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Half-a-million pound fine for company after worker suffers 40 per cent burns
Three-tonne steel beam fell into bath of molten zinc that created wave that covered worker 33-year-old man spent 11 days in intensive care requiring 13 operations Wedge Group Galvanizing Limited fined more than £500k after HSE investigation finds chains used to lift beam were damaged and deteriorat…
RED to complete Ardmore Chancery Lane refurbishment
LS Estates has appointed RED Group to complete work on 5 Chancery Lane, which had come to a halt with the collapse of former contractor Ardmore.
Domis lined up as 44-storey Manchester tower clears Gateway 2
Glenbrook targets 2027 start after securing funding and building safety approval for 364-home scheme
Categories confirmed for phase 5 of new plant training standards
Electrical wholesaler fined £4m after worker crushed
Victim lives in care home after 200kg switchboard unit fell on him
Taylor Wimpey cuts wages of ‘overpaid’ workers
Scaffolders and joiners asked to take pay cut after earnings audit reveals above average rates
CCTV captures terrifying runaway Range Rover incident that left passer-by with life-changing injuries
CCTV shows recovery driver being dragged beneath runaway Range Rover on Bournemouth hill Member of the public suffered broken legs and spinal fractures after trying to help HSE investigation found recovery driver failed to secure two-tonne vehicle before it rolled out of control A vehicle recovery…
Electrical wholesaler fined £4million after worker’s crush injuries mean he now needs 24/7 care
40-year-old father of one was crushed by load weighing over 200kg His injuries were so serious he now lives in a care home City Electrical Factors Limited failed to plan work properly and fined £4million A Telford-based electrical wholesaler and manufacturer has been fined £4million after an employ…
Fishing fleet company fined following engine room fatality
Apprentice engineer Conor Moseley, 20, died when a fire suppression system unexpectedly activated, filling the engine room with toxic gases. HSE investigation found no safe system of work existed for coordinating multiple contractors working in the cramped engine room, and no effective emergency pl…
Media company fined and director sentenced after employee suffers life-changing injuries after filming inside a moving vehicle
Company fined £45000 Injured person has been unable to return to work No risk assessment had been carried out for the filming activity A media company has been fined and its director given a suspended custodial sentence after an employee suffered life-changing head and brain injuries when he fell f…
M&E and cladding to be stripped from part-built hospital
Remedial work to start next week at modular job hit by collapse of Merit
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£229m Ebury Bridge regeneration passes Gateway 2
Westminster City Council and McLaren Construction have achieved Gateway 2 approval from the Building Safety Regulator for the £229m Ebury Bridge Estate regeneration.
CITB’s New Entrant Support Team celebrates milestone of over 13,500 apprenticeship starts
Noise and vibration: HSE warns employers not to wait until the damage is done
New campaign highlights how employers can prevent permanent hearing loss, tinnitus and hand-arm vibration syndrome through effective workplace action Around 15,000 workers develop hearing problems caused or made worse by work every year, with an estimated one in five exposed to harmful noise levels…
McLaren clears Gateway 2 for £229m Ebury estate rebuild
Four building safety approvals unlock 334-home second phase
Landlord sentenced for leaving gas boiler unchecked for eight years
Adam Evans was landlord of property and failed to get safety checks on gas boiler for eight years His tenant was a woman who lived in the property with her five children Annual gas safety checks are a legal duty A landlord has been sentenced after failing to ensure gas safety checks were carried ou…
Lovell lined up to rescue £25m east London housing job
Firm to step in on Tower Hamlets scheme after Jerram Falkus collapse left 62 homes unfinished
CITB launches consultation on plans to formally recognise on-the-job construction skills
World Mental Health Day: Listen, identify and act on work-related stress
World Mental Health Day: Listen, identify and act on work-related stress HSE urges employers to listen to workers, identify stress risks and take action this World Mental Health Day. An estimated 964,000 workers are suffering from work-related stress, depression or anxiety, resulting in 22.1 millio…
Lee Marley closes in on £100m turnover
Brickwork and scaffolding group lifts sales 9% despite Gateway 2 delays hitting project starts
Robertson completes second Manchester fire station
Mayor of Greater Manchester Bev Craig has opened a new fire station in Whitefield built by Robertson Construction North West for the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS).
Swedish delegation visits National Construction College Scotland
Brymec delivers cast iron drainage at White City
Brymec has delivered a cast iron drainage package for White City Living Phase 4, meeting new standards for non-combustible performance in Approved Document B of the fire safety regulations.
Sheet metal fabrication company fined £48,000 after employee suffers life-changing injury
Employee lost part of his right thumb and suffered a crush injury to his hand during a manual handling task, just days after a near-identical incident HSE investigation found employee had not been given clear instructions on how to carry out task safely Worker was amateur boxer before hand injury –…
Werner invests in manufacturing in Burton upon Trent
Height safety manufacturer Werner has opened a new centre of excellence in Burton upon Trent, aiming to strengthen its manufacturing operations.
Hosegood to lead on safety at Willmott Dixon
Stuart Hosegood has joined Willmott Dixon as safety, health and environment director, from a similar role at Cala Group.
RAAC expert takes chief construction adviser role
Sergio Cavalaro takes charge of independent advice on building safety reform
Painter and decorator sentenced after stepson electrocuted on job
Connor Lambert, a trainee painter, was electrocuted while working in Chester The 24-year-old and his partner were expecting their first child His step dad has been sentenced for failing to properly plan for the work A sole trader has been sentenced after his stepson was fatally electrocuted while w…