Campaigners stage mass lobby on asbestos payouts
Posted: 04 November 2009 Campaigners demanding payouts for construction workers struck down by asbestos-related illnesses staged a mass lobby of parliament last week in a bid to...
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John Graham (Dromore) fined after telehandler death
Posted: 03 November 2009Northern Irish contractor John Graham (Dromore) has been fined a total of £65,000 at Belfast Crown Court, following the death of one of its employees.
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Carillion and Network Rail fined £1m after rail deaths
Posted: 27 October 2009Carillion and Network Rail have been fined £1m and ordered to pay £100,000 costs between them, following the deaths of two men in a rail accident in 2004.
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BAM appoints new health and safety director
Posted: 22 October 2009BAM has appointed Philip Rowley as its new director of health and safety following the retirement of Frank Garnett.
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Network Rail solves 'leaves on line' problem by chopping down trees
Posted: 19 October 2009Network Rail says it has "slashed" the number of severe train delays due to leaves on the line by chopping back trees which overhang the tracks.
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Demolition contractor fined after fall
Posted: 19 October 2009Stoke-based demolition contractor G Baskerville has been fined £8,000 at Newcastle-under-Lyme Magistrates’ Court after a worker fell from the first floor of a building under construction.
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Man killed on Morris & Spottiswood site
Posted: 15 October 2009A steel erector has been killed on a Morris & Spottiswood site in Murano Street in Glasgow.
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John Doyle pays out £16k after scaffolding fall
Posted: 12 October 2009John Doyle Construction has been ordered to pay out £16,744 after a worker fell from scaffolding at a hotel site on the Liverpool One development.
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43% of BSF schools lack sprinklers
Posted: 12 October 2009Almost half of new school buildings built through the BSF programme in England do not have fire safety sprinkler systems.
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Two firms fork out £115k after unlicensed asbestos removal
Posted: 07 October 2009Two companies have been prosecuted after an unlicensed contractor was appointed to remove 3,000 sq m of asbestos insulating board from a warehouse.
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Carillion fined £40,000 for power station fall
Posted: 05 October 2009Carillion has been fined £40,000 and ordered to pay £8,300 costs by Nottingham magistrates after a worker fell more than 6m at a power station.
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Roofing firm fined £6,000 after 7m fall
Posted: 05 October 2009Burnley contractor Webber Trading has been fined £6,000 at Gateshead Magistrates Court after a worker fell seven metres while carrying out refurbishment work on the roof of an industrial building in Gateshead.
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Job spotlight: Risk management consultant, CR Management
Posted: 30 September 2009 Name: Jason Farnell Company: CR Management Job title: Risk management consultant Key qualifications: Degree...
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Fury over asbestos advert ruling
Posted: 30 September 2009HSE denies misleading public in campaign alerting site workers to asbestos risk.
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60 seconds on site with Matthew Clarke, contracts manager, SES
Posted: 28 September 2009Matthew Clarke, contracts manager (west and central division) at SES, shares his experience.
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60 seconds on site with Jamie Preston, construction director, Pace Installations
Posted: 21 September 2009What site are you working on at the moment?
The most interesting is probably Buckinghamshire New University, High Wycombe, where we’re installing a variety of specialist acoustic wall and ceiling panels.
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Job spotlight: Contracts manager, Morgan Ashurst
Posted: 21 September 2009 Job spotlight: Contracts manager, Morgan Ashurst
Name: David Goulden
Company: Morgan Ashurst
J ob title: Contracts manager
Key qualifications: Hands-on experience
What’s the best thing about working as a contracts manager?
Seeing the bigger picture of the business unit as a whole. Contracts management gives you a diverse range of experiences. You can be in discussions with a prospective client in one instance or with a subcontractor the next, discussing a construction detail.
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Majors to ban unqualified subcontractor supervisors
Posted: 09 September 2009Majors to ban unqualified subcontractor supervisors Major contractors are to clamp down on unqualified site supervisors working for subcontractors.
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Liverpool crane collapse: tower and foundations scrutinised
Posted: 07 September 2009Investigations into the causes of the crane collapse in Liverpool in early July are focusing on the tower structure and foundations.
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Cut-price deals could hit safety, warn contractors
Posted: 07 September 2009 Contractors fear that years of improvements in health and safety standards could be undone if clients exploit the recession to drive down build costs. Civil...
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