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Network Rail ordered to pay out for death and injury of maintenance workers

25-May-2012
Boost for UK new nuclear as Chinese groups eye investment

4-May-2012
Engineers investigate 'tunnel obstruction' on London Underground

26-Apr-2012
CITB-ConstructionSkills to mount card fraud probe

19-Apr-2012
Worker stopped with forged CSCS card on Berkeley Homes site

19-Apr-2012
‘Slight improvement’ in construction site safety

30-Mar-2012
Taylor Woodrow looks to HS2 after King's Cross success

22-Mar-2012
Rail regulator: We need up to £29bn five-year investment in rail

16-Mar-2012
Tunnel visionaries: How an Ilford academy will leave its mark on industry forever

16-Mar-2012
HSE delays cost recovery scheme

15-Mar-2012
UK must seize chance for world-leading £100bn nuclear industry

15-Mar-2012
England and Wales facing a 'pothole pandemic'

15-Mar-2012
Game changer: how safety wins in 2012

15-Mar-2012
Battersea crane deaths inquest begins

5-Mar-2012
Firms face £180k pay out after demolition worker engulfed in fireball

5-Mar-2012
Sellafield awards £1.5bn decommissioning and £58m deals

29-Feb-2012
UK and France sign agreements on new nuclear plants

17-Feb-2012
Man dies after being struck by a forklift at Jewson

13-Feb-2012
Leeds Council facing manslaughter charge over skyscraper

13-Feb-2012
Pic Special: mini crane reaches new heights on the Shard

10-Feb-2012
JN Bentley hit with £200,000 pay out for 23 year old worker's death

27-Jan-2012
Three companies fined after promising athlete falls from roof

25-Jan-2012
Contractor fined over injuries to coma man

25-Jan-2012
Tottenham Court Rd CSCS smartcard scheme extended

18-Jan-2012
Shortlist announced for Specialists Awards 2012

12-Jan-2012
PM’s negative views of health and safety must be challenged

11-Jan-2012
TfL insist the Hammersmith flyover will be open for the Olympics

6-Jan-2012
Hammersmith flyover concerns grow ahead of Olympics

5-Jan-2012
Construction firm MD fined £80,000 for dad-of-two's crane death

19-Dec-2011
Trevor Walker resigns from Constructing Better Health

16-Dec-2011
EDF says UK contractors should seek international help when bidding for work

13-Dec-2011
Company fined after workers engulfed in electrical fireball

9-Dec-2011
Council retenders schools framework worth £80m

9-Dec-2011
Nuclear new build skills MoU signed as 17,000 workers sought

6-Dec-2011
New contractor guidance for timber frame sites launched

5-Dec-2011
Mouchel and Amey fined £60k after worker's fatal fall

1-Dec-2011
Costain, Carillion among Highways Agency best performers

1-Dec-2011
UCATT: Health and safety reform will lead to rise in accidents

28-Nov-2011
Health and safety reform should be welcomed

28-Nov-2011
Health and safety regs to be cut in half within three years

28-Nov-2011
Investigators appeal after asbestos dumped in Leicester streets

28-Nov-2011
McAlpine and subcontractors fined after worker loses leg building Arsenal stadium

27-Nov-2011
Contractor health and safety fines rise by 22 per cent

10-Nov-2011
Fireball engulfs worker at Macclesfield Town training ground

7-Nov-2011
Construction injuries down 25 pc

2-Nov-2011
Contractor fined £145k as worker dies after fall

1-Nov-2011
Cemex fined £200k after worker dies in explosion

18-Oct-2011
Concern raised over HSE cost recovery plan

12-Oct-2011
NI contractor Henry Bros fined £75,000 after worker's death

5-Oct-2011
Olympic safety lessons to be rolled out to the regions

4-Oct-2011
Network Rail and Galliford Try launch investigation over Merseyrail short-circuit

30-Sep-2011
Roofing firm faces £23m claim over fire

28-Sep-2011
HSE moves to prosecute earlier

27-Sep-2011
Council to sign off on Kier BSF contracts despite school canopy collapse

26-Sep-2011
Contractor faces £155k payout after worker drowns at power station

22-Sep-2011
Volker worker fined for injuring toddler

19-Sep-2011
Mott MacDonald to investigate Kier school canopy collapse

16-Sep-2011
Fit out firm fined after worker catches fire

16-Sep-2011
Glass ceiling panel falls and smashes near Boris Johnson at Westfield opening

13-Sep-2011
HSE incident reporting goes online only

13-Sep-2011
Scaffolding accidents down 20pc

7-Sep-2011
Contractor picks up £15k bill after wedding scaffold collapse

7-Sep-2011
HSE pledges 4000 hours of training to match asbestos death toll

6-Sep-2011
HSE slams two contractors for ‘appalling’ London site

31-Aug-2011
Demo contractor fined £15k after worker crushed to death

30-Aug-2011
Kier scaffold collapse at school injures five

26-Aug-2011
Timber frame company fined after worker saws off thumb

18-Aug-2011
HSE moves focus to smaller sites

17-Aug-2011
Man, 67, survives factory roof fall

12-Aug-2011
Engineering firm faces £80k pay out after crane driver death

2-Aug-2011
Birse and Serco to pay over £400k after M5 maintenance worker’s death

1-Aug-2011
Engineering firms fined £115k after worker dragged through steel machine

28-Jul-2011
Olympics' construction legacy will benefit whole industry

27-Jul-2011
M&S and two contractors found guilty of asbestos violations

19-Jul-2011
Wates dazzles at the CN Awards

13-Jul-2011
Firm fined almost £50k after TK Maxx concrete pour disaster

11-Jul-2011
Firms fined over £50k after father’s roof fall death

8-Jul-2011
Olympic site death natural causes

29-Jun-2011
Westfield plasterer fined after workers' scissor lift fall

29-Jun-2011
CN's first ever online map of construction fatalities

29-Jun-2011
HSE takes action on 22 per cent rise in deaths

29-Jun-2011
Construction deaths rise to 50

28-Jun-2011
Miller and Hoistway fined £110,000 for safety failures

27-Jun-2011
Drilling machine hospitalises five school children

23-Jun-2011
London Underground to require CSCS cards

22-Jun-2011
Demo contractor fined after half tonne gas leak

20-Jun-2011
Sir Robert McAlpine maintains 100pc project delivery record

16-Jun-2011
Foreman fined for trench collapse death

10-Jun-2011
Firm fined after cladding nearly severs pensioner's foot

9-Jun-2011
Sellafield reveals partners for £140m framework

7-Jun-2011
Carillion fined £200,000 for subcontractor death

7-Jun-2011
Refurb contractor fined for asbestos exposure

6-Jun-2011
Firms fined £450k after worker killed in fall

6-Jun-2011
Four maintenance workers killed in Welsh refinery blast

3-Jun-2011
Firm fined after 200ft of scaffolding collapses

2-Jun-2011
SIG sells safety and workwear arm to Bunzl

1-Jun-2011
Property firm fined £18,000 on safety grounds

1-Jun-2011
£130,000 fines handed down after construction worker suffers burns

1-Jun-2011
HSE planning fresh crackdown on clients and subcontractors

19-May-2011
Costain celebrates first nuclear patent

18-May-2011
Inspector backs UK new nuclear after Fukushima disaster

18-May-2011
Steeplejack firm fined 100k after two worker falls

16-May-2011
CIOB warns against changes to injury reporting

16-May-2011
Contractor fined after cinema collapses onto carriageway

12-May-2011
Developer fined £10k for Manchester site safety fears

11-May-2011
Firm fined £10k over asbestos incident

4-May-2011
Bristol scaffolder fined over roof death

3-May-2011
Ucatt pays tribute to killed workers

28-Apr-2011
London Gateway subcontractor dies

26-Apr-2011
EDF delivers submission to government inspector on new nuclear

19-Apr-2011
Fatalities up for first time in four years

14-Apr-2011
UK nuclear reactor decision delayed

6-Apr-2011
Firm fined £6k over safety rules

5-Apr-2011
Former Powergen chief named as Office for Nuclear Regulation chairman

1-Apr-2011
Builder fined after worker blinded

1-Apr-2011
Mansell fined for asbestos exposure

29-Mar-2011
BUDGET 2011: Lord Young recommendations to be implemented in full

23-Mar-2011
Inspectors declare one in five Scottish construction sites unsafe

21-Mar-2011
Jarvis Potters Bar charge dropped

18-Mar-2011
Topshop fitter sentenced for asbestos exposure

18-Mar-2011
EDF Energy chief: No need for 'undue delay' in UK nuclear new build

17-Mar-2011
Nuclear industry welcomes Prime Minister's support

17-Mar-2011
Prime Minister pledges support for nuclear power

17-Mar-2011
Roofing company fined over death

17-Mar-2011
Nuclear plans defended after quake

17-Mar-2011
Firms fined £130k after worker crushed to death

15-Mar-2011
Bus knocks worker off cherry picker

9-Mar-2011
Pick the right reflectivity for your garment

03 March 2011
Firm fined after worker crushes spine

1-Mar-2011
Quarter of Merseyside construction sites fail HSE checks

25-Feb-2011
CN tries out Hilti’s dust removal system

24 February 2011
Client fined £260k after contractor roof death

23-Feb-2011
Network Rail to plead guilty over Potters Bar

21-Feb-2011
Subbie fined more than £2k after worker plunges from roof

18-Feb-2011
Corporate Manslaughter case ends in £385k fine

17-Feb-2011
Firm fined £15k for safety risks

17-Feb-2011
Leadership in health and safety at work

17 February 2011
Firm fined after teenager suffers serious burns

16-Feb-2011
Two firms fined after worker gets 22,000 volt shock

14-Feb-2011
Dangerous builder fined £2k

14-Feb-2011
Repair firms target of safety crackdown

8-Feb-2011
HSE cuts 201 jobs as voluntary redundancy scheme closes

8-Feb-2011
Union warns that cutting asbestos campaign will cost construction workers lives

