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 Roofing firm boss jailed over worker's 16 ft fall

Thursday 13th April 2023
The owner of a roofing firm has been imprisoned for 14 months after a worker died after falling from a roof that had no scaffolding or other safety measures.
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 School caretaker's death lands council in court

Tuesday 11th April 2023
A city council has been fined after a school caretaker died after falling from a ladder.
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 Supercar manufacturer fined £650,000 after death at Formula One facility

Wednesday 5th April 2023
Racing car group McLaren has been prosecuted after a man fell to his death during an inspection of one of its F1 warehouses.
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 British Airways subsidiary fined £230K after engineer suffers life-changing fall

Thursday 16th February 2023
We speak to HSE inspector Dr Sara Lumley about a case where an aircraft engineer fell from a maintenance dock, causing life-changing injuries.
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 2.3m fatal fall results in £480,000 fine

Thursday 6th October 2022
We speak with HSE inspector Pippa Trimble about how a lorry driver’s fatal fall resulted in an almost half-million-pound fine
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  Fatal fall lands family-owned firm with £190,000 fine

Tuesday 30th August 2022
A waste and recycling firm has been found guilty of safety failings after an experienced maintenance contractor sustained fatal injuries in a seven-metre fall
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 Singapore eyes directors’ duties’ ACoP to tackle safety culture after spike in fatalities

Monday 8th August 2022
A senior government minister in Singapore has issued a warning to company directors that they face prosecution for health and safety failures, as the government considers a new Approved Code of Practice (ACoP) on directors’ duties
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 Four months in jail for roofing boss after worker fall

Thursday 4th August 2022
A roofing boss has received a custodial sentence after one of his workers fell through a farm outbuilding roof. IOSH Magazine spoke to Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspector of health and safety Michael Griffiths about what happened.
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 Ladder Association study ‘steps up’ campaign to remove unsafe telescopic ladders from the market

Monday 20th June 2022
A product surveillance study of telescopic leaning ladders sold online and in-store has found that 80% of the work at height equipment tested failed the required safety tests designed to keep users safe.
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 Appeal against ‘unfair’ £1.1m fine in ladder case dismissed

Tuesday 24th May 2022
Modus Workspace claimed in court that loss-making projections should have led to reduced penalties.
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