RECYCLING COMPANY ORDERED TO PAY £25,000

A recycling company has been ordered to pay £25,000 after an employee was crushed between a Refuse Collection Vehicle (RCV) and a mini digger. ISL Waste Management Ltd, based in Mallusk, pleaded guilty to a breach of health and safety legislation at Laganside Crown Court, after their employee, Mr Grzegorz …
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UNTRAINED WORKER DIED AFTER TREE FALL

A property investment company and its director have been fined after a worker fell from a tree causing fatal injuries. The incident happened on 27 September 2017. According to the HSE, untrained workers were tasked with taking down a large, dead sycamore tree on Ebers Road in Nottingham using a chain …
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FLOOR LAYER KILLED BY TOXIC ADHESIVE

A Floor layer killed by toxic adhesive was wearing ‘completely ineffectual’ face mask A property maintenance firm and a flooring manufacturer have been fined a combined £750,000 over the death of a floor layer in London. Paul Tilcock had been using an adhesive that contained toxic solvents to fix a …
FINE AFTER 12-YEAR-OLD FELL FROM LADDER AT UNSECURED SITE

Contractor Westdale Services Limited has been fined £160,000 after a 12-year-old boy slipped off a scaffold ladder on an inadequately guarded site. On 6 May 2017, two boys were able to climb the rungs of a ladder within scaffolding erected by Westdale Services at Southville Flats in Cwmbran by placing …
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CONSTRUCTION PRE-QUALIFICATION ASSESSMENT STANDARD DESIGNED TO CUT BUILD COSTS

The launch of the first phase of a new common pre-qualification assessment standard (CAS) could reduce inefficiencies in the construction sector by up to a £1bn a year. The new system also promises to provide greater assurance to clients and main contractors that assessments meet their risk management requirements. Created …