Company and director fined for putting workers at risk 14 September 2023 An engineering company and its managing director have been fined for failing to protect their workers from welding fume. Construction companies fined after worker suffers injuries 12 September 2023 Two construction companies have been fined a combined total of £120,000 after a groundworker …
Combustible insulation on the external walls of high rise residential premises is being remediated nationwide. In a recent site visit, the reporter identified a render faced wall with an expanded polystyrene (EPS) core attached to a building’s structure. Damage was noticed in the insulation from apparent combustion within the EPS element. Read the full story …
THE COUNTY DURHAM and Darlington Fire and Rescue Authority has brought a successful prosecution against Tarlochan Singh, director of 5th Capital Limited and the owner of Ridgemount House in Peterlee, County Durham, following several serious fire safety breaches. Read the full story at Fire Safety Matters
The issue In May 2023 legal proceedings brought by London Fire Service against LB Camden concluded. The proceedings related to a fire at a large street property conversion in Hampstead in November 2017 where a tenant died. Fire risk assessments in January 2013 and May 2017 identified serious risks in the block, such as combustible …
A private school has been fined £80,000 after a classroom ceiling collapsed, injuring 15 children and their teacher. The pupils, who were seven and eight years old, suffered injuries including fractures to their upper limbs, concussion and cuts after tables and chairs stored overhead came crashing down on them. Read the full story at The …
HSE has issued a safety notice warning users and duty holders of potential problems with wind turbine generator service lifts. HSE’s investigation of an incident at a WTG found that the design of landing gates and guarding did not eliminate or reduce access to dangerous moving parts of the lift car as it operated with …
On August 8, 2019, around 70 firefighters were called in to tackle an inferno at Beechmere Retirement Complex in Crewe. No-one was injured in the blaze – one of the biggest Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service has attended – but more than 150 residents were affected, either through the loss of their home or their possessions The fire …
Company fined after worker suffers serious head injury 6 July 2023 The worker suffered serious head injuries after being hit in the face with a scaffold pole, causing him to fall backwards. School fined after child injured at carol concert 30 June 2023 An HSE investigation found that the school had failed to take appropriate measures to …
Issue Someone was killed when working underneath a raised telescopic pop-up toilet. He was in the void below when the pop-up toilet lowered, crushing him. Outline of the problem There is a risk of people being crushed when they are underneath a raised, unpropped pop-up toilet. There’s potential danger from: the lowering of a raised …
The Grenfell Tower Memorial Commission has published its third film today, 14 June 2023, six years after the Grenfell Tower fire tragically took 72 lives. The film features several individual local artists, volunteers and supporters of the Memorial Commission. The projects and initiatives shown include: ACAVA’s Walking as One, Silent Art, Art for Silchester and Hope Gardens. …
