From HSE News

Dover man fined after failing asbestos regulationsTue, 31 Jan 2012 15:30
A Kent-based partner of a development company has been prosecuted after dangerous conditions were found at a demolition site in Dover.
Death at Hampstead site leads to prosecutionTue, 31 Jan 2012 12:00
A construction company and director have been fined following the death of a worker at a site in Hampstead.
Firm fined after lack of hygiene facilities for workersMon, 30 Jan 2012 12:00
A Bristol building firm has been fined after a court heard it failed to provide basic washing and welfare facilities for workers despite enforcement action at another of its sites.
Major construction firm fined more than £100k after deathFri, 27 Jan 2012 18:16
A 23-year-old Keighley man died from massive crush injuries when his head became trapped in the jaws of a grab machine being wrongly used to move a pallet of cement bags.
Free event to help Argyll construction companies cut death and injuryThu, 26 Jan 2012 13:30
Construction workers across Argyll and the Western Isles are being urged to pick up lifesaving advice at a free event on Tuesday, 14 February at Oban High School.
Scaffolding firm fined after man’s fall through roofThu, 26 Jan 2012 11:00
A construction firm has been prosecuted after a scaffolder suffered multiple injuries when he fell seven metres through a roof in Stoke-on-Trent.
Construction firm fined over worker’s injuriesMon, 23 Jan 2012 16:30
An engineering contractor has been fined after a worker suffered severe injuries when his excavator struck a bridge on the M1 motorway in the East Midlands.
Lung diseases: Silicosis – Major disease risk from RCS dustThu, 19 Jan 2012 08:40
Respirable crystalline silica (RCS) is found in stone, rocks, sands and clays. Exposure to RCS over a long period can cause fibrosis (hardening or scarring) of the lung tissue with a consequent loss of lung function.
Firm fined after workers put at riskMon, 16 Jan 2012 13:00
A construction firm and its company secretary have been fined after construction workers were put at risk during the refurbishment of its offices in Hatfield, Hertfordshire.
Liverpool businessman fined £112k over roof fall deathFri, 13 Jan 2012 17:30
A Liverpool businessman has been fined £112,000 after a labourer died following a fall from the roof of an industrial unit, just months after another worker was injured in a fall at the same site.