Revised guidance for working at height
Revised guidance for employers and employees on working at height has been launched by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). The move comes as part of the Government’s commitment to crack down on regulations that it believes are overly complicated, out of date or too burdensome. Working at height Working at height is very common in the […]
Falls from height lead to serious injury
Too many workers in the UK are continuing to suffer serious injury, or in some cases death, as a result of falls from height. This type of accident is particularly common in the construction sector, where workers on building sites are regularly expected to work several stories above the ground. Working at Height Regulations The inherent risks […]
Leicester firm prosecuted after worker’s fall
A Leicester door-fitting firm has been fined after an employee was injured when he fell from a wooden crate fixed to a fork lift truck. The 39 year-old man fractured his wrist, heel, ankle and elbow when he fell nearly five metres while fitting a roller shutter door at a farm in Lincoln. He needed an operation […]
Leading horse trainer in court after worker’s fall
The owner of racing stables in North Yorkshire has been prosecuted after a yard worker fell more than three metres through a skylight in a stable block. Paul Cussons, who had worked at Thorndale Farm near Richmond for 26 years, was asked by trainer and bloodstock agent Alan Swinbank to cut down some overhanging trees […]
HSE clampdown to reduce death and injury on construction sites
Construction sites are being put under the spotlight as part of an intensive inspection initiative aimed at reducing death, injury and ill health. During February and March, inspectors from the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) will be visiting sites where refurbishment or repair works are being carried out. This is part of a national drive […]
Costume designer sues after staircase fall
A costume designer is suing the National Film and Television School for damages after she was injured falling off a staircase, reports the Telegraph. Sunwoo Chun, who was carrying out voluntary work at Beaconsfield Studios, had climbed the unprotected stairs to adjust an actor’s trousers. She stepped backwards, fell three metres and broke her spine. […]
