Category: HSE
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Construction firms fined following site safety failings
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A property refurbishment company and a roofing contractor have both been fined after a worker fell from scaffolding and suffered life-changing injuries. In April 2024, the worker was contracted as a general labourer for Premier Property and Construction on a project managed by Axis Europe in London. During an unplanned lifting operation, the load became…
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Contractor sentenced after worker falls from height
A construction company in Hampshire has been fined £80,000 after a man fell more than 15ft through a skylight during roof repair work. The 29-year-old subcontractor sustained multiple fractures as a result of the fall at an industrial estate in January 2024. As a result, he was unable to work for months and has…
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Roofer sentenced after ‘flagrant disregard’ for HSE
A roofer has been sentenced after failing to comply with requests for information from a Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspector. HSE was alerted after workers had been observed carrying out roof replacement work without any scaffolding in place. The regulator identified unsafe work on a domestic roof being worked on by Steven Hendry –…
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Building Safety Regulator to exit HSE in January
Building safety minister, Samantha Dixon, said that the new arrangement would “strengthen lines of accountability and give a dedicated focus to BSR operations, and is an important first step towards establishing a single construction regulator, the lead recommendation of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 report. View the original article and our Inspiration here
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Building Safety Regulator to exit HSE in January
Building safety minister, Samantha Dixon, said that the new arrangement would “strengthen lines of accountability and give a dedicated focus to BSR operations, and is an important first step towards establishing a single construction regulator, the lead recommendation of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 report. View the original article and our Inspiration here
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Client sentenced after worker found dead on building site
A construction client has been handed a suspended prison sentence after a worker was found dead on a building site in north London. Moses Meisels received a 12-week prison sentence, suspended for one year, and was ordered to pay £10,000 in costs by City of London Magistrates Court after pleading guilty to breaching the Construction…
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Firm fined after worker falls from roof and fractures skull
A construction company has been fined after a worker fell from the roof of a partially constructed barn in Shropshire. Dewi Williams Ltd had appointed the man to complete the installation of roof sheets onto a barn that was under construction at a site in Oswestry. On 2 September 2023, the worker was standing on…
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HSE inspectors target Manchester construction sites
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has announced a series of inspections at construction sites across Manchester city centre this week. <!–/* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-unhide:no; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:””; margin:0cm; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:”Times New Roman”,serif; mso-fareast-font-family:”Times New Roman”;}a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {mso-style-priority:99; color:#467886; mso-themecolor:hyperlink; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;}a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; color:#96607D; mso-themecolor:followedhyperlink; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;}.MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only; mso-default-props:yes;…
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Highways firm handed £1m fine after worker death
A construction company has been fined £1 million after a road resurfacing project ended in tragedy in May 2022. Robert Morris, who was working on the project in Haringey, north London, was struck and killed by a reversing road-sweeper. Marlborough Highways Ltd, Morris’ employer, was handed the fine earlier this month following a joint investigation…
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Two firms fined £95k after worker falls through rooflight
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has successfully prosecuted two companies after a construction worker fell through a rooflight at a factory, impaling his leg on machinery below. A.T. Lee Properties Ltd and LJH Property Ltd were fined a combined total of more than £95,000 following the incident in Keighley, Yorkshire. Directors for each firm…