News archive - November 07

• £50,000 fine for skip accident - 30 November 2007
  A company has been fined £50,000 after a worker fell into a skip of glass.
• Cars damaged as scaffolding collapses - 30 November 2007Several cars were damaged when scaffolding surrounding a building collapsed in a Kent town.
• Firm admits part in scaffold death fall - 29 November 2007
  A teenager tipped to become an international martial arts champion died after falling from scaffolding which inspectors had told his bosses was unsafe to climb.
• Recycling firm fined for H&S breach that caused serious injuries - 29 November 2007
  A plastics recycler has been prosecuted and fined for health and safety failures that could have killed a man who fell into a shredder
• Safety warning after firm fined - 29 November 2007
  Health and safety officials have warned protection must be in place on building sites after a Merseyside company was prosecuted over an injured worker.
• HSE warns of the dangers of working at height following the prosecution of a roofing contractor - 29 November 2007
  The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is warning companies whose business involves working at height to ensure they provide suitable safety equipment and have appropriate procedures in place before allowing their staff to work in potentially dangerous situations.
• Man freed after falling into silo - 28 November 2007
  A man has been freed from a silo after falling in and becoming trapped up to his waist.
• Firm fined over health and safety breach - 24 November 2007
  A glazing company has been fined thousands of pounds after an employee was injured in a fall.
• Warning as firm boss is fined £1,500 - 17 November 2007
  Employers have been warned to carry out work at height safely after a company director was fined by magistrates.
• Decorator died from scaffolding fall - 13 November 2007
  A self-employed painter and decorator died after he fell up to 15ft when an unsecured scaffold tower tipped over, an inquest heard.
• Raising safety standards at height training day - 7 November 2007
  A Working At Height training workshop was held in Alnwick this week to warn local trades people and anyone working at height.
• Man dies after roadworks fall - 5 November 2007
  A man died after falling down a hole at a set of roadworks on Monday morning, police said.

Do you have a work at height news story? Please send a link through contact us