31-Jan-2011
Firms fined £26k after construction worker fall

31-Jan-2011
Corporate manslaughter trial opens

28-Jan-2011
Road safety matters to contractors

27 January 2011
West Lothian council fined after fatal fall

26-Jan-2011
Family firm Hazegood in quadruple death tragedy

25-Jan-2011
Boss fined £5k after sub-contractor crushed by telehandler

25-Jan-2011
Brothers among dead in Claxton tragedy

24-Jan-2011
Birse Coastal wins £21m flood defence contract

21-Jan-2011
Builder hospitalised after Kent mudslide

21-Jan-2011
Inquest begins on death of gas contractor

20-Jan-2011
Contractors use TfL site as test bed for compulsory CSCS smartcards

20-Jan-2011
Merlin Homes fined £10k for health and safety breaches

19-Jan-2011
Quarry owner fined after worker injured

17-Jan-2011
Firm fined £4k for endangering lives

17-Jan-2011
Young bricklayer crushed to death

17-Jan-2011
Property company fined £30k for string of asbestos offences

14-Jan-2011
Social housing maintenance firm fined for asbestos exposure

13-Jan-2011
Piling rig certification reduces risk

13 January 2011
Building contractor fined for safety failures

10-Jan-2011
Firm fined £5k as roofing contractor paralysed in skylight fall

7-Jan-2011
Firm fined after joiner loses finger and thumb

7-Jan-2011
HSE prosecutions could come earlier

6-Jan-2011
Council blames subcontractor after wall collapse kills toddler

5-Jan-2011
New Potters Bar court date set for Jarvis and Network Rail

29-Dec-2010
Company fined after worker breaks back

17-Dec-2010
"Wake up call" over timber-framed construction sites

17-Dec-2010
BT fined £300k after worker dies in ladder fall

16-Dec-2010
Firm fined as roofing contractor breaks back in skylight fall

15-Dec-2010
Excavator firm fined after worker's fingers severed

14-Dec-2010
Engineering firm fined after man crushed to death

14-Dec-2010
Builder prosecuted for failing to provide toilet

13-Dec-2010
Refurbishment – and health and safety

09 December 2010
Two killed in chipboard factory incident

8-Dec-2010
NSCC: Construction fatalities at seven year low

6-Dec-2010
Builder killed in floor collapse

6-Dec-2010
Flooring company fined after worker's fingers severed by saw

3-Dec-2010
Company fined after teenage worker blinded

3-Dec-2010
PPE – know your responsibilities

02 December 2010
Cheshire builder fined £5k for dangerous work at Frankie and Benny's

29-Nov-2010
Firm fined for exposing workers to asbestos

29-Nov-2010
Firm fined after 30 workers' lives put at risk

26-Nov-2010
Company fined over asbestos breach

24-Nov-2010
Contractor fined after boy is crushed by dumper truck

24-Nov-2010
Housebuilder and plant operator fined after forklift crushes three tilers

23-Nov-2010
Firm fined after man's legs crushed

22-Nov-2010
Inspector blames ignorant contractors

18-Nov-2010
Midlands contractors fined after worker crushed

11-Nov-2010
Calls for safety register to manage risk

11-Nov-2010
Network Rail and Jarvis Rail to be prosecuted over Potters Bar crash

10-Nov-2010
Lafarge fined after electrical explosion

9-Nov-2010
HSE begins shutting down London sites

9-Nov-2010
Concrete supplier will 'do all it can' after mixer falls on train

5-Nov-2010
Lack of health and safety risk management, survey reveals

5-Nov-2010
Industry in spotlight after tragic week

4-Nov-2010
Pocklington fined over girder fall

1-Nov-2010
Six construction workers killed in five days

28-Oct-2010
Firms fined following fall death

27-Oct-2010
Two dead after brick wall collapse

22-Oct-2010
HSE cuts to lead to self-regulation

21-Oct-2010
Workman dies in collapsed trench

19-Oct-2010
Lord Young review calls for clearer construction safety laws

15-Oct-2010
Firm fined after worker suffers 62pc burns

13-Oct-2010
Illegal gas fitter prosecuted

8-Oct-2010
Wates fined after hoarding falls on toddler

8-Oct-2010
Firm fined £4k after wall accident

6-Oct-2010
James Swinton Co fined after death

6-Oct-2010
Construction safety regs to be left untouched

4-Oct-2010
Man killed after collapse on south London site

1-Oct-2010
Master Concrete fined £10k after worker fall

28-Sep-2010
Kier fined £160k after Everton FC death fall

24-Sep-2010
Builder fined £20k over death

21-Sep-2010
HSE signs agreement with the BCA

20-Sep-2010
Firms fined £30k after Salford worker killed by digger bucket

13-Sep-2010
Site blaze brought under control

13-Sep-2010
Pensioner plumber prosecuted for illegal gas work

10-Sep-2010
School fined £25k after novice worker dies in roof collapse

6-Sep-2010
Contractors call for changes at HSE

2-Sep-2010
Strata Homes fined £30k for injured worker

31-Aug-2010
Worker crushed by dumper truck on Rok site

27-Aug-2010
Inquiry after man dies in digger crash

24-Aug-2010
Contractor fined after disturbing asbestos in primary school

23-Aug-2010
Shopfitters fined £4k after Manchester asbestos exposure

20-Aug-2010
Concrete firm fined after worker impaled on steel cable

20-Aug-2010
Laing O'Rourke in the dock following worker fall

18-Aug-2010
Crane firm fined £18k after four tonne hook falls near college students

18-Aug-2010
Contractor fined after builder loses eye

17-Aug-2010
Contractor to be prosecuted after steel girder slips from crane

16-Aug-2010
Rushi fined £15k after carbon monoxide scare

11-Aug-2010
Quarrying firm fined £96k for worker death

11-Aug-2010
Carlisle sub contractor's skull crushed in 6m fall

30-Jul-2010
Contractor and architects fined nearly 200k after worker death

30-Jul-2010
30-tonne loader overturns and slides down quarry

29-Jul-2010
Somerset firm fined after worker loses leg in horror accident

26-Jul-2010
Gee Construction fined £10k for putting workers at risk

23-Jul-2010
Contractor fined after 85m scaffold spills into street

22-Jul-2010
How small steps can make a big difference

22 July 2010
HSE shut down one in five sites in West Midlands

20-Jul-2010
Yorkshire firm fined after fall

19-Jul-2010
Accidents on civil engineering sites fall by 8.2pc

16-Jul-2010
Firm fined £10,000 over lost finger

16-Jul-2010
Three men fined after fall leaves worker in coma

15-Jul-2010
HSE confirms deaths fall by a fifth

8-Jul-2010
Unite: Government trivialising health and safety

7-Jul-2010
Roofing contractor prosecuted after apprentice falls through roof

7-Jul-2010
Comet fined £75k after roofer death

5-Jul-2010
Builders fined £75k for passer-by death

1-Jul-2010
Staying safe on scaffolds

01 July 2010
Ucatt fear safety shortcuts

30-Jun-2010
Construction deaths fall by 21pc

30-Jun-2010
Alexson fined over HSE risk charge

28-Jun-2010
Hanson fined £280k after worker death

24-Jun-2010
Morgan Est fined after worker loses foot

24-Jun-2010
Gloucestershire firms fined nearly £70k after roofer fall

22-Jun-2010
Two men injured at Tarmac quarry

15-Jun-2010
Government to review health and safety laws

14-Jun-2010
Glasgow firm fined over poisoning death

7-Jun-2010
Contractor fined £45k over lift fatality

4-Jun-2010
Cornwall developer fined £4.5k over asbestos failures

4-Jun-2010
Construction injuries down 15pc

3-Jun-2010
Aston Villa fined after contractor suffers 'severe' injuries in fall

1-Jun-2010
Inquest into Potters Bar deaths to begin after 'extreme delay'

