health and safety

A principal contractor has been fined after a man was left “physically ruined” after falling from a tipping bucket on a fork lift truck in Kent. Father-of-four Aaron Back, 41, spent months in hospital after the incident at the EMIR site on Wotton Road in Ashford on 28 March 2023. The then 38-year-old had been […]

In latest figures released by Slater and Gordon for Injury Awareness Week, one in seven people suffered injuries at work in the last 12 months. Despite almost 5 million people suffering a workplace injury each year, the shocking reality has shown that only 55% decided to report their injury. With a significant number of injuries […]

Two construction companies have been fined £79,300 after a scaffolder broke his arm, leg and suffered head lacerations after falling through a roof skylight while installing temporary scaffolding edge protection at a warehouse in Yorkshire.  James Cranswick, 26, was installing temporary scaffolding edge protection for Clover Access Systems Limited at a warehouse at Acre Mills in Keighley, West Yorkshire, when the incident took place. CCTV footage shows James falling onto […]

NFRC has launched a campaign aimed at tackling the often overlooked dangers of respirable crystalline silica (RCS) dust exposure across the roofing sector. The Cut the Dust initiative is designed to improve awareness, change behaviours, and provide practical support to help eliminate harmful silica dust exposure from everyday roofing activities. Respirable crystalline silica dust is […]

The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has lodged a First Notice to begin the court process for a Fatal Accident Inquiry (FAI) into the death of roofer William Matthews. The 57-year-old, the owner and director of a roofing and plastering business based in Paisley, Scotland, died on 5 August 2024 from injuries suffered […]