A Pembroke Dock construction company and its director have been prosecuted after a labourer suffered serious injuries on a construction site.
Karl Kraus, 31, from Pembroke Dock was employed by Preseli Construction & Maintenance Ltd, and was working on the build of a large domestic property at Inclin…
Warwickshire County Council has been prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after a self-employed heating contractor lost most of two fingers in poorly guarded machinery.
John Shields, 64, who traded as Shieldson Heating and was a nominated heating contractor at the Council's Headquarter…
The NASC has recently released two Video Toolbox Talks to help explain and educate those working with scaffolding contractors on certain particular issues which are frequently misunderstood.
The two new videos are:
Explaining Scaffold Handover Certificates and Scaffold Inspections
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Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council has been fined for endangering people's health after carbon monoxide leaked from a gas boiler at a community centre.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecuted the local authority after members of a bridge club using the Westlands Community Centre in Whitf…
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Many fall hazards are obvious to even the untrained eye. Unenclosed elevated walkwa…