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13/11/2008

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12/12/2007

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08/10/2007

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08/10/2007

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New Regulations To Introduce Site Waste Management Plans , 08/10/2007

Over 6,500 New Recruits Required A Year For Construction , 05/10/2007

Company Fined £100,000 After Employee Killed By Vehicle , 05/10/2007

Construction Company Fined Over £14,000 After Worker Falls Through Fragile Roof , 05/10/2007

£100M NEWBUILD SCHOOLS PPP TENDERING OPPORTUNITIES , 02/10/2007

Refurb Causing More Angst , 19/09/2007

HSE Warns Construction Workers 'Don't Take The Risk' , 19/09/2007

New Refurbishment Passport Is As Easy As ABC , 18/09/2007

Risking Migrant Workers' Lives Lands RMS Construction In The Dock , 18/09/2007

Construction Company Fined After Worker Is Fatally Run Over By Dumper , 17/09/2007

Call For Jamie Oliver-Style Construction Champion , 17/09/2007

HSE Issues Waste Guide , 17/09/2007

Industry Must Act Now Or Face Major Recruitment Crisis , 17/09/2007

Help At Hand For Senior Construction Staff Facing Hardship , 17/09/2007

Criminal Prosecutions Under Asbestos Laws Triple In A Year , 17/09/2007

Construction Firms Fined Over £180,000 After Worker Left Paralysed , 17/09/2007

Migrant Workers Face English Language Tes: Measures To Reduce Health And Safety Risk? , 17/09/2007

Companies Fined Over Paralysis Of Construction Site Worker , 17/09/2007

HSE Warns Construction Workers , 17/09/2007

Plans Launched For Scotland's First Skills Academy , 06/09/2007

Scottish Construction Delivers Leading UK Performance , 06/09/2007

Could HSE Inspection And Staff Cuts Put Workers At Risk , 06/09/2007

New Training Approved For Construction Managers , 06/09/2007

Contractor To Receive Compensation After Two-tonne Hammer Severs Hand , 29/08/2007

Fall Proves Fatal On City Fit-out Job , 29/08/2007

Safety On The Site Must Become The Number One Priority , 29/08/2007

Scottish Demolition Firm Fined After Site Death , 29/08/2007

Widow Launches Asbestos-cancer Compensation Claim , 29/08/2007

Callers Swamp CIS Helpline , 24/08/2007

Mason Wins Compensation After Breaking Both Feet Falling From A Ladder , 23/08/2007

Death Bosses To Be Shamed , 23/08/2007

Firm To Probe Fatal Accident , 23/08/2007

Contractors: Assessing Suitability , 22/08/2007

Tougher Killing Bill Call , 20/08/2007

"Distrurbing" Increase In Construction Deaths To Be Discussed In A Government Forum , 17/08/2007

Disturbing" Increase In Construction Deaths To Be Discussed In A Government Forum , 17/08/2007

Steel Worker With Pleural Thickening To Receive Compensation From The Clients Of His Employer , 17/08/2007

Consultation On Sustainability In The Construction Industry , 17/08/2007

Steel Company Fined More Than £75,000 After Employee Was Crushed To Death , 02/08/2007

Free Assistance For SME Construction Firms , 02/08/2007

Construction Worker Dies In Falkirk , 02/08/2007

Is HSE Suffering Through Lack Of Funds , 02/08/2007

Steel Company Fined More Than £75,000 After Employee Was Crushed To Death , 02/08/2007

Corporate Manslaughter Act Approved , 30/07/2007

Corporate Killing Bill Gets Lords' Approval , 30/07/2007

Co-operation Sought Over Construction Fatalities , 30/07/2007

Asbestos-cancer Roofer Awarded £160k Compensation , 27/07/2007

Warning Issued About Fake Crane Parts , 27/07/2007

241 Lives Lost Is , 27/07/2007

Is The HSE Suffering Through Lack Of Funds? , 27/07/2007

Better Regulation Agenda For Health And Safety , 27/07/2007

Construction Workers Are Most Sought After In Scotland , 24/07/2007

NFRC Concern Over Lack Of 'Green' Skills , 24/07/2007

Worker Fell Through An Asbestos Roof , 24/07/2007

Dangers Of Workplace Transport , 24/07/2007

Scottish Construction Companies Urged To invest In Workforce , 11/07/2007

Free Assistance For Construction SMEs At Sustainability Centre , 11/07/2007

Scottish Construction Companies Urged To invest In Workforce , 11/07/2007

Crane Collapse Probe Looks At Human Error , 05/07/2007

Man Arrested On Suspicion Of Gross Negligence Following Death Of Roofer , 05/07/2007

