PP Construction Safety News Desk

INCIDENT: MEMBER OF PUBLIC STRUCK BY FLYING FENCING

Philip — Thu, 17 May 2012 15:06:28 +0000

Woman suffers serious head injuries after high winds move metal fencing It has been reported by the West Midlands Express and Starthat a woman has incurred serious head injuries after being struck by construction site fencing which came loose in high winds in Kidderminster. The woman in her 50s was at a bus stop when the panel 2mx3m panel struck her. West Mercia Police have taken statements [...]

PROSECUTION OVER FALLS RISK AND WELFARE DEFECIENCIES

Philip — Thu, 17 May 2012 12:49:33 +0000

Firm fined for continuing unsafe working despite repeated HSE warnings Anza Ltd has been prosecuted after HSE inspectors found serious safety issues during two visits to a site in Forest Hill, London when HSE served a Prohibition Notice on managing the risk of falls and an Improvement Notice requiring welfare facilities to be provided in May 2009. HSE Inspectors visited again on 1 July 2009 and found insufficient measures in [...]

INCIDENT: WORK SUSPENDED ON FORMER MUSTARD GAS SITE

Philip — Thu, 17 May 2012 12:23:21 +0000

Two workers affected during work on new Avonmouth recycling plant project It has been reported by This is Bristolthat work has been suspended on a building site at Avonmouth after fears that two workers have been affected by ’mustard gas’. The men reported nosebleeds during groundworks on the site where Sita UK is building a recycling plant. The site is a former site occupied by Britannia [...]

PROSECUTION FOLLOWS LACK OF FLAT ROOF PRECAUTIONS

Philip — Wed, 16 May 2012 14:21:47 +0000

Boss of roofing contractors fined after worker seriously injured in fall Donside Slating (Brian George Mackie T/A) of Aberdeenshire has been fined after a workman was seriously injured when falling 5m from the edge of a flat roof in November 2010. Aberdeen Sheriff Court heard the workman was fixing lead onto the flat roof area of a house. Whilst throwing lead cut-offs to the ground from [...]

HSE ENFORCEMENT WEEKLY UPDATE 16TH MAY 2012

Philip — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:41:54 +0000

Prosecutions and enforcement notices weekly update and analysis The records of enforcement notices issued and prosecutions taken by HSE Construction Division during the week 05/03/2012 – 11/03/2012 were added to the HSE register on 16th May 2012. Prosecutions concluded There were 5 Prosecution Cases arising from 3 incidents added to the HSE Register during this period. Click on links below for [...]

INADEQUATE SITE TRAFFIC ROUTES LED TO DUMPER ACCIDENT

Philip — Wed, 16 May 2012 12:43:07 +0000

Contractor fined after pedestrian run over by dumper during site road build Maypine Construction Ltd from Northamptonshire has been fined after a six-tonne dumper truck ran over the foot of a ground worker during construction of a roadway on a construction site in Lincoln on 11 March 2011. Lincoln Magistrates Court heard that two workmen were depositing stone on the roadway in preparation for surfacing. [...]

SPECIALIST CONTRACTOR FINED OVER JOIST FALL INCIDENT

Philip — Wed, 16 May 2012 12:13:22 +0000

Prosecution highlights roof space risk to electricians and other trades Electrical and mechanical contractor Roberts and Prowse (Swindon) Ltd has been fined after an apprentice electrician sustained serious back injuries when he fell through a ceiling while working in roof space of a Swindon youth centre in February 2010. Magistrates heard that the injured man was undertaking electrical installation work when [...]

HIRE COMPANY PROSECUTED OVER DANGEROUS PRACTICES

Philip — Wed, 16 May 2012 10:23:27 +0000

Unsafe working practices and failure to take action lands hire company in court Rapid Hire (Swindon) Ltd of Swindon has been fined for continuing unsafe working practices and ignoring safety warnings from HSE. Chippenham Magistrates Court heard (15 May) that HSE served four Improvement Notices on the company on 12 October 2011 for failing to provide adequate [...]

INQUEST: CHILD DEATH CAUSED BY FALLING LAMP POST

Philip — Wed, 16 May 2012 09:54:57 +0000

Coroner hears of devastation experienced by engineer over his role in death An inquest into the death of a baby boy crushed by a falling lamp post days has received wide coverage in the national press. See below. The accident occurred at the site of a road re-widening scheme outside Chiswick (London) town hall on the morning of 23 [...]

OVERTURNING LORRY CLAIMED LIFE OF MINI DIGGER OPERATOR

Philip — Tue, 15 May 2012 07:41:54 +0000

Principal contractor and contractor prosecuted over unsafe materials handling J&H Construction Ltd and J H Hallam (Contracts) Ltd have been ordered to pay £170,000 in fines and prosecution costs after a workman died when a tipper lorry overturned onto the mini digger he was operating on a construction project in October 2006. Richard Kenny, aged 48, died instantly when he was crushed as the lorry overturned on uneven ground [...]