All Health & safety articles – Page 41
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NewsHSE to crack down on site fire risks
The Health and Safety Executive is planning to reduce the risk of fires on sites by clamping down on dangerous working practices, writes Thomas Lane.
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FeaturesCan timber frame sites ever be safe?
A fire that ravaged a timber-frame building in Edinburgh last month was the latest in a series of similar incidents that have blighted the industry over the past few years. Thomas Lane examines what is causing this worrying trend and what is being done to curb it
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CIOB backs anti-cowboy powers for councils
Institute supports government plan to empower local authorities to halt illegal or dangerous building work
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NewsSenior New York crane inspector arrested on corruption charges
Delayo accepted thousands of dollars in bribes over eight years according to city's Department of Investigation
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Credit crunch brings back long working hours
Economic climate is forcing more employees to work over 48 hours a week again in sectors such as construction, warns TUC
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NewsBridge accident delays East London Line upgrade for ‘weeks’
Balfour Beatty and Carillion’s East London line scheme halted pending review of rush-hour incident
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NewsUK body to advise New York after tower crane deaths
Strategic Forum offers ‘hand across the water’, as latest accident brings death toll to nine since March
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NewsA nasty end
Phil Atkinson writes: “The pick-up was followed along the M25 for a couple of miles by two or three lorries, whose drivers would have been decapitated if they had stopped too late.”
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Man dies in building collapse
A roof collapsed through three floors in a block of flats in West Bromwich
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Builders are the unhappiest workers in the UK
New report identifies middle-aged builders in Northern Ireland as being the unhappiest workers in the UK
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Health risks highlighted for men at work
Employers called on to boost productivity by encouraging male workers to take better care of their health
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NewsHouse of horror
If it's this scary on the outside, just imagine what death traps could await inside...
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NewsGuess where I'm calling from?
A sloping roof is not ideal for a phone conversation, unless it's the only place you can get a decent reception
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NewsConstruction stops on New York sites after crane collapse
Buildings commissioner orders work to stop on five sites using cranes supplied by firm involved in Friday's fatal collapse
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NewsNetwork Rail bans TfL workers from damaged Liverpool Street bridge
Network says it has concerns over 'TfL's handling and management of both the project and contractors'
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NewsHave you been drinking, sir?
Or perhaps there is another explanation for scaling the roof of a pub in such a reckless fashion
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Digger driver dies in 21m plunge
Digger falls onto main Bristol commuter route after coming off steep road when bucket lowered suddenly
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NewsHanging around
Why waste your break climbing down several levels of scaffolding when you could just sit and admire the view?
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Builder jailed for manslaughter after botched work caused death
Carbon monoxide death after botched chimney work blocked gas flue leads to three-and-half-year jail term