Why Is This Becoming The Most Dangerous Job In Construction? , 28/06/2007

Will Compensation For Pleural Plaques Be Stopped? , 28/06/2007

Company Is Fined After Apprentice Falls Through An Unprotected Stairwell , 28/06/2007

CCA Pleas For An End To The Corporate Manslaughter Bill 'Ping Ponging' , 28/06/2007

CIS Glitch Ups Tax Bills , 28/06/2007

Forklift Trucks: Potential Danger In The Workplace , 21/06/2007

HSE Inspectors Tackle Biggest Cause Of Death In Construction , 21/06/2007

Notice Served On Company For Allowing Untrained Staff To Climb Tower Cranes , 21/06/2007

Improper Risk Assessments Result In Fines Totalling £31k , 21/06/2007

Corporate Manslaughter Bill - Still 'Ping Ponging'! , 21/06/2007

No Change To UK Health and Safety Law , 21/06/2007

Crane Collapses Damage Confidence , 21/06/2007

20,000 Fail To Hit CIS Deadline , 05/06/2007

Contractors Snub Apprentice Scheme , 05/06/2007

Time To Commit To Trainees' Future , 05/06/2007

Sutton Business Fined After Ladder , 01/06/2007

Work With Asbestos Cement Must Be Properly Controlled , 31/05/2007

Health And Safety Inspector Tells Of Worst Case Ever Seen , 31/05/2007

Pay-out For Asbestos-related Claims Reaches Almost A Million , 31/05/2007

HSE Produces Guidance For Work With Asbestos-Containing Textured Coatings , 31/05/2007

Falcon's Danger Cranes Exposed , 28/05/2007

Sept Date For Dumper Killing Case , 28/05/2007

Will A Unified HSC and HSE Be More Effective , 28/05/2007

HSE Advises Good Communication Between Firms After Serious Injury At Cambridge Construction Site , 28/05/2007

Compromise Offered To Rescue Corporate Manslaughter Bill , 24/05/2007

RoSPA Inquiry Focuses On Small Business Health And Safety , 09/05/2007

Spotting The Risks Is Not Enough , 09/05/2007

HSE Warns Contractors About Asbestos In Schools , 09/05/2007

Contractors Warned To Communicate Effectively To Avoid Accidents , 09/05/2007

Building Company Fined After Worker Injured In Fall , 03/05/2007

Boy, 15, Crushed To Death Working On Building Site , 03/05/2007

HSE Told To Step Up Workplace Legal Action , 03/05/2007

Company Receives Two Health And Safety Fines In Two Weeks , 03/05/2007

Companies Must Assess The Risks Posed By Work On Fragile Surfaces , 03/05/2007

Death Of Workman On Construction Site , 02/05/2007

Corporate Manslaughter Bill Welcomed , 02/05/2007

Death Of Workman On Construction Site , 02/05/2007

Corporate Manslaughter Bill Welcomed , 02/05/2007

Clear Need For Corporate Manslaughter Bill , 02/05/2007

Company Fined For Failing To Protect Work Experience Student , 02/05/2007

HSE Prosecution Record Attacked Yet Again , 30/04/2007

£75,000 Fine Sends Warning About Safe Working Practices On Construction Sites , 30/04/2007

