Articles tagged with "hse"

HSE campaign targets deadly asbestos

In the construction safety sector, we are well aware of HSE campaigns to alert us to the dangers of working with asbestos when refurbishing or demolishing buildings.

These often take...

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Construction safety lapse in supermarket injures baby

One of a building safety professional’s nightmares is to be responsible for a site where a member of the public is inadvertently injured by the works.

That worry becomes even greater on...

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Worker severely injured by building site truck

After falls from height, vehicle accidents are the second most common cause of serious, reportable construction safety problems. This was a nasty example that shows that such incidents can...

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Double danger as two brothers fall from height

Although we often have to report upon falls from height, it is rare that two workers are affected in the same incident.

This happened in June 2013 at Llan-y-nant Farm, nr. Trellech,...

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