All Health & safety articles – Page 23
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NewsWhen I'm cleanin' windows
Kevin Sansbury was admiring the Flatiron building in New York when he spotted this chap appreciating the view. But surely it’s just as impressive from inside the building?
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NewsDrop in to the shop?
Or maybe not right now – given the presence of these workers positioned precisely over the entrance with no apparent safety provision…
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NewsAsbestos fears force evacuation around West Midlands plant blaze
Fifteen fire engines are battling flames at a Walsall recycling plant that stores asbestos, threatening nearby residents
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NewsBuilder jailed for three years for death of 15 year old worker
Victim, who was crushed to death by a collapsing wall in absence of employer, said to be youngest killed on construction site
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NewsOh, what a tangled web…
Apparently, they've discovered a six-foot-tall spider in Hong Kong – this poor builder is caught in its web. Oh, hang on, no, that's scaffolding
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NewsWorkers die in Madonna stage collapse
British engineer one of two dead as accident during construction of concert stage at French stadium injures dozens more
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Liverpool crane’s base ‘not suitable’
Questions are being asked over the suitability of the base of the tower crane that collapsed onto a block of flats in Liverpool last Monday
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Is the Donaghy report into construction deaths the way forward?
Construction industry safety insiders Shaun Davis and John Spanswick give their views
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Contractors dismiss need for gangmaster licences
Contractors are widely opposing recommendations in a government report on construction deaths that gangmaster licensing rules should be extended to include the industry
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NewsTower cranes register delayed until January
HSE voices data protection concerns as consultation reveals £3m administration cost
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NewsStep-by-step safety
So the first stepladder leads up to the mobile platform, then you have your second stepladder on top of that – clever!
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NewsBuilders convicted of manslaughter of 15-year-old worker
Court rules that health and safety breaches led to death of Adam Gosling in 2007
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NewsRNS Construction fined £8k over death of owner
Court rules that dangerous working practices led to death of owner Robert Sellick when building a dairy in 2005
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NewsTower crane register cost could top £3m
HSE consultation document reveals inclusion of self-erected cranes could add millions to scheme
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NewsCrane collapses follow Delhi bridge accident
Metro corporation denies claims four were injured during clean-up operation, after six died and 15 were hurt in yesterday’s incident
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NewsFive dead and 13 hurt in Delhi metro collapse
Disaster as 4km metal cantilever falls during construction of the Indian capital's new metro system
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NewsA little circus training is a dangerous thing
No, man, no – you have to hold the ladder at right angles to the roof ridge if it's to work effectively as a balancing aid!
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NewsA balanced approach to safety
Wearing no shoes makes climbing the ropes up to the roof section much easier for these Indonesian workers
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NewsThey’re remaking Casablanca!
Our thanks to Gavin Edwards, who sent us this picture of a project in a certain well known Moroccan city
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Deaths inquiry calls for labour agency curbs
Gangmaster regulations brought in after the deaths of 23 Chinese cockle-pickers in Morecambe Bay five years ago could be extended to the construction industry