Number Of Death Convictions Falls , 30/04/2007

Health And Safety Inspectors Are Too Lenient With Enforcement , 27/04/2007

HSE Sends Warning Over Work At Height , 24/04/2007

£44,000 Fine For Failing To Comply With Two Improvement Notices , 24/04/2007

Five Different Parties Prosecuted After Employee Death , 24/04/2007

£44,000 Fine For Failing To Comply With Two Improvement Notices , 23/04/2007

HSE Myth Busting Campaign Criticised , 23/04/2007

HSE 'Too Slow' To Solve Crane Crisis, Say Drivers , 23/04/2007

Improve Safety On Council Jobs, Say Protesters , 23/04/2007

£160,000 For Lidl Matter Of Unsafe Site , 17/04/2007

Alarm At Provisional Fatality Figures , 17/04/2007

The HSE Aims To Dispel Health And Safety Myths , 17/04/2007

HSE Sends Reminder To Asbestos Industry , 17/04/2007

Review Of Construction Plant Card Scheme Announced , 17/04/2007

ConstructionSkills Launches Site Safety Plus Programme , 17/04/2007

Poor Crane Maintenance Caused Crushing , 17/04/2007

Workplace Death Toll Jumps Up , 17/04/2007

Two Firms And Director Fined In Asbestos Case , 16/04/2007

Dangers Of Fragile Surfaces , 16/04/2007

Company Prosecuted After Employee Falls Through Fragile Surface , 12/04/2007

Firms Fined Over £100,000 After Employee Falls Through Skylight , 10/04/2007

Firms Fined Over £100,000 After Employee Falls Through Skylight , 10/04/2007

Firms Fined Over £100,000 After Employee Falls Through Skylight , 10/04/2007

Falcon Gets Summer Crane Deadline , 10/04/2007

Most Workers Unaware Of Danger Of Silica Dust , 10/04/2007

Property Development Firm Fined For Five Health And Safety Offences , 10/04/2007

Employee Injuries Another While Undertaking Task He Wasn't Trained For , 10/04/2007

Manufacturer Has To Pay Out £10,000 After Work At Height Incident , 02/04/2007

HSE Issues Warning After Builder Prosecuted following Elland Building Collapse , 02/04/2007

Companies Fined £78,750 After Edinburgh Scaffolding Collapse , 02/04/2007

HSE Warns Companies About Work At Height After Death Of Construction Worker , 02/04/2007

Programme Of Intensive Inspections Launched: Three Workers Die Each Year On Smaller Building Sites I, 02/04/2007

Construction Worker Hospitalised On Aberdeen Site , 02/04/2007

Protest Means CDM Regulations Will Be Debated In Parliament , 02/04/2007

Construction Worker Hospitalised On Aberdeen Site , 02/04/2007

Protest Means CDM Regulations Will Be Debated In Parliament , 02/04/2007

Companies Fined £78,750 After Edinburgh Scaffolding Collapse , 02/04/2007

HSE Warns Companies About Work At Height After Death Of Construction Worker , 02/04/2007

HSE Issues Warning After Builder Prosecuted following Elland Building Collapse , 02/04/2007

HSE Issues Warning After Builder Prosecuted following Elland Building Collapse , 02/04/2007

HSE Issues Warning After Builder Prosecuted following Elland Building Collapse , 02/04/2007

Manufacturer Has To Pay Out £10,000 After Work At Height Incident , 02/04/2007

Programme Of Intensive Inspections Launched: Three Workers Die Each Year On Smaller Building Sites I, 02/04/2007

Combined Fine Of £162,000 For Poor Construction Management - Despite Lack Of Injuries , 26/03/2007

Insufficient Guarding And Risk Assessment Caused Amputation , 26/03/2007

Director Fined For Breaches Of Asbestos Regulations , 23/03/2007

Bricklayer's Death At Preston School , 23/03/2007

Fall From Height In Oxford Street , 23/03/2007

Construction Firm Fined £16,000 After Worker Crushed , 23/03/2007

Contractors And University Fined After Work At Height Accident , 22/03/2007

70,000Fine After Unsafe Lifting Equipment Causes Worker Death , 21/03/2007

Unlicensed Company And Director Fined After Working With Asbestos , 21/03/2007

HSE Probe Into Crane Incident At Amec Site , 15/03/2007

Row Over Vibration Measure , 15/03/2007

Bill To Adopt CIS Soars To £280m , 15/03/2007

Barr Fined £45,000 After Concrete Slab Falls Four Floors , 15/03/2007

HSE Cuts Prove Fatal , 15/03/2007

Link Between Construction And Cancers , 14/03/2007

Dangers Of Improper Training On Machinery , 13/03/2007

ACOP For CDM 2007 , 13/03/2007

Companies Fined After Edinburgh Scaffolding Collapse , 07/03/2007

Firms Fined £78,750 After Edinburgh Scaffolding Collapse , 07/03/2007

Skills Shortage Helping To Boost Tradesmen's Wages , 07/03/2007

Growing Call To Tackle Young Worker Health And Safety , 06/03/2007

Scrapping Free English Courses Increases Migrant Worker Accident Risk , 06/03/2007

Two Firms Fined £78,750 Over EdinburghScaffold Collapse , 06/03/2007

New CIS - The Real Issues , 06/03/2007

Compensation Following Exposure To Asbestos Fibres , 05/03/2007

Chrysolite Fibres In Asbestos Cement , 05/03/2007

Willowbrook Property Services Fined £4,000 For Breaching Health and Safety Regulations , 02/03/2007

