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January   2012 Builder Dies in 40 Ft Fall on Blackburn Site
January   2012 Construction Worker Crushed To Death In Jaws Of Grabber
January   2012 Lancashire roofer caught on camera risking lives
January   2012 Liverpool businessman fined £112k over roof fall death
January   2012 Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR) Change – 6 April 2012
January   2012 Firm Fined £160,000 After Technician's Death At Factory
January   2012 Firm Fined After Workers Put At Risk
November   2011 Tradesman Prosecuted Over Premature Asbestos Work
November   2011 Logistics firm fined after workman crushed between reversing lorry and wall
November   2011 Make sure your first aid kit complies with the British Standard before 31 December
November   2011 Scunthorpe firm in court after worker scarred for life
November   2011 Pair fined £13,000 for scaffolding collapse at Exeter trading estate
November   2011 Carmarthenshire man fined after roofer fall
October   2011 Trial Date Set For Second Corporate Manslaughter Prosecution
October   2011 Launch Of Online European Wide Risk Assessment Tool
October   2011 Welsh Mining Disaster To Be Investigated By The HSE
October   2011 Farm Fatality Results In £112,500 Fine
October   2011 Marks and Spencer Hit With £1 Million Fine
October   2011 Company Fined Following Drowning Of Employee
October   2011 Man Left With Permanent Scars After Falling Into Molten Metal
October   2011 HSE Inspectors Now Asking For Evidence Of Fit Testing Competency
October   2011 Building Contractor Worked Without Asbestos Lisence
October   2011 Workman Struck by Object Falling From Scaffold
October   2011 Stourbridge Builder Fined For Illegal Gas Work
October   2011 Perthshire Malt Company Fined After Worker Loses Part Of Leg
October   2011 Fatal Injury Statistics Summary for 2010/11
September   2011 H & S Legislative Update 2011
September   2011 HSE Board Gives RIDDOR Changes Go-ahead
September   2011 HSE Info Line to Close 30 September 2011
September   2011 HSE Introduces New Arrangements For Online Reporting of Injuries and Incidents
September   2011 Lives risked on slippery roof
September   2011 Two companies and contractor fined for releasing asbestos
September   2011 Suffolk firm prosecuted over injury to trapped worker
September   2011 Worker crushed between two skips
September   2011 Burnley handyman survives fall through leaking roof
September   2011 Cardiff roof company fined after worker's crush injury
September   2011 Brewery fined after man hit by forklift truck
September   2011 Printer fined after worker injures hand
September   2011 Satellite firm sentenced after fatal roof fall
August   2011 HSE launches fee-for-fault consultation
July   2011 H & S Legislative Update 2011
July   2011 IOSH Managing Safely now available with Safety Services (UK) Limited
July   2011 Red Tape Challenge
June   2011 New Figures Published Of Fatally Injured Waste and Recycling Workers
June   2011 New Figures Published Of Fatally Injured Construction Workers
June   2011 Care Home Fined £65k Over Mother's Death
June   2011 Demolition Company Fined For Failing To Meet Basic Gas and Electricity Safety Regulations
June   2011 Firms Fined £70,000 and £40,000 After Man Left With Severe Brain Injuries
June   2011 Death due to safety failings at textile firm
June   2011 Contractor fined after injuries to public
June   2011 Worker killed in trench collapse
June   2011 Ex-serviceman's arm severed at Hull recycling site
June   2011 Refurbishment firm fined over asbestos exposure
June   2011 Man's fingers severed at Telford factory
June   2011 Sentences after worker killed in 12 metre fall
June   2011 Firms fined after worker killed on M25
June   2011 Family firm prosecuted after fatal roof fall
June   2011 New to the job
May   2011 Kent builder fined after man falls through roof
May   2011 Company in court over electric shock risk
May   2011 Fall from scissor lift
May   2011 Car firm fined after fatal head injury
May   2011 Waste company fined £250,000
May   2011 First employee convicted under Fire Safety Order
May   2011 Conviction for gas safety failure
April   2011 Asbestos Awareness Refresher training
April   2011 Lofstedt review will not touch Health and Safety at Work Act
April   2011 Steel firm fined £40,000 for crush injury
April   2011 Builder jailed for putting profit before safety
April   2011 Firm fined for unsafe roof work
April   2011 Companies Fined £400,000 After Labourer's Fatal Fall
April   2011 Gas Fitter and Employer Fined for Raft of Safety Breaches
April   2011 Workers poisoned by Carbon Monoxide
April   2011 Pupil injured on work experience
