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Building company that failed to remove scaffold which caused the death of a seven-year-old fined £75k

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United Kingdom
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February 24 2010

As an extension of the duty of site owners to people who enter their site as trespassers, Lovell Partnerships have been fined £75k after a seven-year-old gained access to a flat roof of a development via scaffolding which had been left in place for too long at a development in Tyne and Wear

Tower Crane Register Regulations due in April 2010

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United Kingdom
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February 24 2010

The HSE has agreed detailed recommendations for the introduction of a statutory tower crane register, with Regulations putting the plans into effect expected by April 2010

Construction industry under the HSE's spotlight

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United Kingdom
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July 10 2009

The HSE has published results of a recent "blitz" of construction sites and inspected 1759 sites and 2145 contractors in March 2009

Government response to Rita Donaghy’s report published

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United Kingdom
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May 21 2010

The Department for Work and Pensions have published their response to Rita Donaghy's report into construction deaths following consultation across Government, trade unions, business organisations and the construction industry

Construction company’s fine increased eight-fold following appeal

RPC
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United Kingdom
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August 2 2010

Scottish judges have increased a fine payable by Discovery Homes (Scotland) from £5k to £40k following an appeal by the Lord Advocate

Construction industry remains the most dangerous

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United Kingdom
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November 26 2010

Despite a fall in the number of recorded deaths and injuries, recent data published by the HSE show that the construction industry continues to be the sector with the highest number of fatalities

Fatality at Everton FC training school leads to fine for construction company

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United Kingdom
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November 26 2010

Kier North West was fined £160k after an incident in February 2007 when their employee, Karl Davis, fell out of an open window frame

Alliance between the HSE and BCA to try and improve construction site safety

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United Kingdom
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November 26 2010

The HSE has signed an agreement with the Building Control Alliance (BCA) to work more closely in an attempt to improve safety in the construction industry

Quarter of construction sites fail HSE “blitz” spot checks

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United Kingdom
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May 21 2010

As part of an intensive campaign by the HSE to reduce the number of deaths in the construction industry, 2,014 construction sites were inspected by the HSE in March

Insufficient toilet facilities lead to fines

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United Kingdom
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May 21 2010

A building contractor, Bryan Ellis Brown, has been fined £2k and ordered to pay costs of £1,215 for failing to provide adequate welfare facilities