HSE Warns Construction Site Workers Of The Dangers Of Carbon Monoxide Exposure , 02/03/2007

Avoiding Falls From Workplace Vehicles , 02/03/2007

Balfour Beatty Fined £200,000 Over Fatal Electrocution , 02/03/2007

Companies Fined £25,000 After Employees Exposed To Asbestos , 02/03/2007

Fork-lift Truck Drivers - Selection And Training , 02/03/2007

HSE Warns Construction Companies To Ensure Use Of Safe Systems Of Work , 01/03/2007

Construction Industry Launches Manifesto For Change , 01/03/2007

Manchester Firm Fined After Stockport Roof Fall , 01/03/2007

Scots Awareness Of Asbestos Health Hazards Dangerously Low , 28/02/2007

Businesses Urged To Take Action On Asbestos , 27/02/2007

Employees Must Be Trained In Safe Systems Of Work , 27/02/2007

Prosecution Of Roofer And Client , 27/02/2007

Dangerous Substances And Preparations (Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 , 27/02/2007

Selection And Use Of Electric Handlamps , 26/02/2007

70% Of Employers Failing To Report Workplace Accidents , 26/02/2007

Keeping It Legal For Migrants , 26/02/2007

Fire And Explosion Risks In Coating Mixing , 26/02/2007

New Forthcoming Safety Legislation , 23/02/2007

EU Wants Accidents At Work Cut By A Quarter , 23/02/2007

Joiners Fined After Worker's Fall , 23/02/2007

Ignoring Prohibition Notice Led To Building Collapse , 22/02/2007

Free Advice At Carlisle Construction Seminar , 22/02/2007

Access Industry Issues Strong Call For Harness Use , 22/02/2007

Builder Sentenced To Community Service , 21/02/2007

Directors Must Meet The Health And Safety Challenge , 21/02/2007

Dangers Of Confined Spaces , 20/02/2007

Europe May Introduce Blue Card For Immigrants , 20/02/2007

Fife Police Urge Vigilance After Construction Site Thefts , 20/02/2007

Dangers Of Working At Height , 16/02/2007

Contractor Fined After Work Experience Student Badly Injured , 16/02/2007

Welder Injured After Work In Combustible Atmosphere , 16/02/2007

Worker Wins £42,000 For Vibration White Finger , 15/02/2007

Prosecution Sends Warning Over Inadequately Guarded Drills , 15/02/2007

Firms Must Take Precautions When Working At Height , 14/02/2007

Criminology Graduates Move Into Building Industry , 14/02/2007

Employee Injured After Using Unsuitable Ladder , 14/02/2007

Derby Road Worker Compensated For Vibration Injury , 14/02/2007

Work Experience Boy Fell From Height , 13/02/2007

Row Over Construction Workers in YouTube Video , 13/02/2007

Groundworks Company Fined After Drilling Accident , 13/02/2007

Market Growing With Tender Prices Set To Rise , 13/02/2007

Groundwork Company Fined In Drilling Accident , 13/02/2007

Contractors Warned About Tax Year CIS Change , 09/02/2007

Coroners Get More Powers To Tackle Workplace Deaths , 09/02/2007

Wrist Fractures After Fall From Height , 09/02/2007

Many Construction Firms Unaware Of New Waste Management Plan Legislation , 08/02/2007

Partners Fined £10,000 Each After Work Experience Teenager Injured , 08/02/2007

Company Fined After Untrained Worker Causes Accident , 08/02/2007

Review Of Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit Scheme , 08/02/2007

