by Goldcross | Sep 2, 2021 | General
It’s been claimed that computer systems controlling signs on smart motorways crashed three times in four days, meaning signs across hundreds of miles of motorway could not be changed. A whistleblower has claimed staff operating England’s smart motorways are...
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 | Mar 29, 2021 | General
Building owners could face unlimited fines following new measures being brought in to strengthen fire safety, the Home Office has announced today. As part of the government’s work to ensure people are safe in their homes, these limitless fines will be handed out to...
by Goldcross | Mar 25, 2021 | Accidents, General
Drayton Manor Park Ltd (in administration) has been sentenced following the death of a schoolgirl on its Splash Canyon water ride in 2017. Stafford Crown Court heard how, on the 9 May 2017, 11-year-old Evha Jannath was on a school trip when she fell out of a raft on...
by Goldcross | Mar 15, 2021 | Construction, General
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by Goldcross | Mar 8, 2021 | General
Saint-Gobain Construction Products UK Limited, a large foundry in Telford, has been fined after a number of its workers were diagnosed with hand arm vibration syndrome (HAVS). Newcastle-under-Lyme Magistrates’ Court heard how three employees, the earliest of which had...