1-Jun-2010
Court refuses to reduce Network Rail fine for Staffordshire fatals

26-May-2010
Fernwave fined over worker's death

25-May-2010
Contractor fined over worker injury

24-May-2010
Safety council launches Twitter campaign to target young workers

21-May-2010
Contractor to pay £15k after building collapse injures worker

13-May-2010
Industry deaths fall to lowest on record

13-May-2010
Man arrested after fatally injuring worker at Cumbrian building site

11-May-2010
Firm and director fined £90k after worker paralysed

10-May-2010
John Doyle to pay £20k after worker struck by steel beams

4-May-2010
Vigils held to mark Workers Memorial Day

28-Apr-2010
Worker injured in fall from scaffold at Oxford college

26-Apr-2010
Engineer killed at Corus steelworks

26-Apr-2010
Builder admits risking son's safety

20-Apr-2010
Firm fined after roof worker falls

20-Apr-2010
Rail worker dies in cherry picker fall

14-Apr-2010
Firm fined over worker's fatal fall

14-Apr-2010
Firm faces fine over worker death

13-Apr-2010
Directors escape Donaghy duty plan

8-Apr-2010
Govt dismisses key Donaghy recommendations in long-awaited inquiry response

30-Mar-2010
Tower crane register to come into force next week

30-Mar-2010
Commonwealth builders die in India

19-Mar-2010
AGS Scaffolding secures job at site of major London fire

17-Mar-2010
UKTFA calls for enforced communication between contractors and fire brigades

17-Mar-2010
HSE to crack down on work at height as falls incidents climb

11-Mar-2010
Tories to pursue plans to privatise H&S inspections

11-Mar-2010
Balfour Beatty wins first case in blacklisting scandal

8-Mar-2010
Contractor fined £3.5k after employee 'buried alive'

8-Mar-2010
Worker dies in fall from scaffold

2-Mar-2010
HSE to blitz refurb and roofing sites across UK

1-Mar-2010
Northumbrian Water fined £34k after worker crashed by vehicle

26-Feb-2010
Corporate manslaughter trial delayed over company director's health

26-Feb-2010
New rules pave way for tower crane register

22-Feb-2010
Developer and contractor fined £25k over 'shocking' fatal fall

22-Feb-2010
Castle Cement fined £250k over health dangers

19-Feb-2010
HSE launches hazards probe

18-Feb-2010
Ucatt offers support to 'exploited' workers

18-Feb-2010
Hundreds of workers walk off Staythorpe site in row over safety

16-Feb-2010
Demolition firms fined £115k over Paddington demolition fatality

15-Feb-2010
Carillion fined £185k after worker hit by truck suffers life-threatening injuries

15-Feb-2010
Worker dies after being struck by limestone block

12-Feb-2010
Client and contractor fined £22k after worker suffers two fractured vertebrae

11-Feb-2010
Man killed on McAleer & Rushe Rose Bowl redevelopment

10-Feb-2010
Shepherd fined £20k over cherry picker collapse at Trinity Square

4-Feb-2010
Industry death toll sees sudden rise

4-Feb-2010
Docklands Light Railway extension fatality 'an accident'

1-Feb-2010
Firm fined over fatal ladder fall

1-Feb-2010
Two workers killed on Scottish rail bridges in under 10 hours

28-Jan-2010
Developer banned from leading firms after housing collapse

22-Jan-2010
Decision on Dooley v Balfour Beatty blacklisting case within 4 weeks

21-Jan-2010
Investigation underway after half-tonne girder smashes into estate agents

20-Jan-2010
Two men taken to hospital after Airdrie building collapse

19-Jan-2010
Welsh contractor fined £80k after young worker killed in digger accident

15-Jan-2010
London Assembly demands fire safety probe

14-Jan-2010
Fined firm whose building collapsed had 'no construction plan'

13-Jan-2010
Willmott Dixon, Styles&Wood and M&S face court over asbestos charges

13-Jan-2010
One dead, 12 injured in Commonwealth Games blaze

11-Jan-2010
Asbestos-linked law backed by judge

11-Jan-2010
Man airlifted from site after suffering heart attack on 30m-high gantry

11-Jan-2010
Investigation begins after three men killed in fall

11-Jan-2010
Contractor fined £4.5k after worker crushed by telehandler

8-Jan-2010
Olympic chief Armitt speaks of "toughest year"

6-Jan-2010
Lancashire firm fined £16k after worker suffers fractured skull

6-Jan-2010
Southwark construction site fire guts five-storey building

6-Jan-2010
Firms fined £280k after man crushed by crate on Shell refurb job

4-Jan-2010
Explosion destroys Shrewsbury apartment block

4-Jan-2010
Seven die in overpass collapse

4-Jan-2010
Calls to secure construction sites

23-Dec-2009
Employer fined £3.5k after worker fall

21-Dec-2009
Injured Stratford worker dies

16-Dec-2009
Cumbrian Industrials fined after M6 death

16-Dec-2009
Worker seriously injured at Westfield Stratford

11-Dec-2009
Firm fined over asbestos exposure

10-Dec-2009
Worker dies from ladder fall

10-Dec-2009
PJ Carey ordered to pay £154k after worker fatally hit by telehandler

9-Dec-2009
Construction worker crushed by beam

8-Dec-2009
Sentence due in boiler blast case

7-Dec-2009
Sellafield fined £75k after contractors exposed to radiation

7-Dec-2009
Sellafield faces unlimited fine after contractors exposed to radiation

4-Dec-2009
HSE will review register after a year

3-Dec-2009
Full financial checks could lead to bigger fines for contractors in Scotland

27-Nov-2009
Nuclear designs still have 'significant' number of flaws, says HSE

27-Nov-2009
Builder's Profile and CHAS link up to help eradicate PQQ duplication

26-Nov-2009
Tower crane register regulations passed by HSE

25-Nov-2009
CIOB: Safety compliance not wavering in recession

25-Nov-2009
Firms fined £126k over fatal Milton Keynes scaffold collapse

24-Nov-2009
Firm fined after worker's plunge

24-Nov-2009
Two die after truck hits power line

23-Nov-2009
Safety review of Cumbrian bridges begins as claims set to hit £100m

23-Nov-2009
HSE to recruit councils to test plans

19-Nov-2009
Self-employed worker deaths climb despite huge fall in total fatality numbers

13-Nov-2009
Contractor fined after wall collapses on worker

13-Nov-2009
Councils to ask for firms with SSIP approval

12-Nov-2009
Fresh talks over Donaghy report as implementation fears emerge

12-Nov-2009
Lovell Partnerships fined £75k after child plummets to death

11-Nov-2009
Anonymous system to boost near-miss reporting on 2012 site

11-Nov-2009
Rok to make relationship with unions 'a priority'

11-Nov-2009
Man hurt when bus hits scaffolding

10-Nov-2009
Laing O'Rourke and SGB fined £105k over fatal Heathrow incident

9-Nov-2009
Government backs move to standardise safety PQQs

4-Nov-2009
Asbestos diseases a 'hell of a burden' as death toll continues to rise

4-Nov-2009
New asbestos campaign warns risks are still high on building sites

2-Nov-2009
External safety audits plan may not be incident-free for Tories

29-Oct-2009
Construction accounts for a third of all deaths at work

28-Oct-2009
Plumber fined £10k for construction worker death

28-Oct-2009
Liverpool crane collapse driver left paralysed

23-Oct-2009
Imtech, Balfour Beatty and Wessex Engineering honoured at safety awards

22-Oct-2009
Bomb squad sent to Glasgow construction site

22-Oct-2009
Tories outline plan to privatise HSE inspections

22-Oct-2009
Tory plan would let contractors ban HSE inspectors from sites

20-Oct-2009
Demolition company fined over fall

19-Oct-2009
'I've lost my soulmate' says partner of fatally injured Morris & Spottiswood worker

16-Oct-2009
Firms fined after electocuted worker suffers burns to 52pc of body

16-Oct-2009
Worker fatally crushed by steel frame at Morris & Spottiswood site

15-Oct-2009
Industry death toll falls 50pc in first half

15-Oct-2009
CIOB slams proposed tower crane register as 'pointless'

13-Oct-2009
Firm fined £3.5k after worker's hand nailed to pallet

13-Oct-2009
John Doyle to pay £16k over worker fall at Liverpool One

9-Oct-2009
Tower crane register consultation closes

9-Oct-2009
Contractor and client hit with £115k bill over unsafe asbestos removal

7-Oct-2009
Buncefield explosion trial adjourned

6-Oct-2009
Carillion fined £40k after worker sustains serious injuries at E.On plant