Information For First-Aid Training Providers , 08/02/2007

Granite Firm Fined After Crushing Death , 08/02/2007

Workplace Vehicle Safety , 07/02/2007

Company Fined £18,000 After Unsupported Floor Collapses , 06/02/2007

HSE Issues New Technical Alert On The Use Of Tower Cranes , 06/02/2007

Construction Sector Poised For Buoyant 2007 , 06/02/2007

Guidance Published On Construction Electrical Safety , 06/02/2007

Property Services Firm Fined For Health And Safety Breach , 05/02/2007

HSE Issues Crane Alert , 01/02/2007

Buildings At Risk Due To Lack Of Skilled Tradesmen , 01/02/2007

HSE Issues Safety Alert On Tower Cranes , 01/02/2007

Construction Firms Warned To Use Safe Work Systems , 01/02/2007

Increased Fire Risk In High-Rise Building Sites , 01/02/2007

Three Points Of Contact For Ladders , 01/02/2007

Pay A Fair Wage To All Regardless Of Race , 31/01/2007

HSE Urges More Training To Cut Transport Deaths , 31/01/2007

HSE Issues Safety Alert In Wake Of Crane Failures , 31/01/2007

Construction Growth Set To Outstrip UK Economy , 31/01/2007

Skills Shortages Confirmed In UK Construction , 31/01/2007

New Anti-theft Plant Scheme Ready To Launch , 24/01/2007

HSE Urges Crane Users To Tighten Inspections , 24/01/2007

Official CDM Guidance Delayed , 23/01/2007

High Court Orders CPS To Review Corporate Manslaughter Decision , 23/01/2007

High Court Orders CPS To Review Corporate Manslaughter Decision , 23/01/2007

Do Businesses Pay Enough Attention To Workplace Transport Risks? , 23/01/2007

Liverpool Crane Collapse: Was The Wind To Blame? , 23/01/2007

Construction Industry Scheme: HMRC Sends Out Packs To Contractors , 23/01/2007

How Will The CDM Regulations Affect You? , 23/01/2007

On-site Transport Warning From HSE , 23/01/2007

Crane Hire Company Hit By Nationwide Ban , 23/01/2007

Heat On Falcoln After Liverpool Crane Crash , 23/01/2007

Ban On Asbestos Drug Reversed After Appeal , 23/01/2007

How Will The CDM Regulations Affect You? , 23/01/2007

Heat On Falcoln After Liverpool Crane Crash , 23/01/2007

Ban On Asbestos Drug Reversed After Appeal , 23/01/2007

Firm Fined £6,000 After Worker Acting Against Training Loses Hand , 19/01/2007

Severe Weather Work Warnings , 19/01/2007

HSE Safety Alert On The Use Of Tower Cranes , 19/01/2007

Tower Crane Death In Liverpool , 19/01/2007

Firm Fined £6,000 After Worker Acting Against Training Loses Hand , 19/01/2007

Tower Crane Death In Liverpool , 19/01/2007

Severe Weather Work Warnings , 19/01/2007

HSE Safety Alert On The Use Of Tower Cranes , 19/01/2007

MCG Launches Safety Film For Migrant Workers , 17/01/2007

Man Has Died At Building Site , 17/01/2007

HSE And Local Authority News , 17/01/2007

Revitalising Procedures For Major Hazards , 17/01/2007

HSE Issues Safety Weather Warning For Outdoor Workers , 17/01/2007

Construction Companies Warned On Trenches , 12/01/2007

HSE Investigates Workplace Transport Hazards , 12/01/2007

HSE Publishes New Alcohol At Work Guide , 11/01/2007

Reading Deaths Shame Construction , 11/01/2007

Three Tilers Die Sleeping On Site In Steel Container , 11/01/2007

Restart At Barratt's Battersea Death Site , 11/01/2007

Construction Fraud Swept Under Carpet , 11/01/2007

37 Employees Injured In Chemical Leak , 11/01/2007

Company And Manager Fined £11,000 After Inspector Spots Unsafe Work Methods , 11/01/2007

Make Sure Scaffolding Is Safe, Says HSE , 11/01/2007

Food Manufacturer In Fork-Lift Truck Accident , 11/01/2007

Fines Over Demolition Death , 11/01/2007

Contractors To Reassess Drive To Fully Carded Workforce After Slow Take-up , 11/01/2007

Spotlight On Mini-diggers In North Wales , 09/01/2007

New Fire Legislation Seminars , 09/01/2007

Thousands Fail To Hit MCG's Skills Card Deadline , 08/01/2007

Essex Firm And Individual Prosecuted After Death Of Visiting Worker , 04/01/2007

HSE Sucessfully Prosecutes Construction Companies Following Fatality On A London Building Site , 04/01/2007

Lawyers Predict Large Safety Fines Will Be , 04/01/2007

Controls On Dangerous Substances And Preparations Regulations 2006 , 04/01/2007

Five Different Parties Fined Over £145,000 After Worker Death , 04/01/2007

Romanian And Bulgarian Employees: New Rules For Employers , 04/01/2007

Fines For Employing Romanian And Bulgarian Workers , 04/01/2007

Site Deaths On Rise As Year Closes , 03/01/2007

Thousands Will Be Left Without Tax Status, Warn Experts , 03/01/2007

Deaths In Shipping Container , 03/01/2007

Lawyers Call For End To Insurers' Mesothelioma , 21/12/2006

Information On Worker Involvement Projects , 21/12/2006

Company Fined After Employee Injured In Work At Height Accident , 21/12/2006

Drain Company Fined After Man Fell Down Manhole , 20/12/2006

Construction Company And Director Fined For Causing Building Collapse , 18/12/2006

