Articles tagged with "hse inspectors "
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,...
HSE Inspector films unprotected roof work
As you may know, we at McCormack Benson Health & Safety monitor the construction safety scene very closely because it is our area of expertise as...
Untrained builders jailed for asbestos dangers to workers
As any inspector from HSE will confirm, it is difficult enough trying to police the work of trained principal contractors and subcontractors in building safety terms, but when someone tries to...
Bad building gas installation service nearly kills residents
The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) brings quite frequent prosecutions against people who trade as gas installers or service agents despite not being registered with Gas Safe, as is required by...
Untrained worker falls from scaffolding
It is essential to good building safety practice that workers are trained before carrying out any work, and that the proper precautions are observed. In this sad case, neither of these...