HSE releases annual workplace fatality figures for 2019/20
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has today released its annual figures for the number of work-related fatalities in 2019/20, as well as the number of people known to have died from the...
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Health and Safety Executive cracks down on dust
Health and safety inspectors across Great Britain will be targeting construction firms to check that their health standards are up to scratch during a month-long inspection initiative, starting on...
View ArticleCompany fined after forklift truck fatality
A pallet transport company has been fined after a forklift driver was killed when his forklift overturned. Mr Reginald Bacon was working as a forklift driver at Fortec Distribution Network Limited’s...
View ArticleConstruction firm fined after worker was seriously injured
A construction company has been fined after an employee was struck by the placing boom of a concrete pump, causing serious injuries. Brighton Magistrates Court heard how on the 5 March 2019, concrete...
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Registration of buildings with Building Safety Regulator now underway
Hundreds of high-rise buildings are being registered with the new building safety regulator as the stricter regime to protect residents begins. Around 750 applications have been opened with the new...
View ArticleLetter to industry: Registration of the Building Control Profession –...
Director of Building Safety for HSE, Philip White, has today written to the Building Control industry outlining new transitional arrangements for the registration of building control inspectors in...
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