Employers Warned Over Adverse Weather After Worker Killed , 18/12/2006

Company And Director Fined For Building Collapse , 18/12/2006

Construction And Director Fined For Building Collapse , 18/12/2006

Drain Company Fined After Man Fell Down Manhole , 15/12/2006

Consultation Launched On The Merging Of The HSC And HSE , 15/12/2006

Guidance On Control Of Asbestos Regulations 2006 , 15/12/2006

Union Concern At Asbestos Case , 15/12/2006

Report On Corporate Manslaughter And Corporate Homicide Bill , 15/12/2006

REACH Compromise Deal Approved , 15/12/2006

High Court Reviews Teen Death Case , 12/12/2006

Slips Assessment Tool Software Updated , 12/12/2006

Firms Fined £500k Over Dumper Truck Death , 12/12/2006

Independent Engineers To Check Barratt Cranes , 12/12/2006

Crane Operators Told To Name Unsafe Firms , 12/12/2006

Government Promise - Delivering Better Regulation , 11/12/2006

HSE And HSC Set For Merger , 11/12/2006

Lack Of Health & Safety Training Putting Foreigners At Risk , 11/12/2006

EU Deadlock Means new REACH Chemicals Legislation Likely To Be Delayed , 11/12/2006

Over 5,000 Lives Saved Since The Health And Safety At Work Act Came Into Force , 11/12/2006

High Winds Pose Risk To Construction Activities , 11/12/2006

Company Fined £12,456 After Foreign Worker Injured , 11/12/2006

Company Fined £100,000 For Not Ensuring Work Equipment Was Safe , 11/12/2006

HSE and HSC Consider Merging , 11/12/2006

Concern At Standard Of Scaffolding In Scottish Borders , 11/12/2006

Executive Calls For Construction Waste Recycling Levels , 11/12/2006

Two Companies And Director Fined A Total Of £466,000 Over Employee Death , 11/12/2006

Construction: Ownership, Leadership and Partnership , 06/12/2006

Chorley Firm Pays £118,000 After Death Of Wigan Employee , 06/12/2006

£466,000 In Penalties Following Lancashire Farm Death , 06/12/2006

Oldham Company Pays £12,456 After Czech Worker Is Injured By Circular Saw , 06/12/2006

Health And Safety Performance Report , 05/12/2006

British Health And Safety Measures Up Well - With More To Do , 05/12/2006

HSE Focusing On Nine Key Areas , 04/12/2006

Corporate Manslaughter Bill Needs More Teeth , 04/12/2006

Small Businesses Warned Over Height Risks , 04/12/2006

Chorley Firm Fined After Death Of Employee , 04/12/2006

Asbestos Samples In The Post , 04/12/2006

Respiratory Problems One Of Least Recognised Workplace Health Issues , 04/12/2006

New Qualification From CSCS , 04/12/2006

A Snub For Construction , 04/12/2006

Take The Wraps Off Crane Collapse , 04/12/2006

Bereaved Families See Damaged Crane Parts , 04/12/2006

Revenue Boss Says CIS List 'Will Never Be Complete' , 04/12/2006

Scottish Building Centre Gets Enterprise Funding All-Clear , 04/12/2006

Questions Blunders In Safety Exam , 04/12/2006

Dumfries Construction Forum Sponsors Architectural Award , 04/12/2006

Businesses Should Learn Lesson From Workplace Transport Accident , 04/12/2006

Czech Worker Injured By Circular Saw , 04/12/2006

Builder Hits Out Over £20k Crane Training , 29/11/2006

Fined For Not Having Employers' Liability Insurance , 27/11/2006

New Scottish Centre To Build On Excellence , 27/11/2006

Drug Abuse 'Rife' Across UK Sites , 27/11/2006

Don't Kill Off The Appetite For Training , 27/11/2006

Dangerous Substances And Preperations (Safety) Regulations 2006 , 22/11/2006

Firms Could Become Reluctant To Recruit Migrants , 22/11/2006

Taxman Gets Tough On Firms With Disguised Employees , 22/11/2006

Praise For Construction Materials Recycling , 20/11/2006

MCG 'Must Follow Up On CSCS Card Threats' , 20/11/2006

Firm Fined After Welder Fabricator Breaks Neck In Fall , 20/11/2006

Construction Firms Warned To Take Care When Working At Height After Young Worker's Fall , 20/11/2006

