to use licensed asbestos contractors
This incident shows that no-one can take the chance of illegally using general building contractors to strip away the uniquely hazardous material that is asbestos. The regulations are there for...
Building safety issues at ‘serial offender’ principal contractor
It is bad enough when you get one unannounced site visit from inspectors of the Health & Safety Executive – but when your contracting firm is used to it and has become a multiple offender,...
Improper use of digger causes site injury
The invention of the mechanical digger was a great step forward for the building trades, and these machines have untold numbers of uses: but like any other device, they have restrictions in...