6-Oct-2009
Safety lobbyists angry over further Donaghy report talks

1-Oct-2009
Minister: firms can shape deaths review changes

1-Oct-2009
Roofing firm fined £23k over worker fall

30-Sep-2009
Company and director fined £7K after worker falls through rooflight

29-Sep-2009
Govt plans more talks before Donaghy report recommendations implemented

28-Sep-2009
IMAGES: Select Plant Hire fined £100k over crane collapse

24-Sep-2009
'Misleading' HSE asbestos safety ad banned

23-Sep-2009
Rok fined £20k after worker suffers severe injuries on Heathrow T4

22-Sep-2009
Migrant worker safety drive launched

22-Sep-2009
Firms fined £44k after worker 'fortunate to survive' electric shock

17-Sep-2009
Maintenance worker killed on Scottish wind farm

16-Sep-2009
Workers die in lift shaft accident

14-Sep-2009
Scottish firm fined for fall

11-Sep-2009
Scaffold firm fined for unsecured structure collapse

9-Sep-2009
Firm pays over £3k for worker injury

8-Sep-2009
Firms fined £9k for worker's 10m fall

8-Sep-2009
Haydock hosts safety conference

8-Sep-2009
Aberdeen man killed in scaffold fall named

3-Sep-2009
Prohibition notices served at site where Aberdeen worker killed

2-Sep-2009
Worker suffers 'serious injuries' in second Aberdeen fall

2-Sep-2009
Man dies in scaffold fall

1-Sep-2009
Milton Keynes school ceiling collapses

1-Sep-2009
HSE calls for safe working at height

1-Sep-2009
EDF Energy Contracting fined £160k over worker death

27-Aug-2009
HSE to clamp down on house builders, major refurb and asbestos

27-Aug-2009
HSE plans to overhaul public sector construction procurement

27-Aug-2009
Worker's legs 'crushed' at Staythorpe construction site

25-Aug-2009
Crane topples onto supermarket

21-Aug-2009
Company fined over basement work

20-Aug-2009
HSE issues safety alert after top cutting machine fatality

19-Aug-2009
First corporate manslaughter trial to begin in February

19-Aug-2009
Contractor fined £10k after employee injured in fall

19-Aug-2009
Blacklist lobbyists demand strict penalties in consultation submission

18-Aug-2009
A new duty for directors?

12-Aug-2009
Man fatally crushed by steel frame

12-Aug-2009
Worker arrested after hitting colleague with vehicle

12-Aug-2009
Contractors blamed for power cuts

5-Aug-2009
WD Bennett fined £125k for Worthing crane collapse

4-Aug-2009
Reclamation works at British Steel site blamed for birth defects

29-Jul-2009
ODA dismisses 'radioactive bunker' reports

29-Jul-2009
Govt to unveils plans to mark Workers' Memorial Day

27-Jul-2009
New worker involvement guidance unveiled by Strategic Forum

24-Jul-2009
Iraq worker loses compensation claim against Mott Macdonald

24-Jul-2009
CECA reports accidents are at an all-time low

24-Jul-2009
Gas fitter convicted of manslaughter over double fatality

23-Jul-2009
Contractor fined £25k over worker fall death

23-Jul-2009
New blacklist support group to investigate potential class action

23-Jul-2009
Wall fall boss jailed for three years over teenager’s death

23-Jul-2009
Another death on the construction of the Delhi Metro

22-Jul-2009
Telehandlers: know the risks

22-Jul-2009
Anger over asbestos decision delay

22-Jul-2009
Connaught makes two acquisitions for £15.9m

22-Jul-2009
Worker dies on Scottish cafe job

21-Jul-2009
Asbestos payout decision to be made

21-Jul-2009
Firm fined £127k after worker paralysed in fall

20-Jul-2009
Site boss jailed for three years for manslaughter

20-Jul-2009
Plumber wins asbestos compensation

20-Jul-2009
Wall fall boss to be sentenced for manslaughter today

20-Jul-2009
Considerate Constructors launches company registration

17-Jul-2009
Ucatt: Blacklist fine is 'slap in face'

16-Jul-2009
ICO to use 'strongest powers' against 17 firms that accessed blacklist

16-Jul-2009
Blacklister Ian Kerr fined £5k

16-Jul-2009
Donaghy warns of 'dark corners' in the industry

16-Jul-2009
PC Harrington ‘failed’ to fully review crane safety

16-Jul-2009
Deaths inquiry: Donaghy demands better working with unions

15-Jul-2009
Building boss could face prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter

14-Jul-2009
Fourteen dead after partially-constructed building collapses

10-Jul-2009
PC Harrington fined £150k over Wembley death

9-Jul-2009
Injuries fall as Bovis Lend Lease bans quick hitches

9-Jul-2009
PC Harrington to face court tomorrow over Wembley death

8-Jul-2009
UKCG: Construction does not need gangmasters regulations

8-Jul-2009
Deaths inquiry calls for investigation into conviction delays

8-Jul-2009
Deaths inquiry report: Rita's Recommendations

8-Jul-2009
Deaths inquiry report: Govt needs a full-time construction minister

8-Jul-2009
Operation starts to move collapsed Liverpool crane

8-Jul-2009
FACK demands 'full unedited' inquiry report be released immediately

7-Jul-2009
Building revamps produce risk of fire

7-Jul-2009
Delayed inquiry report to demand extension of gangmasters legislation

7-Jul-2009
Crane that crashed into Liverpool apartment block was “within capacity”, says contractor

6-Jul-2009
Bowmer and Kirkland site crane crashes through Liverpool apartment block

6-Jul-2009
Builder regains sight after tooth transplanted into eye

6-Jul-2009
Human skull uncovered on school construction site

3-Jul-2009
Safety chief frustrated by refurb deaths

2-Jul-2009
Safety developments prove bitter pill for industry

1-Jul-2009
PICTURES: Construction worker saves drowning woman

1-Jul-2009
Is second hand, second rate?

1-Jul-2009
Inquiry chair Rita Donaghy has 'handed over' final report

30-Jun-2009
Gas fitter faces manslaughter charges over carbon monoxide deaths

30-Jun-2009
Mott MacDonald 'made no assessment of risk' court told

29-Jun-2009
Nearly-completed apartment tower topples almost intact

29-Jun-2009
Construction worker injured in Iraq sues Mott MacDonald and MoD

26-Jun-2009
Ucatt: Too early to backslap over safety improvement

25-Jun-2009
Worthing crane collapse judge has no regrets

25-Jun-2009
Construction worker deaths fall 26pc

24-Jun-2009
Ucatt: Government is stalling on compensating asbestos victims

24-Jun-2009
Eurolift fined £50k over Worthing crane collapse

19-Jun-2009
Crane companies to be sentenced over Worthing collapse

19-Jun-2009
Cemex fined over £30k over dust incident

18-Jun-2009
HSE could add safety rules to building regulations in crackdown

18-Jun-2009
Magistrate commits first corporate manslaughter case to crown court

17-Jun-2009
First firm charged under Corporate Manslaughter Act faces court today

17-Jun-2009
Firefighters battle chemical plant blaze

17-Jun-2009
Safety starts with responsibility

17-Jun-2009
Mechanical breakers: more electrocutions

17-Jun-2009
Alan Ritchie re-elected as Ucatt chief

16-Jun-2009
Unions look for safety pledge in wake of Govt reshuffle

11-Jun-2009
HSE chief Judith Hackitt comes out fighting on new strategy

11-Jun-2009
Contractors with top safety records double in eight years

11-Jun-2009
Bouygues describes safety convictions as 'deeply regrettable'

10-Jun-2009
VIDEO: ConstructionSkills and UCATT call for better communication to improve site safety

9-Jun-2009
Bouygues fined £160k over worker death

9-Jun-2009
Discovery Homes and its director fined less than £10k after employee death

8-Jun-2009
Heathrow Airport fined £10k after worker falls from Terminal 1 roof

8-Jun-2009
Two children die in demolition incident

5-Jun-2009
Lobbyists lambast HSE's 'damp squib' strategy

5-Jun-2009
Work and pensions secretary James Purnell resigns - and warns PM to stand down

5-Jun-2009
HSE's safety guidance and codes to be made free online

4-Jun-2009
Bouygues fined £18k after worker sustains 'life-changing injuries'

4-Jun-2009
Bam Construct fined £15k over 'serious' incident at Willow Place

3-Jun-2009
HSE raises concerns over safety cuts as five-year strategy is released

3-Jun-2009
Adapt your health and safety behaviour or die

3-Jun-2009
Award in safe hands

3-Jun-2009
Quarry firms fined after worker trapped in conveyor

1-Jun-2009
Family of crane collapse victim hold anniversary vigil

1-Jun-2009
Plymouth council fined for not maintaining school gas fittings

22-May-2009
Sellafield charged after workers exposed to radiation

22-May-2009
Osborn Abas Hunt launches safety sentencing survey

21-May-2009
Industry death toll plummets as downturn reduces firms’ workloads

21-May-2009
Council fined £10k over injury of untrained worker

20-May-2009
Unregistered gas fitter jailed after 'ignoring warnings'