Queen Includes Corporate Manslaughter Law , 20/11/2006

Controlling Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease , 20/11/2006

Report On Measuring Hand-Arm Vibration Exposure , 20/11/2006

Work At Height News Stories , 20/11/2006

Revenue Warns Firms To Check New CIS Lists , 20/11/2006

'Drugs Tests Are Not The Solution' , 20/11/2006

HSE Stops Work At Construction Sites , 17/11/2006

Asbestos Regulations Reminder , 17/11/2006

Contractors Warned To Prepare For New Construction Industry Scheme , 17/11/2006

£145,000 Payout After Developing Cancer From Grandfather's Work Clothes , 17/11/2006

Employee Awarded £100,000 After Hand Crushed , 17/11/2006

Fine After Employee Falls More Than Six Metres , 17/11/2006

Employer Fined After Worker Falls Off Roof , 17/11/2006

New CSCS For Professionals , 16/11/2006

Rate Of Deaths And Serious Injuries Falls Over Past Year , 16/11/2006

Health And Safety Slip Ups By UK Business , 16/11/2006

Workplace Transport Dangers Case , 16/11/2006

Control Of Asbestos Regulations 2006 , 16/11/2006

Builders No Longer Top Illness Atatistics , 16/11/2006

Residents Issue Crane Demands , 13/11/2006

Corporate Killing Bill On Schedule , 13/11/2006

HSE Statistics - Success or Failure? , 13/11/2006

Company Fined After Worker Falls Through Fragile Roof , 13/11/2006

Slips And Trips Overtake Falls From Height As Largest Cause Of Construction Injuries , 13/11/2006

ConstructionSkills Announces IMC Forum , 13/11/2006

Primary School Visits Swimming Pool Construction Site , 13/11/2006

Taxman To Release CIS Guides in 12 Languages To Assist Overseas Workers , 13/11/2006

Health And Safety Statistics For 2005/2006 , 07/11/2006

New CIS , 07/11/2006

Corruption Survey , 07/11/2006

Drug Problems For Scottish Construction Industry , 06/11/2006

Survey Shows Record Profits For Scottish Construction Firms , 06/11/2006

Families Call For Own Expert In Crane Inquiry , 03/11/2006

Drivers Fear Ageing Cranes , 03/11/2006

MPs Call For Change To Asbestos Drug Ruling , 03/11/2006

Revenue Seek Polish Taxes , 03/11/2006

Taxman Calls For Teamwork , 03/11/2006

CSCS Split Over Polish Workers Plan , 02/11/2006

Revised Asbestos Regulations In Force In November , 02/11/2006

Falls From Height Still Not 'Falling' , 02/11/2006

Two Companies Fined £150,000 Each After Labourer Falls To His Death , 02/11/2006

Smart Skills Cards Set For Mid-2007 , 02/11/2006

Daylight Saving Costs Construction £500m , 02/11/2006

HSE Issues Warning To Scottish Scaffolders , 02/11/2006

Firms Sue After Canary Wharf Collapse , 31/10/2006

Excellent Health And Safety Record Didn't Save Firm From £80,000 Fine , 31/10/2006

