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A London construction company has been fined £50,000 after four men were injured – two seriously - when the first floor of a house collapsed during building works. Aryn Stones Ltd had been contracted to build a new domestic property in Hampstead. On 31 May 2022, remedial works were being

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A construction company has been fined after a kitchen fitter was crushed to death by a pack of concrete blocks at a site in the Cotswolds. Martin Dunford, who was 33, was "very much loved" by his family, who say they miss him "every day" since the incident on 23 January 2020. Martin, from Pocklingto

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Wood-based product manufacturer West Fraser Europe Limited, previously known as Norbord Europe Limited, has been fined a total of £1,068,000 after pleading guilty to charges under health and safety legislation related to two separate incidents that occurred in 2020.

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A listed Georgian country house in Clackmannanshire is to be rebuilt after the building was demolished without permission. Carsebridge House in Alloa, known locally as the Dolls' House, suffered extensive damage including the loss of its roof as a result of a fire on 29 August.

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Two non-executive directors have been appointed to the board of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Professor Christopher Johnson and Dr Cathie Mackay replaced non-executive directors Susan Johnson and John McDermid on 1 October and will be in their roles for the next five years.

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A company has been fined £75,000 after a man died while working inside an excavation at a construction site in Glasgow. Derek Caddie lost his life when part of the excavation wall collapsed on 25 November 2019.

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A builder has been given a suspended prison sentence after he put the lives of workers at risk on a construction site in London David Beadle, trading as Beadle the Builders, failed to comply with a prohibition notice issued by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) in relation to unsafe working at he

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A family-run and owned skip hire, waste and recycling business in Scotland has been fined £24,000 after a worker sustained serious injuries to his left hand and forearm on the blades of a machine. Barry Edward Pae, formerly known as Barry Edward Vaughan, an employee of W M Russell & Sons L

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