April   2011 Compensation for worker after crane incident
April   2011 More construction sites condemned as unsafe
April   2011 Telehandler guidance issued
April   2011 Corporate manslaughter conviction: Legal world reacts
April   2011 Asbestos-Updated Guidance
March   2011 Construction companies fined after workers exposed to asbestos
March   2011 Proposed amendment to RIDDOR 1995
December   2010 Webtool for shops takes worry out of risk assessment
December   2010 Consultation opens in January on RIDDOR changes
December   2010 Site Security Checklist
December   2010 Construction company fined following multiple fire safety breaches
December   2010 BT sentenced following fatal ladder fall
December   2010 John Lewis fined over Asbestos Exposure
December   2010 HSE Safety Alert - Deterioration and failure of cold/frozen food store ceilings
December   2010 University failed to follow up asbestos checks
December   2010 Poundstretcher chain pays £55,000 for fire safety breaches
December   2010 HSE Safety Alert - False Engagement of tipping hooks on builders skips
December   2010 Industry recognises CISRS Scaffold Inspection Courses
December   2010 Scaffold Inspections
December   2010 Constructing Better Health (CBH)
August   2010 Company and director prosecuted after staff exposed to high levels of lead
August   2010 Maintenance job leaves man with a broken back
July   2010 July HSE Enforcement activity
July   2010 Architects and construction firm fined after worker falls nine metres to his death
July   2010 HSE's Focus on Spindle moulder accident
July   2010 £9.5m bill for firms behind Britain’s most costly industrial disaster
July   2010 HSE Safety Alert MEWPS
July   2010 Comet group prosecuted following death of worker in Wrexham
April   2010 Statutory Inspection under Work at Height Regulations 2005
March   2010 HSE creates new guidance leaflets for small sites
March   2010 Firm fined after worker's arm trapped in unguarded drill
March   2010 HSE Safety Alert on Brush Cutters
March   2010 Shattered Lives – request a free danger sign
March   2010 Builders to decide guilt of Cardiff site manager
March   2010 HSE campaign aims to tackle noise at source
March   2010 Tories stick to plans for firms to sidestep HSE inspections
March   2010 Major contractor fined after unguarded machine leads to amputation
March   2010 The Health and Safety (Fees) Regulations 2010 have been issued
March   2010 Compensation for Asbestos related pleural thickening
March   2010 £18K fine for Asbestos exposure
March   2010 Cambridge contractor fined after worker is buried by rubble
March   2010 Contractor fined for failing to provide toilets for workers
March   2010 The true cost to Edinburgh businesses of slips, trips and falls in the workplace
March   2010 First corporate manslaughter trial delayed
March   2010 HSE launches crackdown on dangerous construction sites
February   2010 NSCC simplifies the nightmare of Pre-Quals for Contractors
January   2010 Notification of Conventional Tower Crane Regulations 2010
December   2009 An end to stress on London’s roads as Utility firms will need a permit to dig holes in the road?
December   2009 Further changes to First Aid at Work
November   2009 Builder’s Profile Joins Forces With CHAS
November   2009 Record Fine of £400,000 for Fashion Chain
November   2009 Site Supervisors Safety Training Scheme
September   2009 Changes to First Aid at Work
June   2009 HSE warns exposing untrained workers to asbestos will be penalised
June   2009 Guidance Addresses Managerial Responsibility in Combating Stress
June   2009 Company fined after employee is injured in dumper incident at work
June   2009 Blood lead exposure – Latest figures for 2007/08
June   2009 IC Roofing director found guilty of manslaughter
June   2009 Health and safety in the retail industry
May   2009 Asbestos website relaunched
April   2009 First firm charged under new manslaughter laws
April   2009 New definitions for types of Abestos Surveys
April   2009 Council fined £56,000
April   2009 HSE recruits 20% more construction inspectors
April   2009 Lightning strikes twice for M&S
April   2009 Good news for Businesses
April   2009 Tower Crane register to improve safety
April   2009 Site Supervisors Safety Training Scheme
April   2009 The health and safety law poster
March   2009 NSCC has teamed up with Builders Profile
March   2009 Company fined after inaccurate asbestos survey leads to exposure
March   2009 Shock fine for electrical firm
March   2009 Shattered Lives campaign update
March   2009 Company directors warned of their duty to protect staff following the death of a joinery apprentice
