Air transport – Managing key risks
How to manage the risks from: Aircraft turnaround, assisting disabled passengers, baggage handling, musculoskeletal Disorders (MSD) and Working at height.
WAIT Toolkit – Helping you select the right equipment
If you don’t work at height very often or are unsure about which type of access equipment to use, it is important that you assess the risks and select the right equipment for the job. WAIT – Work at height Access equipment Information Toolk…
Fines for ‘unsafe’ Croydon construction company
A Croydon-based construction company has been fined for continuing unsafe working practices at a site in Lewisham despite repeated warnings.
Aberdeenshire roofing boss fined after worker seriously injured in fall
An Aberdeenshire roofing boss has been fined after one of his workers was seriously injured when he fell five metres from the edge of a flat roof.
Employer fined after electrician injures back in fall
An apprentice electrician sustained serious back injuries after falling through a ceiling while working in the loft space of a Swindon youth centre.
Construction firm fined over worker’s fall injuries
A construction firm has been sentenced for safety failings after a roofer was badly injured in a fall from scaffolding at a house in Trafford.
Construction firm fined over worker’s fall injuries
A construction firm has been sentenced for safety failings after a roofer was badly injured in a fall from scaffolding at a house in Trafford.
Receptionist’s roof fall puts dental firm in court
The operator of a Sheffield dental practice has been fined for safety failings after a receptionist fell more than three metres through a roof light while spending her lunch break on the flat roof of the surgery.
Receptionist’s roof fall puts dental firm in court
The operator of a Sheffield dental practice has been fined for safety failings after a receptionist fell more than three metres through a roof light while spending her lunch break on the flat roof of the surgery.
Landlord prosecuted after builder falls to his death
A landlord has been fined after a self-employed builder died while replacing a roof on a property in Middlesex.
Shropshire egg supplier fined for worker’s fall
A Shropshire egg supplier has been prosecuted after a female worker suffered serious foot injuries falling through a hole in the floor of a poultry barn.
Director fined after worker’s fatal fall through roof
The director of a building firm has been prosecuted after a self-employed contractor fell to his death through a fragile roof at an industrial building in Penryn.
Firm fined after worker’s fall from forklift
A North Devon farming business has been prosecuted for safety failings after a worker fractured his skull falling from the prong of a forklift truck at an animal feed mill.
Shipyard fined after apprentice fell from scaffolding
An apprentice worker was badly injured after he fell off scaffolding which was not properly secured at Pendennis Shipyard Ltd in Falmouth.
Church fined after worker paralysed in fall
A church council in South Kensington has been prosecuted for safety failings after a self-employed joiner was left paralysed when he fell from the balcony of St Paul’s church in Onslow Square.
Church fined after worker paralysed in fall
A church council in South Kensington has been prosecuted for safety failings after a self-employed joiner was left paralysed when he fell from the balcony of St Paul’s church in Onslow Square.
Construction firm fined for repeatedly ignoring safety warnings
A construction company has been fined for continuing unsafe working practices at a site in Upper Norwood, Croydon, after repeatedly ignoring safety warnings.
Construction firm fined for repeatedly ignoring safety warnings
A construction company has been fined for continuing unsafe working practices at a site in Upper Norwood, Croydon, after repeatedly ignoring safety warnings.
Construction firm fined after worker’s narrow escape
A construction worker defied death after falling four metres from the cage of a 20-tonnes cherry-picker into the path of a moving bus, which then pushed him another 15 metres along the Euston Road.
Scaffold collapse injuries lead to fine
A former scaffolding company director has been fined after two employees were injured in a scaffold collapse.
