Collaton Safety are proud to be the sponsors of Lex Horn in his debut EFS fight against Lee Underwood on Saturday 1st April at Pryzm Nightclub in Plymouth.
The event will consist of sixteen boxing matches and one MMA fight.
If you are interested in tickets for the event, please contact Sean Palmer ... Read More
Principal Designer & CDM Consultants from the South West
Whirlpool UK Appliances Limited has been fined after a self-employed contractor fell from a mobile elevated work platform (MEWP) and later died from his injuries.
In March 2015 the contractor had been working at a height of nearly five metres installing revised fire detection equipment, at the site of the ... Read More
One of our team, Deborah Lowther, is doing a skydive to raise money for our local NICU ward at Derriford Hospital in Plymouth on behalf of the Keep Me Close campaign. The campaign is aimed at providing new and improved parental accommodation for the parents of babies they care for ... Read More
In order to improve associated death and injury statistics, the HSE and Local Authority inspectors are tasked with focusing on the following priority areas within businesses in 2017:
1. Falls from height – work on/adjacent to fragile roofs/materials
2. Health risks – respirable silica dust exposure
3. Duty to manage asbestos
4. Construction
What does ... Read More
Gloucester Crown Court has heard how a 61-year-old worker suffered life changing injuries after coming into contact with a live underground cable.
The man, who has not been named, was working at the site on Eastgate Street on 29 May 2015. While trying to replace a traffic light pole ... Read More
Before you purchase a new pair of safety boots, it’s very important that you check the safety markings and signs on the boots. This is to make sure that the pair will be suitable in the environment where you’re going to use it.
For example, if you’re going to use the ... Read More
Balfour Beatty Regional Construction Limited (Balfour Beatty) has been fined after flooring at a house-building development gave way, injuring a worker.
Newcastle Crown Court heard how a worker was on the first floor of a new build domestic property when the floor gave way at one side. The worker and approximately ... Read More
We all know compiling health and safety files at the end of project can be a tedious and time consuming task. Collaton Safety can relieve you of this extra pressure by compiling them for you in a cost effective & efficient manner.
Please contact Jennifer on jgittins@collatonsafety.co.uk for a ... Read More
A Manchester building contractor has been jailed following the death of a casual labourer who fell nearly seven metres through a fragile roof.
The 45-year-old labourer from Manchester had been carrying out repair work at Witney Mill, Manchester when the incident occurred on 23 November 2013.
Saleem Hussain had been engaged by ... Read More
Building Safety Group, the UK’s largest construction safety group, has reported a 42% rise in the number of ‘Hand Arm Vibration’ non-compliances recorded through site inspections.
The increase is based on over 20,000 independent inspections conducted during 2016, which compares the first six months with the second six months of the ... Read More