Non-health related fatalities

Passerby shopped window cleaners' unsafe work

27 March 2020
News
Duo balanced on 45cm ledge, five metres above the ground
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Contractor guilty in first ever driver fatigue case

27 March 2020
News
ORR prosecuted employer after two men died in road crash
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Poor management of roof work lands £80,000 fine

25 March 2020
News
HSE inspectors observed unsafe work at height
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UK government's 18-point plan to make smart motorways safer

13 March 2020
News
The UK government has published a review promising a £5m cash boost following safety criticism
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End ‘scourge’ of road deaths in Sweden

6 March 2020
News
Road traffic accidents take around 1.35 million lives globally every year and cost most countries 3% of their GDP, a recent road safety summit in Sweden revealed.
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Modified podium steps led to worker's 2 m fall

18 February 2020
News
A tower crane hire company has been fined after a worker fell two metres when the podium steps he was working on toppled over.
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Mobile data

6 February 2020
Features
Since its introduction nearly two decades ago, telematics – the combination of telecommunications and infomatics – has come a long way in reducing the risks of driver distraction.
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Roofer fell six metres onto concrete floor

4 February 2020
News
The failure to properly plan and appropriately supervise work at height has led to a £60,000 fine for a Basingstoke roofing firm.
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Nightclub fined over death of reveller who fell 40ft

30 January 2020
News
The manager of a nightclub where a man plunged 40ft to his death when he fell over a “low level” barrier has been prosecuted.
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Music trial for silent electric buses

21 January 2020
News
Transport for London (TfL) has announced a trial that involves playing an artificial sound through speakers on the front of the new generation hybrid and electric buses.
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