March   2009 1500 Refurbishment sites targeted
March   2009 ConstructionSkills axes grants to make up £13m shortfall
March   2009 Company directors warned of their duty to protect staff following the death of a joinery apprentice
March   2009 Gypsum disposal rules change
February   2009 HSE to Blitz refurbishment sites in March 09
February   2009 Confined Spaces guidance published
February   2009 HSE warns companies to follow correct asbestos handling procedures
February   2009 Spotlight on Oxfordshire
February   2009 TG20:08 Scaffolding Guidance Launch
January   2009 Shattered Lives 2009 - starts 9th February
January   2009 Contractor fined £10,000 after worker fall
January   2009 Roofing boss jailed for manslaughter
January   2009 The Health and Safety Offences Act 2008
January   2009 Update on Milton Keynes scaffolding collapse April 2006
January   2009 HSE to prosecute over fatal Milton Keynes scaffolding collapse
December   2008 HSE issues a Model risk assessment
December   2008 Construction workers charged over Ground Zero deaths
December   2008 Half of construction companies still unaware that SWMPs are law
December   2008 CORGI to be replaced in New Year
December   2008 New online Motor Vehicle repair Risk Assessment example
December   2008 Company and director fined for exposing staff to asbestos
November   2008 One dead, seven injured in gas explosion on Laing ORourke site
November   2008 HSE reports first accident rate rise in nearly a decade
October   2008 Two companies fined £130K for construction worker death
September   2008 Asbestos - the hidden killer
September   2008 HSE issues new guidance on MEWPs
August   2008 HSE issues new guidance on Scaffold Design
August   2008 European Campaign 2008 - risk assessment leaflet
August   2008 Check your ladder before you use it
June   2008 Employers responsibilities - Migrant workers
June   2008 HSE warns companies to prevent falls from vehicles following fatal fall incident
April   2008 Site Waste Management Plans (SWMP)
April   2008 Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007
March   2008 HSE launches "Asbestos the hidden killer" web video
February   2008 Shattered Lives campaign in Feb and March 08
February   2008 Young tradesmen alerted to Asbestos risk
February   2008 Further targeted inspection initiative planned for February 2008
January   2008 HSEs Site Safe News January 2008
January   2008 Refurbishment blitz by HSE in Feb 2008
January   2008 HSE campaign Feb-March 2008 Shattered Lives
January   2008 Manslaughter fines run into millions
January   2008 Employing workers from overseas free leaflets
January   2008 HSE issues warning on equipment operators
January   2008 Firms urged to prepare for Corporate Manslaughter Act
January   2008 HSE issues height warning
December   2007 New penalties for using phone while driving
December   2007 HSE updates workplace safety guide
December   2007 HSE issues safety guidance on quick hitch devices
November   2007 HSE announces vibration events
October   2007 HSE targets Roofer in the North West
September   2007 HSE highlights importance of protecting road workers
September   2007 Falls from Vehicles Campaign Autumn 2007
September   2007 CONSTRUCTION FORUM - September 2007
September   2007 CDM 2007 for clients
August   2007 Research on Scaffolder falls released
August   2007 Crane safety summit highlights training
August   2007 Inspectors uncover refurbishment dangers
August   2007 84 flats bunt to the ground in Hatfield
August   2007 Safety Experts review Tower Crane Procedures
August   2007 Death bosses to be shamed
August   2007 New Stonemasonry website launched
June   2007 HSE announce nationwide WAH inspections throughout June & July
April   2007 Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007
March   2007 David Cameron spearheads assualt on CDM 2007
March   2007 HSE Infornet March 2007
March   2007 CDM 2007 ACOP released
December   2006 Asbestos guide for safety representatives
November   2006 HSE intervention in stonemasonry and related activities
November   2006 Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006 now in force
November   2006 Construction statistics 2005/06(p) - falls down, slips up
October   2006 Company MDs convicted over site death
October   2006 Stone dust - guidance revision
October   2006 New fire safety legislation in place for England, Wales and Scotland
September   2006 CDM 2007 Timetabled
September   2006 Preventing slip and trip incidents in the education sector - revised guidance
September   2006 Scaffolding Information Sheet
September   2006 Construction fatal injury statistics 2005/06
August   2006 Asbestos Campaign: Are you Gambling with your life?
