All Health & safety articles – Page 47
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NewsScambusters target cowboy builders after £7.5m funding boost
Government to roll-out national anti-fraud scheme after successful pilot schemes net rogue traders
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NewsFootbridge collapse derails train
Train crashes into footbridge which collapsed after it was struck by railway lorry
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English-only safety tests mooted
The board of the Construction Skills Certification Scheme is considering plans to make migrant workers take its health and safety test in English.
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NewsGet me that window fitter's number
Someone needs to have a word with whoever thought they could get away with this...
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NewsChinese admits six site deaths on Olympic venues
Organisers say two of the fatalities occurred during construction of Bird's Nest stadium in Beijing
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NewsHSE investigates chimney collapse death
Worker operating cherrypicker killed today after a chimney collapse in Northern Ireland
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NewsFlood defence funds insufficient, warns government
Pitt advises against short-term solutions to combat damage to buildings from floods
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NewsHSE fines builder £20,000 for floor collapse
Excelcare Developments fined over injuries to four workers on Bromley site
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Crane action group meet health and safety minister
Battersea Crane Disaster Action Group makes passionate safety plee to Lord McKenzie
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NewsIt's a global issue
These men from Mauritius are no different to workers all over the world who put their lives in danger in order to earn a wage
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NewsHow not to use ladders
Does this man know that ladders work best in the vertical rather than the horizontal position?
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NewsBrown to oversee new regulations panel
The Risk and Regulation Advisory Council will influence development of regulation policies
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NewsClyde Arc bridge to remain shut for weeks
Nuttall and Halcrow and Glasgow City Council decide to keep bridge closed while broken cable is investigated
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NewsClyde Arc bridge shuts after support cable snaps
Nuttall, Halcrow and Glasgow council are investigating last night's incident at £20.3m bridge
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NewsClapham house collapse caused by human error
The HSE is carrying out an investigation into the housing collapse that injured three people
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NewsLittle green men
This worker appears to be acting as the temporary green man while changing the light fitting on a dangerous road junction
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NewsFire at Barbican Centre
Blaze damages scaffolding and 11-storey building that was being demolished
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NewsHmm, perhaps not an ideal solution…
Thanks to Tim Castle for our latest exposé of working practices on improvised building sites.