Don’t Play Games – Stay Safe with Scaffolding!
You’d think that being a pretty long way from the solid ground would be reason enough to make sure you’re as safe as possible, right? Because unless your job description…
Scaffolder Fined for Failing to Protect the Public
A member of the public was injured after she walked into a metal pole that wasn’t guarded properly in January 2011. The pole had been put there by a self-employed…
Sentence for Two Companies Responsible for the Death of Scaffolding Worker
Two firms have been sentenced at Swansea Crown Court after a worker was killed when he fell from a height while working on a building site. Carillion Construction, a major…
Fine for London Construction Firm, Worker fell from Ladder
An unfortunate incident has changed the lives of one construction worker who was severely injured while working in Belgravia. Vasile Lonel Vatca, a 28 year old man from Romania, was…
Collapse of Scaffolding Seriously Injures Nottingham Worker
A scaffolding company which is based in Kirkby in Ashfield has been prosecuted by the Health and Safety executive. They were found to be responsible for a collapse of the…