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The Health & Safety at Work/International Institute of Risk and Safety Management (IIRSM) 4th Annual Conference, will open up with a panel session led by the government's Lord Young, Geoffrey Podger Chief Executive of HSE and Keith Scott, Chair of IIRSM.

 

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An architectural practice and a construction company involved in the development of a conference centre in Somerset have been fined a total of £195,000 following a fatality at the site.
 

The Office of the Rail Regulator has published its first-ever health and safety report, offering an industry-wide analysis of activities and results across the rail sector.

The cancellation of the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) Programme could increase the risk of children, teachers and support staff being exposed to asbestos, TUC union officials have warned.

 

A quarry worker escaped with minor injuries after the 30-tonne wheel-loader vehicle he was driving overturned and slid 16 feet down a sand stockpile.

 

A construction company has been fined £10,000 for failing to protect its workers from falls from height, following a surprise HSE inspection.

A Pontypool building firm carried out unlicensed asbestos removal despite being warned materials they were handling contained the potentially dangerous substance. 

 

Construction workers are twice as likely to die from drug abuse as workers in other occupations.

 

Contractors wanting to work for Marks & Spencer will first have to complete a ConstructionSkills training course as the retailer cracks down on sustainability showmanship.

 

The number of people killed at work in Britain fell to a record low of 151 in 2009/2010 - down from 178 the previous year, and 31 per cent lower than the average figure for the last five years

 

The construction industry grew a massive 6.6 per cent in the three months to the end of June, according to figures released by the Office for National Statistics last week.

 

Two brothers have been fined after a casual labourer suffered a crushed skull and multiple injuries in a fall from an industrial roof

 

An incident in which a worker was critically injured in an eight-metre fall from a barn roof resulted in fines for three men involved in the project.

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