All PAL Cards to Become Smart From 1st January 2015, all Power Access Licence (PAL) cards issued by the Powered Access Federation (IPAF) are to become machine readable. By becoming smart they aim to improve site safety as only trained operatives will be able to use mobile
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The HSE didn’t have far to go when investigating inadequate scaffolding that was erected next door to one of their local offices. The scaffolding erected by Castle Scaffolding (Wales) Ltd exposed workers to serious risk of injury from falling by having no edge protection and being only
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HSE Asbestos Toolkit The HSE Asbestos Toolkit is a useful tool to help protect those who might be exposed to asbestos during their work activites. On average 20 tradespeople die from asbestos related diseases every week and asbestos can potentially be found in any house or building
Read more →Roads have been re-opened to Staines town center after fire crews tackled a blaze at Renshaw industrial estate. Road were closed for several hours before the fire could be contained and extinguished, while fire crews and investigators remained for several hours after to establish the cause. The
Read more →A monthly long inspection by the HSE has found that 40% of construction sites are failing to properly protect their workers. Nearly half of the sites visited had conditions that were unacceptable and operated dangerous practices. 1 in 5 sites were issued with formal enforcement notices with
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A company is in court after faking their safety record A wholesaler of meat based in North London has been prosecuted after attempting to deceive safety inspectors with positive safety inspections on a faulty fork lift truck. Upon investigation, the HSE discovered that the fork lift truck
Read more →Construction companies encouraged to attend safety event With the majority of workers being killed or injured on construction sites coming from small/medium sized companies, they are being encouraged to attend a health & safety awareness event in Aberdeen on 17th September 2014. The event organised by the
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Illegal Asbestos removal A company has been prosecuted for removing asbestos containing materials (ACM) just weeks after being refused a licence to carry out work of this kind. While the company had previously held a licence, it had since expired and an application to renew it had
Read more →Company director jailed over death & deception A man who was disqualified from being the director of a company has been jailed for fraud and safety offences, while a second man was given a suspended sentence for similar offences. Paul O’Boyle was jailed for a total of
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A scaffolder has been sentenced to 4 months in prison, suspended for 12 months and ordered to pay over £2,500 in fines and costs after a worker suffered a fractured skull when a pulley wheel fell 7 meters and struck his head. A HSE investigation found that
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