20-May-2009
Memorial held for workers killed building Settle-Carlisle rail line

19-May-2009
What's happening in the health and safety sector this week

15-May-2009
One-in-five sites found to take 'serious risks' in HSE blitz

12-May-2009
Firm fined £15,000 after worker paralysed

12-May-2009
Buncefield trial committed to a higher court

11-May-2009
Skanska to ban quick hitch on sites following worker’s death

8-May-2009
Laing O'Rourke case may affect deaths probe

8-May-2009
Five companies face court over £750m Buncefield explosion

8-May-2009
Almost one-in-10 cut safety budgets to save cash, report claims

8-May-2009
School and builder fined after worker suffers burns

7-May-2009
Firm fined £8k for crane fall

6-May-2009
How to avoid fraudulent injury claims

6-May-2009
Piling rig rule confusion could lead to fatalities

6-May-2009
Keen Construction fined £6k after worker breaks ribs in fall

1-May-2009
Laing O'Rourke fined £135k over newlywed death

30-Apr-2009
Keltbray fined £18k over Slough retail fire

30-Apr-2009
Tower crane register limited to hit deadline

29-Apr-2009
Firms get hitched to improve safety

28-Apr-2009
Could Workers Memorial Day become a new bank holiday?

28-Apr-2009
New laws proposed to make compensation quicker and fairer

28-Apr-2009
Ucatt report: Deaths 'disproportionately far higher' at small firms

28-Apr-2009
Lobbyists turn out to mark International Workers Memorial Day

28-Apr-2009
Developer fined £10k over building collapse

27-Apr-2009
'Unacceptable' safety standards on London sites, says HSE

24-Apr-2009
Pinnacle Scaffolding fined £27k over worker fall

24-Apr-2009
Worker pleads not guilty over Kier Western death

24-Apr-2009
Geotechnical firm first to be charged with corporate manslaughter

23-Apr-2009
Rok to drug test employees and suppliers

23-Apr-2009
Ignorance is no defence when it comes to asbestos

22-Apr-2009
Moving towards behavioural safety

22-Apr-2009
Operations halted at major hospital after asbestos discovered

22-Apr-2009
HSE slaps notices on one quarter of south London sites

21-Apr-2009
Teen killed after boss told him to prop up falling wall, court told

16-Apr-2009
UK Lift Company fined after manager breaks pelvis in fall

16-Apr-2009
Pay up £20k or face one-year behind bars, guilty landlord told

15-Apr-2009
Company director fined £18k for ignoring asbestos laws

9-Apr-2009
BLOG: Are we safer than we were a year ago?

8-Apr-2009
HSE records fatalities drop

8-Apr-2009
Accidental death verdict reached in fall fatality

7-Apr-2009
DWP's deaths inquiry report delayed for two months

7-Apr-2009
Give new inspectors full powers, urges Ucatt

3-Apr-2009
Five killed by falling crane parts

2-Apr-2009
HSE beefs up safety crackdown

2-Apr-2009
Donaghy: under-reporting is “scandal”

1-Apr-2009
Contractor fined for letting Polish workers sleep on 'fire risk' site

1-Apr-2009
One in five south Yorkshire sites shut down in blitz

1-Apr-2009
Crane firms found guilty over Worthing collapse

30-Mar-2009
Imprisonment could become a corporate reality

25-Mar-2009
Views on ‘pointless’ safety rules ‘frightening’

25-Mar-2009
HSE's Cambridge blitz stops work on almost every second site

25-Mar-2009
Man dies on Sir Robert McAlpine site

25-Mar-2009
Firm fined £3k for inaccurate asbestos survey

24-Mar-2009
Contractor slapped with £4k fine for insufficient scaffolding

24-Mar-2009
HSE's West Midlands blitz shuts down 39 sites

24-Mar-2009
Sky Scaffolding fined £4k after pedestrian injured by pole

24-Mar-2009
Camden Council fined £40k for scaffolder death

24-Mar-2009
Man killed on east London site

24-Mar-2009
Aggregates boss fined £4k over 2001 death

23-Mar-2009
One in three Aberdeen sites shut down by HSE

23-Mar-2009
Southend and Rayleigh firms praised for safety improvement

20-Mar-2009
Man crushed by forklift

20-Mar-2009
Eight killed in wall collapse

20-Mar-2009
Contractor fined £7k over dump truck accident

20-Mar-2009
'Mistake' by untrained worker caused Worthing crane deaths

17-Mar-2009
HSE's 'encouraging' Teesside blitz sees one quarter given black mark

16-Mar-2009
Elderly woman injured in scaffold collapse

16-Mar-2009
Blaze destroys Seeco premises

16-Mar-2009
Vigil for NY crane collapse anniversary

16-Mar-2009
Olympic park clocks up safe working hours

11-Mar-2009
Toilets, rest and washing: what you need to do

11-Mar-2009
Laing O'Rourke fined £80k for worker injury

9-Mar-2009
Man crushed by crane

9-Mar-2009
Contractor fined after worker knocked out by electric shock

6-Mar-2009
Two deaths in January

5-Mar-2009
HSE warns of duty to apprentices

5-Mar-2009
Firm fined £107k following worker death

4-Mar-2009
Are concrete gangs at too much risk?

2-Mar-2009
HSE to prosecute PC Harrington Wembley death

28-Feb-2009
Firm fined £11k for asbestos exposure

26-Feb-2009
Waite Construction fined for absestos breach

25-Feb-2009
SCF to host pre-Glasgow Games safety seminar

11-Feb-2009
Ballenwood Properties fined for not reporting serious worker injuries

11-Feb-2009
Pre-Christmas fatalities hamper safety progress

11-Feb-2009
UCS Civils and Pochin Concrete fined £80k over worker death

11-Feb-2009
Anger at death verdict

10-Feb-2009
Steven Allen inquest records verdict of accidental death

5-Feb-2009
No employee trained on machine that killed Steven Allen, inquest told

4-Feb-2009
New tower crane register plans put to Government

29-Jan-2009
HSE calls on Poles to dob in rogue bosses

29-Jan-2009
More flak for deaths inquiry as MPs question HSE role

28-Jan-2009
Jailed director had ignored prohibition notices

28-Jan-2009
Roofing boss jailed for manslaughter

27-Jan-2009
Manager fined after worker sustains serious leg injuries

27-Jan-2009
Deaths inquiry chair defends investigation to Whitehall

27-Jan-2009
Construction worker injured in 6m fall

26-Jan-2009
Lost time incidents drop 70 pc in cement industry

26-Jan-2009
Worker dies two months after incident on London site

23-Jan-2009
IC Roofing director found guilty of manslaughter

23-Jan-2009
Safety blog: 25 + 25 = a whole lot of confusion

22-Jan-2009
Cracks appear in DWP deaths inquiry

22-Jan-2009
Ucatt: Recession could worsen safety problems

20-Jan-2009
Firm fined £3k over asbestos ignorance

19-Jan-2009
Arrested worker re-bailed over DLR death

19-Jan-2009
Tricon fined £10k after workers fall down lift shaft

19-Jan-2009
Underground hazard comes to light

19-Jan-2009
Imprisonment and larger fines a threat for firms from today

16-Jan-2009
Health & Safety: Doing fine or doing time?

15-Jan-2009
Experts question impact of new laws on safety

15-Jan-2009
DLR death probe set to continue

14-Jan-2009
Contractor fined after young boy hospitalised

13-Jan-2009
Seven die in blaze on Moscow construction site

13-Jan-2009
HSE to crackdown on asbestos breaches in February blitz

13-Jan-2009
SAFETY: Concern that Offences Act will not 'change attitude'

12-Jan-2009
The advanced guard in safety war

12-Jan-2009
Young worker dies after suffering burns

12-Jan-2009
HSE to hold string of workshops on 5 year strategy

8-Jan-2009
AUDIO: No quick fix on quick couplers...

