Health and Safety in the UK Construction Industry | Construction News https://www.constructionnews.co.uk Read UK Construction Industry News, Analysis, Opinion and data Thu, 08 May 2025 11:15:08 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0 https://cdn.ca.emap.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2023/07/favicon-cn192-70x70.png Health and Safety in the UK Construction Industry | Construction News https://www.constructionnews.co.uk 32 32 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/wp-content/themes/mbm-mops-2017/images/logo.gif Construction News https://www.constructionnews.co.uk 125 75 Read UK Construction Industry News, Analysis, Opinion and data Falcon ordered to pay out in unfair dismissal case after jib collapse https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/legal/falcon-ordered-to-pay-out-in-unfair-dismissal-case-after-jib-collapse-08-05-2025/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/legal/falcon-ordered-to-pay-out-in-unfair-dismissal-case-after-jib-collapse-08-05-2025/#respond Thu, 08 May 2025 11:14:42 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=520067 An employment tribunal has ordered a crane supplier to pay a former employee almost £30,000 for unfair dismissal after the crane he was operating collapsed. The crane operator, named as G Shields in a tribunal judgment released this week, was dismissed by Falcon Tower Crane…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/legal/falcon-ordered-to-pay-out-in-unfair-dismissal-case-after-jib-collapse-08-05-2025/feed/ 0 Cladding firm fined £225,000 after worker dies falling through roof https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/legal/cladding-firm-fined-225000-after-worker-dies-falling-through-roof-07-05-2025/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/legal/cladding-firm-fined-225000-after-worker-dies-falling-through-roof-07-05-2025/#respond Wed, 07 May 2025 10:12:43 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=519939 A cladding company has been fined £225,000 following the death of a worker who fell through a fragile roof while replacing cladding panels. Leslie Bennion, 61, died after falling from a height of 6 metres while working on a roof at Gaerwen Industrial Estate in…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/legal/cladding-firm-fined-225000-after-worker-dies-falling-through-roof-07-05-2025/feed/ 0 Window manufacturer fined after teenage worker injured https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/health-and-safety/window-manufacturer-fined-after-teenage-worker-injured-06-05-2025/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/health-and-safety/window-manufacturer-fined-after-teenage-worker-injured-06-05-2025/#respond Tue, 06 May 2025 11:45:33 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=519869 A window manufacturing firm in Sheffield has been fined after a 19-year-old worker lost parts of two fingers in a cross-cut saw incident. Ford Windows Ltd was ordered to pay a £100,000 fine plus costs following a hearing at Sheffield Magistrates Court on 28 April,…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/health-and-safety/window-manufacturer-fined-after-teenage-worker-injured-06-05-2025/feed/ 0 Squibb firm and housing association pay out over crane tragedy https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/health-and-safety/squibb-firm-and-housing-association-pay-out-over-crane-tragedy-02-05-2025/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/health-and-safety/squibb-firm-and-housing-association-pay-out-over-crane-tragedy-02-05-2025/#respond Fri, 02 May 2025 11:45:22 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=519726 A family whose relative died when a crane crashed through the roof of their home have agreed an out of court financial settlement with a housing association and contractor. Former Squibb Group subsidiary PGCS Partnership and Swan Housing Association and its subsidiary Swan Commercial Services…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/health-and-safety/squibb-firm-and-housing-association-pay-out-over-crane-tragedy-02-05-2025/feed/ 0 Contractor fined after worker crushed to death on site https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/health-and-safety/contractor-fined-after-worker-crushed-to-death-on-site-01-05-2025/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/health-and-safety/contractor-fined-after-worker-crushed-to-death-on-site-01-05-2025/#respond Thu, 01 May 2025 09:54:52 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=519715 A construction company has been fined after a kitchen fitter was crushed to death by concrete blocks at a site in Gloucestershire. Martin Dunford, 33, was killed on 23 January 2020 while working on a Piper Homes Construction Ltd housing development at Ebrington Rise, near…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/health-and-safety/contractor-fined-after-worker-crushed-to-death-on-site-01-05-2025/feed/ 0 Nottinghamshire diagnostic centre delayed by asbestos https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/nottinghamshire-diagnostic-centre-delayed-by-asbestos-23-04-2025/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/nottinghamshire-diagnostic-centre-delayed-by-asbestos-23-04-2025/#respond Wed, 23 Apr 2025 11:56:19 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=519098 The opening of a diagnostic centre that is being built by Kier in Nottinghamshire has been pushed back by four months, after the discovery of higher-than-expected levels of asbestos. The Mansfield Community Diagnostic Centre, which was due to open at the end of the year,…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/nottinghamshire-diagnostic-centre-delayed-by-asbestos-23-04-2025/feed/ 0 Contractor worker nearly hit by 104mph train https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/health-and-safety/contractor-worker-nearly-hit-by-104mph-train-22-04-2025/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/health-and-safety/contractor-worker-nearly-hit-by-104mph-train-22-04-2025/#respond Tue, 22 Apr 2025 11:54:04 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=518865 An infrastructure firm has been told to review how it plans operations near rail lines after a worker was nearly hit by a train travelling at 104mph. A report released last Thursday (17 April) by the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) detailed the incident, which…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/health-and-safety/contractor-worker-nearly-hit-by-104mph-train-22-04-2025/feed/ 0 Shake-up of large contractor safety fines proposed https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/legal/shake-up-of-large-contractor-safety-fines-proposed-16-04-2025/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/legal/shake-up-of-large-contractor-safety-fines-proposed-16-04-2025/#respond Wed, 16 Apr 2025 11:45:23 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=518675 Penalties for health and safety breaches by large contractors could become more consistent under a proposed shake-up of sentencing guidelines. Reformed health and safety fines introduced in 2016 saw recommendations given to judges for how to sentence companies ranked as being either micro, small, medium, large…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/legal/shake-up-of-large-contractor-safety-fines-proposed-16-04-2025/feed/ 0 Industry on course for fewest-ever site deaths https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/health-and-safety/industry-on-course-for-fewest-ever-site-deaths-15-04-2025/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/health-and-safety/industry-on-course-for-fewest-ever-site-deaths-15-04-2025/#respond Tue, 15 Apr 2025 11:45:52 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=518661 The construction industry experienced one of its safest years on record in 2024/25, provisional data suggests. Quarterly figures published by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) show that 19 construction workers died as a result of workplace injuries suffered between April and December 2024. In…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/health-and-safety/industry-on-course-for-fewest-ever-site-deaths-15-04-2025/feed/ 0 Builder sentenced over unlicensed asbestos removal https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/legal/builder-sentenced-over-unlicensed-asbestos-removal-10-04-2025/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/legal/builder-sentenced-over-unlicensed-asbestos-removal-10-04-2025/#respond Thu, 10 Apr 2025 19:01:59 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=518489 A builder has been sentenced to perform community service after pleading guilty to carrying out unlicensed asbestos removal work during a house renovation. Despite being warned by the customer that asbestos was potentially present in the fascia boards, builder Gavin Mutch proceeded to remove the…

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