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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

Many larger companies will now only work with those who are SSIP registered (CHAS, SMAS, etc). We can offer this for ONLY £350 +VAT and ensure you pass quickly and efficiently. Let us do all the paperwork for you! Please email on jgittins@collatonsafety.co.uk if you have any further questions.

The two owners of Kidderminster based fencing firm Hoo Farm Fencing have been given suspended sentences after a worker was hit by timber posts and frames which fell from a fork lift truck. Forty-nine year old Raymond Lainsbury suffered injuries that still require regular physiotherapy sessions following the incident on 12 ... Read More

Yesterday (26 January) saw leaders from across the construction industry gather to discuss health in construction, and it also saw the official launch of the industry’s “worst kept secret” Mates in Mind. Announcing the launch of the Mates in Mind website and explaining how the programme, which aims to be a ... Read More

Three companies from Essex have been fined after a worker fell over seven metres through a fragile roof he was replacing. Chelmsford Crown Court heard how Rafal Myslim was standing on the fragile roof at Dengie Crops Ltd in Asheldem, when the asbestos sheeting gave way and he fell 7.5m onto ... Read More

The landlord of a property in Plymouth risked the lives of his tenants and their young family by not undertaking annual safety checks on gas appliances in the property and by undertaking gaswork which was found to be dangerous. Paul Perry was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) at ... Read More