8-Jan-2009
Three firms, one director charged over fatal scaffold collapse

7-Jan-2009
Firm fined £5k after worker suffers partial paralysis

7-Jan-2009
HSE: 'One-man bands' should be more aware of silicosis

6-Jan-2009
New York rigging contractor charged with manslaughter

6-Jan-2009
Laing O'Rourke fined £90k after worker injured on Liverpool One

6-Jan-2009
IC Roofing boss failed to carry out risk assessment, court told

6-Jan-2009
Roofing boss to face court for manslaughter

5-Jan-2009
HSE names new field operations director

23-Dec-2008
Contractor fined after customer left in coma

23-Dec-2008
ODA: 2009 will be bigger safety challenge

19-Dec-2008
Taylor Woodrow fined £200k over worker death

18-Dec-2008
Rotherham developer given criminal record for repeatedly ignoring HSE warnings

15-Dec-2008
Worker killed on Commonwealth Games site

15-Dec-2008
Custodial sentence and community service for ignoring prohibition notice

12-Dec-2008
Court puts unregistered gas installer on three-year probation

12-Dec-2008
HSE names Philip White as new chief construction inspector

12-Dec-2008
Guildford firm and tradesman fined £11,000 over worker fall

12-Dec-2008
Half of Cheshire sites blitzed given black mark by HSE

11-Dec-2008
Working group to tackle quick hitch excavator safety problems

10-Dec-2008
Company and director fined £35k over asbestos danger

10-Dec-2008
Anthony Wilson Homes fined £35k for worker leg loss

9-Dec-2008
Woolworths and LCH Contracts fined £140k over asbestos danger

9-Dec-2008
Scaffolder sues Barratt for £1m including new shoes

8-Dec-2008
DWP appoints Rita Donaghy to head construction safety inquiry

4-Dec-2008
HSE reveals new five-year strategy

4-Dec-2008
HSE to blitz Cheshire sites

4-Dec-2008
Man arrested over worker death on Skanska GrantRail DLR extension

3-Dec-2008
Worker killed on a Cemex site as HSE reveals plans

3-Dec-2008
Man killed at Swan Hunter shipyard

3-Dec-2008
Five firms face criminal proceedings over Buncefield explosion

2-Dec-2008
Men seriously injured in 7m forklift fall

1-Dec-2008
Worker killed in vehicle accident

27-Nov-2008
HSE to conduct North-west CDM blitz

26-Nov-2008
HSE stops work on 12 sites in Waltham Forest blitz

25-Nov-2008
Subcontractor killed at a Leeds Laing O’Rourke site

24-Nov-2008
Firms fined for Sellafield fatality

21-Nov-2008
Taylor Woodrow to be sentenced for worker death

21-Nov-2008
The key issues the construction industry faces in 2009

17-Nov-2008
Bradford roofing contractor fined after worker's fall

12-Nov-2008
Laing O’Rourke pays tribute to worker killed by blast

12-Nov-2008
Firm fined £20k for worker fall

11-Nov-2008
Self-regulation could be key to safer Dubai sites

11-Nov-2008
Man dies on Bouygues hospital site

11-Nov-2008
Worker killed in 10-storey plunge

7-Nov-2008
One dead, seven injured in gas explosion on Laing O'Rourke site

6-Nov-2008
HSE reports first accident rate rise in nearly a decade

5-Nov-2008
Demolition Dismantling Services fined after worker fell through roof

5-Nov-2008
Major injury rates are back on the increase

3-Nov-2008
Surveyor in hospital after fall through skylight

3-Nov-2008
Firefighters save worker trapped in cherry picker cage

3-Nov-2008
Two companies fined £130K for construction worker death

31-Oct-2008
Injury rates rise causes HSE concern

29-Oct-2008
Health and safety Bill introduced

28-Oct-2008
Galliford Try fined after subbie injured in explosion

27-Oct-2008
Excavator driver fined over pedestrian death

24-Oct-2008
HSE release report on fatal Corus explosion

23-Oct-2008
Ex-England ace Ian Wright supports HSE's asbestos campaign

23-Oct-2008
Mitie fined £300k over fatal electrocution

22-Oct-2008
Campaigners hit out at HSE's Liverpool crane death decision

22-Oct-2008
Another accident at hydro site

21-Oct-2008
Builder dies in hospital after 9m fall

21-Oct-2008
Firms fined £30k for fall which left worker paralysed

21-Oct-2008
Builder dies from roof fall

20-Oct-2008
Embrace safety regulations to manage risk

20-Oct-2008
Growing safety focus in the UAE

20-Oct-2008
Asbestos firm to pay £40k for 'inadequate' surveys

20-Oct-2008
Selfridges windows sealed after asbestos discovery

20-Oct-2008
Crane collapse at Delhi Metro site kills two

20-Oct-2008
No HSE charges laid over Liverpool's fatal crane collapse

17-Oct-2008
Another worker accident on Hochtief Glendoe site

17-Oct-2008
HSE to probe deaths for Govt inquiry

16-Oct-2008
Death toll tops 31 in just six months

16-Oct-2008
Worker dies on West Yorkshire site

14-Oct-2008
Demolition worker rushed to hospital after electric shock

13-Oct-2008
Union calls for chief of housing association to be sacked

10-Oct-2008
Digger death on site owned by JCB chair's wife 'an accident'

9-Oct-2008
Health and safety

9-Oct-2008
HSE will not 'meet sector's needs'

9-Oct-2008
HSE blitz: London shows 'worryingly low' standards

8-Oct-2008
Safety tributes for Shepherd's Burnand

7-Oct-2008
North-east roofer fined for not protecting workers

7-Oct-2008
Towards a safer site culture

6-Oct-2008
Roofer killed after 45m fall in Fife

2-Oct-2008
Developer to pay out £10k over CDM breaches

1-Oct-2008
HSE hopes 'lessons can be learnt' from SouthGate blaze

1-Oct-2008
Tower crane leaders call for HSE to carry out site blitz to cut accidents

1-Oct-2008
Director banned after illegal asbestos removal

30-Sep-2008
Arrested asbestos removal company owner fined and banned

30-Sep-2008
Crane drops air-conditioning unit on pedestrian

26-Sep-2008
Timeline: Crane incidents

26-Sep-2008
Vigil held for Battersea tragedy as Safe Crane Campaign launched

26-Sep-2008
Firms fined £67k after man crushed by truck

25-Sep-2008
Laing O’Rourke faces safety charges after fatal cyclone

24-Sep-2008
Video: Fire damages Sir Robert McAlpine's £350m Bath project

24-Sep-2008
Video: Stephen Williams, HSE, Part II

24-Sep-2008
Arrested director pleads guilty to seven asbestos breaches

23-Sep-2008
Man dies at site of new Scottish hydro plant

22-Sep-2008
Labour conference: Ucatt demands Govt overturn pleural plaques ruling

22-Sep-2008
Channel Tunnel blaze was avoidable

19-Sep-2008
Two workers injured in crane topple at Dublin's O2

18-Sep-2008
Bellway Homes fined after worker injured jumping from dumper

18-Sep-2008
Two men injured in scaffold collapse

17-Sep-2008
Kent man dies in roof fall

17-Sep-2008
Three firms facing fines over fatal NY crane collapse

17-Sep-2008
Asbestos specialist arrested after a no-show in court

16-Sep-2008
Uniform process shows who’s Boss

16-Sep-2008
Embarking on the right course

16-Sep-2008
Lining up a unique stadium solution

16-Sep-2008
ZAP leads in accident prevention

16-Sep-2008
Ignorance carries a high price tag

16-Sep-2008
‘Getting it right is not difficult’

16-Sep-2008
Climbing above safety averages

16-Sep-2008
Connaught buys compliance businesses for £14m

16-Sep-2008
Video: HSE's Stephen Williams

16-Sep-2008
O’Brien & McIntyre fined over chemical burns

11-Sep-2008
HSE to find new construction chief

11-Sep-2008
Amec and Leach fined £20,000 over crane topple

10-Sep-2008
Capita wins £140m Corgi deal

9-Sep-2008
Pleural plaques victims deserve compensation, says MSP

9-Sep-2008
Brookfield and subbie fined £40k over broken pelvis

9-Sep-2008
Firm fined after worker breaks pelvis

9-Sep-2008
Worker killed in landslide

8-Sep-2008
Vigil for fatal accident victim

5-Sep-2008
Aram Resources fined £100k over quarry death

4-Sep-2008
Homes pair suspended as HSE begins asbestos probe

3-Sep-2008
Worker breaks spine in steel accident

3-Sep-2008
Union and Olympic chiefs sign new work agreement

3-Sep-2008
Company and director fined over worker fall

1-Sep-2008
Worker hit by breeze block on Bolton School site

27-Aug-2008
London site manager denies manslaughter over teen death

27-Aug-2008
Scotland looks to ‘equity fines’ to hit safety flouters

27-Aug-2008
DWP orders inquiry into industry deaths

27-Aug-2008
Scottish Coal Company fined 400k after two workers crushed

26-Aug-2008
Director jailed for a year

22-Aug-2008
Morgan Est subcontractor dies in 10m fall

20-Aug-2008
Rail bridge fall ‘avoidable’

