News archive - January 07

• Worker’s shock after boss fell through roof - 25 January 2007
  A roofer has told a jury of his shock when he realised his boss had plunged 20ft through the roof of a warehouse they were working on.
• Firm fined after roof fall - 23 January 2007
  A roofing company has been fined £15,000 and ordered to pay £6,939 costs at Manchester Crown Court after pleading guilty to a criminal charge brought by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
• Builder fined after safety inspection - 23 January 2007
  A self-employed builder has been fined after being prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
• Safety blitz at farms - 20 January 2007
  A spokesman said: "About half of all agricultural fatalities - running at approximately 50 deaths each year according to national statistics - result from either a transport-related accident or a fall from height."
• Paralysed dad could miss son growing up - 17 January 2007
  A window cleaner may miss out on seeing his son grow up after a serious accident left him stranded in hospital.
• Crane crash death enquiry resumes - 17 January 2007
  Health and safety inspectors will today continue investigating the death of a workman crushed by a crane.
• HSE advice to small construction companies - 17 January 2007
  HSE aims to reduce high rate of fatal and major injury in small construction companies with an advice day concentrating on the “high 5”.
• Wind in the willows? Public urged to use specialist to make damaged trees safe - 11 January 2007
  Tree specialists will generally subscribe to certain safety standards when carrying out the work which is invariably hazardous as it involves working at height, use of cutting equipment and the probability of heavy falling objects.
• Work at Height (Amendment) Regulations - 09 January 2007
  At the January meeting Health and Safety Commission (HSC) agreed the draft Work at Height (Amendment) Regulations. The new Regulations are scheduled to come into force in April 2007 and concern workers who lead or train in caving or climbing.
• 2 metre rule report Health and Safety Commission (HSC) decision - 09 January 2007
  HSC also agreed not to introduce a 2 metre rule as part of the Work at Height Regulations. The papers and minutes from the HSC meeting are available on the HSE website.
• Firm fined for worker’s barn fall - 05 January 2007
  A property firm has been fined for breaching safety laws after a worker fell and fractured his spine while working at a barn in Cumbria.
• HSE urges scaffolding companies to put their house in order - 05 January 2007
  Scaffolding is used on most construction sites, two incidents in the North East involving the collapse of scaffolding show what can happen if safe standards are not followed.

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