May 2021 A builder has been imprisoned for 24 weeks after he failed to report a serious incident at a construction site he was in charge of. The Court heard that on January 2019, the IP had been clearing a site with an excavator so a new house could be built. The excavator tipped while […]
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Sole trader sentenced after worker sustains serious injuries in fall from height
May 2021 A Sole trader has been fined after a sub-contractor fell five metres through a sky light onto a concrete floor. The Court heard how a sub-contractor working for the sole trader was renewing the guttering between two building. While fitting a roof panel back into place the sub-contractor fell backwards through a sky […]
EXAMPLE RISK ASSESSMENT: CARRYING OUT CONSTRUCTION TYPE ACTIVITIES, MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS – CONSIDERING THE CURRENT SITUATION WITH REGARDS TO EXPOSURE TO AND TRANSMISSION OF COVID-19
We have created an example risk assessment for our clients’ use, for the carrying out of construction type activities, maintenance and repairs – considering the current situation with regards to exposure to and transmission of COVID-19. To access and download the risk assessment, clients should log into the Document Vault within our website www.constructionsafety.org.uk, with […]
Coronavirus (Covid-19) – Site Operating Procedures Version 3 Published
Site Operating Procedures Protecting Your Workforce During Coronavirus (Covid-19) This guidance is intended to introduce consistent measures on construction sites of all types and sizes in line with the Government’s recommendations on social distancing and ensure employers and individuals make every effort to comply. Version 3 Published. Download a copy here
COVID-19: construction briefing – 24 March
The following briefing has been produced in collaboration between the Association for Consultancy & Engineering, Build UK, Chartered Institute of Building, CITB, Civil Engineering Contractors Association, Construction Products Association, Federation of Master Builders, and Institution of Civil Engineers, as part of a series of daily briefings designed to share consistent guidance and advice with the industry […]
COMPANY FINED AFTER WORKER FALLS FROM UNPROTECTED LANDING AND SUFFERS BROKEN HIP
A construction company has been fined after a painter and decorator fell from an unprotected landing on the second floor of a house. The Court heard that the employee suffered life changing injuries when he fell from a second floor landing down to the first floor, and then over the unprotected edge and down the […]
DUMPERS/MOBILE PLANT AND VEHICLES GUIDANCE – CONSTRUCTION COMPANY FINED AFTER DUMPER TRUCK OVERTURNS AND FATALLY INJURES WORKER
A leading construction company has been fined following an incident in which a worker was killed when a dumper truck overturned. The court heard that in October 2016, a groundworker working for the construction company, was manoeuvring a 9T front tipping dumper truck on a spoil heap to offload top soil. He lost control of […]
Electrical safety in construction – breaches on construction sites up by 31%
The British Safety Group (BSG) has reported a 31% increase in electricity breaches on construction sites. The report was based on 20,000 independent site inspections carried out in the first six months of 2019, compared with the first six months in 2018. The most common breaches were damaged and trailing cables (including damaged wire sheathing […]
Provision of welfare facilities during construction work – construction firm prosecuted due to inadequate welfare facilities on site
A construction company has been prosecuted after failing to ensure suitable welfare facilities were provided for workers on site. The Court heard that the company had been issued with multiple Improvement Notices, following an inspection by a Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspector at the company’s site in the summer of 2018. The company subsequently […]