August   2006 Council architect cleared of manslaughter charge but convicted for breach of safety law
August   2006 HSC Announces WAHR consultation
August   2006 Roofing company proprietor fined
July   2006 HSC approves revised asbestos regulations
July   2006 Simplifying risk assessments - new guidance
July   2006 HSE launches programme to protect two million workers
July   2006 Better Backs 2006 gets underway in October
July   2006 Retail chain fined over incident involving young worker
June   2006 Mobile phone culture putting tradesmen’s lives at risk
June   2006 CSCS price increase from 1st July
May   2006 Giant retailer neglected health and safety at store
May   2006 Man survived 7m plunge from scaffolding
May   2006 HSE - Work at Height campaign
April   2006 Management Regulations - employees can sleep easier
April   2006 Asbestos information update for education
March   2006 Property Developer fined £32,000 for multiple breaches of law
March   2006 Warning for Fall arrest inertia blocks
March   2006 Roofer injured from Ladder slip
March   2006 Inadequate access cost painter his life
March   2006 Fragile roof safety alert
March   2006 Employee compensated £33,750 for manual handling injuries
March   2006 Retail worker falls to his death
March   2006 9 dead in 8 weeks
March   2006 Construction Regs put back till 2007
March   2006 Advance notice of falls from height initiatives May - June 2006
February   2006 Retailer prosecuted
February   2006 Luton area inspections in March
February   2006 Off-the-shelf safety management systems no magic talisman
February   2006 Change to accepted standards for Scaffolding
January   2006 Internal Falls
January   2006 CDM - assessment of competency and resources of duty holders
January   2006 Employers’ Liability Insurance - guidance
January   2006 Asbestos legislation consultation
January   2006 HSE campaign for February 2006
January   2006 Workplace Transport Campaign
January   2006 Stone handling activity in focus of London enforcers
December   2005 HSG136 extensively revised
December   2005 Underlying cause of most falls from height accidents in schools is poor management control
December   2005 The RIDDOR Incident Contact Centre - online leaflet
December   2005 Retail union unhappy with direction of retail enforcement
November   2005 Further HSE inspection activity in Bedfordshire
November   2005 Manslaughter conviction of a building company
November   2005 Retail union publishes safety pages
November   2005 Tip-off led to construction prosecution
November   2005 HSC/E publishes Health and Safety Statistics for 2004/2005
November   2005 HSC consults on amended asbestos regulations and approved code of practise
October   2005 HSE publishes new guides to improve ladder safety
October   2005 Construction industry failing to control all MEWP and telehandler risks
October   2005 Tower Scaffolds revised information sheet
October   2005 HSE issues mobile plant warning to construction industry
October   2005 Noise at Work
October   2005 Custodial sentence for company director following paper shredder fatality
September   2005 HSE publishes new guidance on the hand arm vibration
September   2005 Ladders are not banned – but they should be used sensibly
September   2005 Construction company fined for WAHR breach
September   2005 Construction Fatal injury statistics 2005/06
September   2005 Working at height advice initiative for painters and decorators
September   2005 Fit Out Campaign - October 2005
September   2005 Forklift operator prosecuted under S7 of HSWA
July   2005 Hand-arm and whole-body vibration
April   2005 The Work at Height regulations 2005
February   2005 Construction safety blitz scheduled for March 2005
February   2005 Construction firm fined £150,000 for death
February   2005 Managing Director jailed for manslaughter
September   2004 Scaffold Handover certificates
August   2004 HSE Sounds fresh asbestos warning
August   2004 Update on Handling Heavy Kerbs
July   2004 HSE moves war on lifting safety to hire firms
June   2004 Safety Warning on Fall arrest equipment
May   2004 New Asbestos Regulations now in force
May   2004 HSE FATAL campaign
May   2004 HSC unveils consultative document for new Noise at Work Regulations
May   2004 Deadline Reminder
March   2004 Work at height regulations 2004 summary
March   2004 Construction sites still need to improve
February   2004 Principal contractor fined £40,000 following a fall from height death
February   2004 HSE schedule site blitz for March
December   2003 HSC unveils proposed Working at Height regulations
October   2003 Biggest single cause of construction accidents is getting to the "workface"
October   2003 Improvements to work and fire safety
October   2003 Second national construction blitz found no improvement on falls from height
September   2003 One in ten London workplaces failing to prevent falls from heights
September   2003 New Guidance on preventing falls from "cherry pickers" (MEWPS)
August   2003 Second HSE Blitz on falls from height in construction
August   2003 The HSE take a Hard-Line approach
July   2003 Construction Death figures fall to a new low
July   2003 Contractors reminded to keep sites safe from children
July   2003 Many designers are unaware of their duties under CDM
July   2003 REVISED HSE GUIDANCE ON WORKING WITH VDUS
June   2003 Biggest ever site safety blitz sees work stopped on 332 sites
January   2003 Site Foreman fined for safety breach
January   2003 The Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981 - Do you comply ?
January   2002 Keeping Current: Site Documentation
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January   1970 Glass giant fined £20,000 for workers' injuries at Bristol site
January   1970 Builder jailed for putting profit before safety
January   1970 HSE issues telehandler window warning