19-Aug-2008
Company fined 8k after scaffolding collapse

15-Aug-2008
Two firm prosecuted for refurb worker death

8-Aug-2008
Midlands firms fined £120k over worker death

8-Aug-2008
Goodyear payout £20k for forklift injury

8-Aug-2008
Two Essex firms fined £200,000 over asbestos breach

7-Aug-2008
HSE's tower cranes crackdown following inquest

6-Aug-2008
Wembley worker loses fight

6-Aug-2008
Carillion fined £70k over fatal fall

5-Aug-2008
HSE writes to UK crane firms

4-Aug-2008
Man to pay £26k for unlicensed gas work

1-Aug-2008
Building under construction in Oxford collapses

30-Jul-2008
TayWood pleads guilty over Welsh Assembly death

29-Jul-2008
Apollo Cradles fined after one dead, three injured

29-Jul-2008
Hold off Gangmasters authority until after election, says REC

29-Jul-2008
Girl dies in collapse

28-Jul-2008
Man crushed by lorry

28-Jul-2008
Directors slam safety claims culture

23-Jul-2008
Lift engineer on Miller site fighting for life

23-Jul-2008
Lords pass safety Bill despite jailing doubts

22-Jul-2008
Ladders remain a big safety concern

22-Jul-2008
Wates fined over carbon monoxide danger

21-Jul-2008
Worker 'lucky to be alive' after 4.5m plunge

18-Jul-2008
Man fatally crushed at engineering firm

17-Jul-2008
Construction non-fatal site injuries rise

17-Jul-2008
Cheshire Crane Hire fined for vehicle overturn

17-Jul-2008
Radioactive material found at Olympic site

16-Jul-2008
Electrocuted worker had '20 to 30 minutes' CAT training

15-Jul-2008
Worker dies on Rugby track upgrade

14-Jul-2008
Man crushed under steel girder

11-Jul-2008
Wife of Liverpool crane victim angry after accident ruling

8-Jul-2008
Liverpool crane hit by winds, inquest told

8-Jul-2008
Firm fined £4k over electric shock

8-Jul-2008
Council arm fined after trainee injures spine

7-Jul-2008
Rotherham developer fined for repeated safety breaches

2-Jul-2008
Lafarge fined £200k after worker loses ear

2-Jul-2008
Dead body found at building site

1-Jul-2008
Brigg worker crushed by excavator

1-Jul-2008
Revised figures reveal 72 worker deaths last year

30-Jun-2008
Contract worker killed in Brigg

26-Jun-2008
HSE deals inspectors blow

24-Jun-2008
HSE serves notices to quarter of Newcastle blitz

24-Jun-2008
Inquest into builder death on school site

24-Jun-2008
Scaffolding boss jailed after ignoring HSE orders

23-Jun-2008
HSE to form dedicated nuclear inspection team

23-Jun-2008
Take men’s healthcare to the site

23-Jun-2008
Fire destroys Glasgow construction site

19-Jun-2008
Firm fined after fall left worker partially deaf

19-Jun-2008
HSE to blitz north-east sites

19-Jun-2008
Teesside refurb sites targeted in safety crackdown

19-Jun-2008
Threat of prison promised in safety crackdown

18-Jun-2008
Man critically injured in skip accident

18-Jun-2008
House builder fined £15k over employee fall

17-Jun-2008
IOSH: Govt must spend to achieve safety targets

17-Jun-2008
Crime report a 'wake-up call' for HSE, says Ucatt

17-Jun-2008
Worker seriously injured on Barratt site

17-Jun-2008
Safety Bill set to clear Commons

13-Jun-2008
Worker dies on Bovis site

13-Jun-2008
HSE blitz sees 13 sites hit with notices

12-Jun-2008
Engineers hurt in OHL work

12-Jun-2008
CIOB: Local authorities power to tackle rogues

10-Jun-2008
New health and safety boss for Rand

9-Jun-2008
NY chief crane inspector arrested

9-Jun-2008
NY chief crane inspector arrested over bribes

9-Jun-2008
Firm fined £25k for carpenter fall

9-Jun-2008
Carpenter's fall may have ended his career

6-Jun-2008
Director fined £2K for worker fall

6-Jun-2008
Man held after building site fire

5-Jun-2008
HSE's second refurb site inspection blitz

4-Jun-2008
Man dies in building collapse

4-Jun-2008
Asbestos compensation battle begins

3-Jun-2008
A top-down approach is the secret to safety

2-Jun-2008
Firm to pay over £2k for teens lost finger

2-Jun-2008
NY crane collapse inquiry could delay other projects

2-Jun-2008
NY crane collapse: Two dead

2-Jun-2008
Firm fined 18K after worker's fall

30-May-2008
NY crane collapse

30-May-2008
Risky roofer nabbed by passing inspector

29-May-2008
Digger driver dies in cliff fall

29-May-2008
HSE fines firm for carbon monoxide death

23-May-2008
Builder jailed over CO poisoning

21-May-2008
Unite calls for more inspectors

21-May-2008
Theory of relativity pays off

20-May-2008
Worker injured in building collapse

20-May-2008
Astra Plant convicted of two H&S breaches

20-May-2008
Redworth fined £10k over excavator incident

19-May-2008
Surveyor fined for absestos breach

15-May-2008
Alcon director appears in court over manslaughter

14-May-2008
HSE team keeps London base

14-May-2008
HSE prepare new online notification system

13-May-2008
New safety manual for house builders

13-May-2008
JB director fined over monoxide scare

12-May-2008
Building firm fined £10K after worker's fall

12-May-2008
Firms fined £200k for fatal fall

9-May-2008
Inquest date for 2004 crane fall

9-May-2008
Killed Wandsworth worker named

9-May-2008
Family of uninsured apprentice forced to pay for funeral

9-May-2008
Firms fined £20k for fallen worker

8-May-2008
New head appointed for HSE Scotland

7-May-2008
Roofing boss jailed for teenager's manslaughter

6-May-2008
HSE faces inspector recruitment crisis

1-May-2008
Everest fined £6k for safety risks

1-May-2008
Corus fined £170k for crane death

29-Apr-2008
The safety message

29-Apr-2008
Manual handling is the safety key

29-Apr-2008
Carlisle Glass fined after worker severs artery

28-Apr-2008
HSE issues warning to customers of convicted builder

28-Apr-2008
Sites stop for Memorial Day tribute

28-Apr-2008
Unions demand better safety standards

28-Apr-2008
Unions demand better safety standards

28-Apr-2008
Scaffold accidents: Two dead

25-Apr-2008
Strategic Forum sets crane safety targets

25-Apr-2008
Firm and foreman fined for worker injury

24-Apr-2008
Alcon director's manslaughter charge

24-Apr-2008
Quarry firm fined after worker hit by 30kg boulder

24-Apr-2008
Deaths will rise without more inspectors, says select committee

23-Apr-2008
Surveyor’s death on huge M25 job stunned Costain

23-Apr-2008
Hewden wins safety award

23-Apr-2008
MPs slam HSE over reactive approach

21-Apr-2008
Rysman Construction fined for crane collapse

21-Apr-2008
Regulation for rogue safety experts needed

21-Apr-2008
Company boss charged over site death

21-Apr-2008
Construction workers rescued from well shaft

17-Apr-2008
Man killed in backyard ditch collapse

16-Apr-2008
Firm hauled before court for worker fall

16-Apr-2008
Roalco hauled before court over worker fall

16-Apr-2008
Costain M25 brother wants lessons learnt

16-Apr-2008
Asda tells suppliers to focus on safety

16-Apr-2008
Firm fined £100k after crane load kills worker

15-Apr-2008
Drilling firm fined for fatal crush

15-Apr-2008
Costain M25 death looks at lorry link

14-Apr-2008
Man rushed to hospital after MK Hub accident

14-Apr-2008
Worker death on Corus site

14-Apr-2008
Power firm fined £32k for cable explosion

11-Apr-2008
Ipswich builder given manslaughter verdict

11-Apr-2008
Durkan appoints H&S director

11-Apr-2008
Costain worker dies on M25

10-Apr-2008
Construction deaths drop to 69

10-Apr-2008
Working to cut falls for access staff

8-Apr-2008
Roofing boss pleads guilty to manslaughter

8-Apr-2008
Taking the lead on safety

7-Apr-2008
Man crushed under dump truck

4-Apr-2008
Man killed in trench collapse

3-Apr-2008
Seventy people killed on sites during the past year

2-Apr-2008
Time to stop the use of illegal plant

1-Apr-2008
HSC and HSE merger complete

1-Apr-2008
Safety policy is vital no matter your size

1-Apr-2008
Convictions could surge under new Corporate Manslaughter Act

1-Apr-2008
English tests for foreign workers

27-Mar-2008
BSC says millions of workers at risk

26-Mar-2008
New commissioner appointed to the HSC

19-Mar-2008
Colas fined £90k for double death

19-Mar-2008
Digger video condemned by safety officials

19-Mar-2008
HSE tells contractors to ditch danger firms

19-Mar-2008
Courts hand out £1m in safety fines

19-Mar-2008
Fall fatality at Sutton Bridge Power Station

18-Mar-2008
