A Croydon-based construction company has been fined for continuing unsafe working practices at a site in Lewisham despite repeated warnings.

HSE Construction inspectors are carrying out an intensive inspection initiative during February and March 2012, focusing on the refurbishment/building site risks that make construction one of Britain’s most dangerous industries – working at height safely, good order on site, and the risks associated with the removal of asbestos.

Warwickshire County Council has been prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive after a self-employed heating contractor lost most of two fingers in poorly guarded machinery.

A Rochdale engineering firm has been prosecuted after a 21-year-old employee had three fingers cut off by an industrial saw at its factory.

A roofer was caught on camera working on an industrial unit roof without any safety equipment, a court heard

A specialist plastering contractor has been fined after two workers were seriously injured during construction of Derby’s Westfield shopping centre.

The workers, who have asked not to be named, fell around seven metres when the scissor lift they were using to transport plasterboards between floor levels overturned. The incident happened on 16 August 2007.A 22-year-old from [...]

2.2 million people work in Britain’s construction industry, making it the country’s biggest industry. It is also one of the most dangerous. In the last 25 years, over 2,800 people have died from injuries they received as a result of construction work. Many more have been injured or made ill.
HSE Construction Division has created some [...]