by Goldcross | Aug 7, 2021 | Accidents, Construction
Hovington Limited was sentenced today for safety breaches after a worker was struck by a falling piece of plant machinery while working on a construction site in Rotherham. Sheffield Magistrates’ Court heard that, on 4 February 2019, groundworkers, including the...
by Goldcross | Jun 2, 2021 | Construction, General
Health and safety in construction is one of the most popular guides to Construction Health and Safety with the firsts two editions selling in excess of 250,000 copies. It has been updated and expanded in the light of new legislation, in particular the Work at Height...
by Goldcross | Apr 28, 2021 | Construction
London and Essex Property Partnership Ltd, principal contractor Ludovic Calo and commercial client Richard Balls were involved in the construction of two semi-detached houses at Central Wall Road, Canvey Island. Basildon Crown Court heard how health and safety...
by Goldcross | Mar 17, 2021 | Accidents, Construction
Specialist plant hire company, Ruislip Plant Ltd, has been fined after a worker was fatally injured whilst undertaking maintenance on a piling rig. Reading Crown Court heard that, on 13 May 2014, Ben Wylie, was assisting the Ruislip Plant Ltd Director Mr Noel Kearney...
by Goldcross | Mar 15, 2021 | Construction, General
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by Goldcross | Mar 12, 2021 | Accidents, Construction
Walden Builders Ltd has been sentenced after a worker was struck by a heated sheet of tin. Leeds Magistrates’ Court heard how on 18 September 2018, the company was demolishing an outbuilding in Littlethorpe, Ripon. During the demolition, the excavator being used...