How to steer a safe route for site staff

18-Mar-2008
Govt crackdown on 'cowboy' builders

18-Mar-2008
A bill to beef up health and safety

18-Mar-2008
New York crane collapse death toll reaches seven

18-Mar-2008
Three missing after NY crane collapse

17-Mar-2008
JCB fined £466k for two worker deaths

17-Mar-2008
Alf McAlpine fined £250k

14-Mar-2008
£250k fine for Alf McAlpine

14-Mar-2008
Appeal lost on young employee death

13-Mar-2008
TayWimp fined £50k for apprentice death

12-Mar-2008
HSE targets clients over poor sites

12-Mar-2008
Perils of designing out risk

11-Mar-2008
Collapsed Belfast block to be demolished

10-Mar-2008
Work accidents cost Scotland £67m

7-Mar-2008
HSE fines Cambridge college

7-Mar-2008
HSE crack down on Derbyshire sites

6-Mar-2008
Keltbray fined £15k for collapse

6-Mar-2008
Third north-east refurb sites closed by HSE

6-Mar-2008
Picture Story: HSE blitz shuts third of refurb sites

4-Mar-2008
Spreading the crane safety gospel

3-Mar-2008
Crane falls on new building

29-Feb-2008
New HSE campaign to prevent slips and falls

29-Feb-2008
Man killed in NI building site accident

27-Feb-2008
Ensuring safe practice in the supply chain

26-Feb-2008
Head injury leads to £40k fines

26-Feb-2008
HSE stops work on five sites in Newcastle

20-Feb-2008
Corus fined £250k for machinery death

19-Feb-2008
Pull together to create competence

19-Feb-2008
HSE serves notices on 34 south-west sites

19-Feb-2008
Prizes for putting safety first

19-Feb-2008
Asbestos claims 20 lives a year

18-Feb-2008
Work stopped at half Dundee building refurbishment sites

18-Feb-2008
1.5 million workers pass health and safety test

13-Feb-2008
Prohibition notices issued following site checks

13-Feb-2008
Deadly serious about training

12-Feb-2008
Hackitt’s drive to make a difference

12-Feb-2008
How to improve refurb record

12-Feb-2008
‘A zero rate of accidents is possible’

12-Feb-2008
HSE stops work at ten Scottish sites

12-Feb-2008
Finning appoints health and safety head

11-Feb-2008
Firms fined £210k after apprentice death

11-Feb-2008
Safety commission says no to extra site inspectors

7-Feb-2008
HSE launches occupational health guidance

6-Feb-2008
Firm fined for forklift error

5-Feb-2008
Safety checks for north-east sites

4-Feb-2008
Scottish refurb site to get spot checks

4-Feb-2008
HSE to blitz Yorkshire sites

1-Feb-2008
Swansea site worker dies

30-Jan-2008
Detailed planning will cut accidents on refurb sites

29-Jan-2008
Health is as crucial as safety

29-Jan-2008
Health is as crucial as safety

29-Jan-2008
Health is as crucial as safety

29-Jan-2008
Health is as crucial as safety

29-Jan-2008
Health is as crucial as safety

29-Jan-2008
Health is as crucial as safety

29-Jan-2008
Health is as crucial as safety

29-Jan-2008
Health is as crucial as safety

29-Jan-2008
Health is as crucial as safety

29-Jan-2008
Health is as crucial as safety

29-Jan-2008
Health is as crucial as safety

29-Jan-2008
Health is as crucial as safety

29-Jan-2008
Health is as crucial as safety

29-Jan-2008
Trader fined £12.5k for demolition injury

25-Jan-2008
Warning over health & safety manuals

25-Jan-2008
London firm fined £20K for collapse

23-Jan-2008
Community service is the new order

22-Jan-2008
Firm fined £20k after worker’s arm crushed

22-Jan-2008
Codes are the way to safety

15-Jan-2008
Masterclass in managing plant safety

15-Jan-2008
Gas installer jailed for safety breaches

15-Jan-2008
Small firms are risking big costs

15-Jan-2008
Fatal flaw in accident stats

15-Jan-2008
Suffolk company prosecuted after factory explosion

14-Jan-2008
Workers injured in building collapse

11-Jan-2008
Blaze hits Barbican building site

10-Jan-2008
Builder rescued from house collapse

10-Jan-2008
Timber frame health and safety code

10-Jan-2008
Robert McAlpine fined £40k over crane casualty

9-Jan-2008
HSE cutbacks send wrong message on safety

8-Jan-2008
HSE prosecutes director for roof worker death

4-Jan-2008
£3m settlement after school asbestos ‘catastrophy’

3-Jan-2008
Collapse prompts fresh fears

19-Dec-2007
Firms fined £110,000 after worker left disabled

18-Dec-2007
More buildability, less paperwork?

17-Dec-2007
HSE prosecutes SM Coldstores director

14-Dec-2007
HSE fines Stourbridge glazing company

12-Dec-2007
“Sheer luck” prevented crane collapse injuries

12-Dec-2007
How to make utility digging work safer

11-Dec-2007
HSE prosecutes Liverpool construction company

7-Dec-2007
Drop in number of notices issued against top firms

29-Nov-2007
A third of HSE notices go to only three big firms

28-Nov-2007
HSC looks to push CDM Regs uptake

28-Nov-2007
ConstructionSkills launches plant training scheme

28-Nov-2007
A revised approach to safety

28-Nov-2007
Abas on preparing for new safety regulations

23-Nov-2007
Health and Safety spotlight

23-Nov-2007
Vaughan Burnand on occupational health

23-Nov-2007
HSE chief inspector on improving safety

23-Nov-2007
Site safety remains HSE focus as budget cuts loom over next 3 years

22-Nov-2007
Quick-hitch safety under the spotlight

20-Nov-2007
Trench death a warning to construction firms

16-Nov-2007
Greater fines proposed for Corporate Manslaughter firms

15-Nov-2007
Famous gasometers stump Oval redevelopment plans

15-Nov-2007
Travis Perkins joins transport safety campaign

9-Nov-2007
Why should bosses bear the blame?

9-Nov-2007
Jury rules accidental death on farm fatal

9-Nov-2007
Why should bosses bear the blame?

9-Nov-2007
Jury rules accidental death on farm fatal

9-Nov-2007
HSE needs formal powers, says FPB

8-Nov-2007
Scratchcard pushes safe work bonus

8-Nov-2007
An ingenious winner

5-Nov-2007
HSE looks to take a load off injury rates

2-Nov-2007
North East loses 1.9 million working days

2-Nov-2007
When pressure at work puts business at risk

29-Oct-2007
Scots seek to reverse pleural plaques decision

29-Oct-2007
Directors take the initiative on health and safety guidance

29-Oct-2007
Extinguish risk from the very start

24-Oct-2007
CPS in U-turn over teenager’s death

24-Oct-2007
Transport safety must be tightened says HSC

19-Oct-2007
A streamlined safety audit for smaller firms

19-Oct-2007
Why should bosses bear the blame?

16-Oct-2007
Ignorance is no defence on danger

15-Oct-2007
Families awarded £600,000 compensation for steeplejacks' deaths

15-Oct-2007
How the health and safety audit works

15-Oct-2007
HSE to host workshops for small firms

15-Oct-2007
Tilting rig proves fatal at LNG job

11-Oct-2007
Strategic Forum delays housing safety talks

10-Oct-2007
Reaching out to SMEs on safety

8-Oct-2007
Using armbands to boost safety

8-Oct-2007
Health and Safety Resource List

8-Oct-2007
HSE target roofing contractors to improve safety

5-Oct-2007
HSE target roofing contractors to improve safety

5-Oct-2007
HSE brings case over hurt toddler

5-Oct-2007
Dawson-Wam fined for employee death

5-Oct-2007
Widening the safety net

4-Oct-2007
Health and Safety resources

4-Oct-2007
The hazards of going global

4-Oct-2007
Safety will not improve when inspections are cut

4-Oct-2007
HSE plans safety blitz on small housing firms

3-Oct-2007
Horror stories put true perspective on safety

3-Oct-2007
System scaffold uses conventional boards

3-Oct-2007
Employers responsible for workers fatigue

26-Sep-2007
HSE clamps down on dangerous sites

24-Sep-2007
How to keep children off site

18-Sep-2007
Mark Heasman on safety on the roads

17-Sep-2007
'We must address cultural issues'

17-Sep-2007
When the inspectors call...

17-Sep-2007
HSE's Andrew East on CDM

10-Sep-2007
Plumbing help

7-Sep-2007
Refurb and house building must tighten up their act

7-Sep-2007
It’s no child’s play to promote safer sites

7-Sep-2007
HSE celebrates 'dodgy ladder' success

7-Sep-2007
Help your workforce to quit smoking

6-Sep-2007
House builders and unions to tackle safety

6-Sep-2007
Firm fined £43k for site death

31-Aug-2007
Firm fined £43k for site death

31-Aug-2007
The dictator's guide to running a business

22-Aug-2007
Building stuff

22-Aug-2007
Railway safety at all-time high

13-Jul-2006
HSE launches vibration campaign

11-Jul-2006

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