News tagged healthandsafety
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Firm fined £20,000 after labourer drowned in ‘death trap’ hole
A construction company has been fined after a man drowned when he fell into a “death trap” excavation hole at a building site in Hertfordshire, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has said. Mykhalio Hustei had been working for Alchemist DB Ltd as a labourer… The post Firm fined £20,000 after labourer drowned in ‘death trap’ hole appeared first on Construction News.
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Three sentenced over major safety exam fraud
Trio helped more than 500 people cheat a construction health and safety exam, investigation revealed The post Three sentenced over major safety exam fraud appeared first on Construction Management.
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Worker injury caused 24-hour pause at Russell WBHO site
Activity was temporarily paused on a Russell WBHO site in Cheshire last month after a worker was injured, Construction News can reveal. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has launched an investigation following the incident at the Mere Golf Resort & Spa, which the Manchester-based… The post Worker injury caused 24-hour pause at Russell WBHO site appeared first on Construction News.
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Firm fined £8k after joiner paralysed in skylight fall
A mechanical and electrical firm has been fined £8,000 after a joiner was paralysed from the waist down following a fall through a skylight opening, according to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). The inspectorate said Adam Kirkpatrick, 53, had been subcontracted by JLM Solutions… The post Firm fined £8k after joiner paralysed in skylight fall appeared first on Construction News.
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Construction firm fined after joiner suffers life-changing injuries in fall
A construction company in Manchester has been prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after a joiner fell through an unprotected skylight opening. The post Construction firm fined after joiner suffers life-changing injuries in fall appeared first on Construction Management.
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