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Narrow escape for victims of “incompetent” brothers

Two Sheffield brothers were jailed for safety failures after a building collapse left three injured, up to 20 people temporarily homeless, and nearby properties evacuated.  Naveed and Rizwan Hussain ....

Added on: 17/04/2015

Liverpool property firm fined after dangerous work at height

Liverpool based property developer, Copelare Ltd was today fined £7,000 with £1496.50 costs at St Helens Magistrates Court after two contract workers were spotted by a member of the public working o....

Added on: 10/04/2015

BHSEA: Construction Meeting ‘CDM – What’s the Latest?’ – Birmingham, 9 March 2015

Birmingham Health, Safety and Environment Association afternoon meeting. Tony Mitchell HM Principal Inspector, HSE will provide an update on the changes to the CDM regulations and examining their impa....

Added on: 02/04/2015

Building firm in court over carbon monoxide risk to pregnant woman

A building firm has been fined after an eight-and-half-month pregnant woman and her husband showed signs of carbon monoxide poisoning at their home in Kirkby.....

Added on: 02/04/2015

Firm fined after worker seriously injured in scaffold fall

An Aberdeen-based building and joinery firm has been sentenced after a worker suffered serious injuries when he fell three metres from scaffolding that he was dismantling.....

Added on: 02/04/2015

Plymouth builder fined for worker’s injuries

A partner in a building and roofing company has been fined after a worker plunged nearly six metres to the ground falling through a fragile roof light and sustaining multiple injuries.....

Added on: 02/04/2015

Dangerous demolition put workers in danger

A demolition firm in Windsor has appeared in court after being caught on camera risking the lives of workers on the roof of a disused pub.....

Added on: 02/04/2015

Firm in court after man died in roof fall

An Aberdeenshire business has been fined for serious safety failings after a man died when he fell more than five metres through a fragile roof.....

Added on: 02/04/2015

Firm in court after portable building collapses on churchgoers

A Derbyshire company has been fined after a two-storey portable building collapsed while more than 30 children and parents were playing in the lower room.....

Added on: 02/04/2015

Worker’s death uncovers serious safety failures

An investigation into the death of a worker installing guttering at a home in Llandudno found he was using an unsafe ladder, a court heard today.....

Added on: 02/04/2015