All Health & safety articles – Page 33
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When demolitions go wrong: chimney surprise
It's a long time coming – but when it does, which way will it fall? Or did nobody give a thought to that?
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Piling blamed for fatal house collapse in Mumbai
Six dead after building collapse attributed to vibrations from nearby piling work
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Materials firm fined £4,000 for hand injury
HSE says plasterboard firm Knauf 'ignored basic health and safety rules'
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No ladder? Just use a forklift!
By simply tying a rope onto the control lever in the cab of this forklift truck, this cunning decorator has made himself a handy adjustable platform
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Housing workers warned of dirty needles
Ucatt issues alert on risks from discarded or deliberately planted hypodermic syringes
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Shop till you drop
Standing in an unsecured shopping trolley while working at height – what a great idea! Let's just hope his mate doesn't let go of the handle…
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Indians 'lucky' to survive Bahrain lift plunge
Men allegedly ordered against their will to act as weights to test elevator
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New health and safety president ‘will focus on construction’
The new president of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health has pledged to work with the construction industry to improve standards for SMEs and transient workers.
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Site accidents kill two workers in a week
HSE investigates falling block at Bouygues job and gas explosion on Laing O’Rourke subsidiary’s site
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Roofer fined £2,000 after man falls 4m
Halifax mill owner also fined for poor supervision of repair work to its roof
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Firms warned on costs of safety risks
President of health and safety institute warns businesses not to cut corners in the downturn
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Hedging bets
This hedge trimmer must be a gambling man – he's certainly risking all here
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Estate agent premises collapses for second time
Bairstow Eves high-street office collapses again after earlier fatal incident in June
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Shopfitter is fined £20,000 for health and safety breach
E&F Joinery pleaded guilty in court to breaching regulations on working at a height
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'Healthy towns' get £30m to battle the fat
Nine UK regions will get new funding to develop healthy living schemes
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Bouyges worker killed in crane accident
Agency worker pronounced dead at scene after wind causes crane accident on Chelmsford site
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Piggyback plant
Mobile elevating work platform doesn't stretch high enough? No problem, just give it a leg up with a forklift truck. Steady!
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Midas site reopens after building collapse
Subbies evacuated before roof collapse at partly built flats near Christchurch
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Plant safety plunges to new low
It seems this chap may have misunderstood when told to take his bucket to the seaside in this safety blunder…
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Gas safety warning after landlord fined
HSE warns rented property owners of need for regular maintanence