Two workers were on first floor when collapse happened. “Lucky nobody was killed”, says HSE inspector. HSE guidance is available. A London construction company has been fined £50,000 after four men were injured – two seriously – when the first floor of a house collapsed during building works. Aryn Stones Ltd had been contracted to […] read more
Water rose to workers’ knees before emergency stop Incident was “terrifying”, says HSE inspector An oil and gas operator has been fined £300,000 after three crew members descended into a water filled lift shaft on a floating platform in the North Sea causing them to become partially submerged. The workers had been descending in a […] read more
Young roofer was on just his second day on the job. Falls from height remain one of the leading causes of workplace death and HSE guidance is available. A director has been given a suspended jail sentence and two companies fined after a young man on just his second day on the job fell to […] read more
Young roofer was on just his second day on the job. Falls from height remain one of the leading causes of workplace death and HSE guidance is available. A director has been given a suspended jail sentence and two companies fined after a young man on just his second day on the job fell to […] read more
A construction site supervisor has been fined after he exposed primary school pupils and staff to asbestos during renovation work. Adrian Barraclough was working as a site supervisor during the refurbishment of kitchen facilities at Holy Family Catholic Primary School in Bristol. During the works on 13 May 2023, the 54-year-old cut through asbestos insulating […] read more