New CDM Regulations And ACoP Receive Approval , 31/10/2006

Steel Processing Firm Fined For Breaching Safety Law , 30/10/2006

Construction Firm Fined £13,000 after fall from height , 30/10/2006

Work At Height: Company Fined After Young Workers Put In Danger , 30/10/2006

£100,000 Fine After Worker Crushed By Piling Rig , 30/10/2006

Fatality After Worker Is Run Over Costs Firm £250,000 , 30/10/2006

Man Crushed By Reversing Lorry , 26/10/2006

HSC Approves CDM Regulations , 26/10/2006

Teenager Lost Two Fingers , 20/10/2006

Safety Alert On The Use Of Tower Cranes , 20/10/2006

Safety Check , 20/10/2006

Buried Worker Dug Out By Hand , 19/10/2006

MP Seeks Crane Debate , 19/10/2006

A Kick In The Teeth For Asbestos Victims , 19/10/2006

Asbestos Victims Appeal NHS Drug Fund Decision , 19/10/2006

HSE To Get Tough On Drilling And Breaking , 19/10/2006

Six Different Parties Guilty Over Employee Death , 19/10/2006

Appeal To The Law Lords On Pleural Plagues , 18/10/2006

Developing Process Indicators , 18/10/2006

Campaign Promotes Safety For Young Workers , 18/10/2006

CIOB: Corruption Common In UK Construction , 17/10/2006

Illegal Workers 'Too Scared' To Report Accidents At Work , 16/10/2006

Skills Academy's Fate To Be Decided By End Of Month , 16/10/2006

Longer CIS Amnesty Sought , 16/10/2006

Work Still Suspended At Barratt Crane Death Site , 16/10/2006

Chrysotile Asbestos May Be Listed In Rotterdam Convention , 13/10/2006

Migrant Workers Face Danger And Exploitation , 13/10/2006

Code Of Conduct For Asbestos Training Providers , 13/10/2006

Migrant Worker Research , 13/10/2006

Corporate Manslaughter - Change To 'Management Failure' Test , 13/10/2006

We're Keeping It Simple, HSE Says , 13/10/2006

Reach Chemicals Legislation On Its Way , 13/10/2006

New Workplace Exposure Limits For Crystalline Silica , 12/10/2006

New Construction Industry Scheme , 11/10/2006

National Construction Week Launched In Style , 10/10/2006

Construction Orders Up 11 Per Cent , 06/10/2006

Inland Revenue Exonerated In Landmark CIS Tax Ruiling , 06/10/2006

HSE Clears Second Battersea Crane , 06/10/2006

Fire Safety - Now Down To Business , 05/10/2006

Yet Again The HSE Bungles A Collapse , 05/10/2006

Construction Activity Slows , 05/10/2006

Age Discrimination - The Implications For Service Related Benefits And Recruitment , 05/10/2006

Labour Delegates Vote Yes To Secondary Directors Liabilities , 05/10/2006

Security Industry Enforcement: Court Summons And Licence Revoked , 05/10/2006

Investigation Begins After Two Dead Following Crane Collapse , 05/10/2006

Company Fined £15,000 For Failing To Control Risks From Vehicle Movement , 05/10/2006

Site Owner And Construction Company Fined Total Of £32,000 Over Waste Offences , 05/10/2006

HSE Is Now Sole Regulator For Electricity Safety , 04/10/2006

Construction Worker Knocked Down Two Floors By Falling Beam , 03/10/2006

Are You Ready For Sunday? , 03/10/2006

New Fire Legislation For Scotland , 03/10/2006

Battersea Crane Collapse , 02/10/2006

EU May Introduce Green Cards For Migrant Workers , 02/10/2006

HSE Advises Caution Over Fatal Battersea Crane Accident , 29/09/2006

Crane Drivers 'Snack and Chat' , 29/09/2006

Get Off The Phone, Crane Operators Told , 29/09/2006

CPCS Slammed After Cards Partner Quits , 29/09/2006

Age Discrimination , 28/09/2006

Fire Safety , 28/09/2006

Countdown To New Age Discrimination Laws , 28/09/2006

Recent Court Cases , 26/09/2006

Asbestos Campaign , 26/09/2006

Construction Fatal Injury Statistics 2005/06 , 26/09/2006

Countdown Commences For Full Compliance , 26/09/2006

CDM Guidance In Preperation , 26/09/2006

Scaffold Safety Information Sheet , 26/09/2006

Recent Court Cases , 26/09/2006

Management Myths Put Small Firms At Risk , 25/09/2006

New Construction (Design and Management) Regulations , 25/09/2006

Building Regulations , 25/09/2006

Construction Firm Fined After Death , 25/09/2006

Health And Safety News - September , 25/09/2006

Management Myths Put Small Firms At Risk , 25/09/2006

New Construction (Design and Management) Regulations , 25/09/2006

Scottish Construction Industry Demands Inquiry Into SEPA , 25/09/2006

There's Still A Long Way To Go To Safer Sites , 22/09/2006

Company Fined £200 Instead of £250,000 Over Worker's Death , 21/09/2006

Corruption Endemic In Industry , 21/09/2006

Union Wants Prison For Company Killers , 21/09/2006

Company Fined After Young, Unsupervised And Untrained Worker Injured , 21/09/2006

Company Director Fined £16,000 After Fatal Fall From Height , 21/09/2006

Mesothelioma Sufferer Wins Damages Of £400,000 , 21/09/2006

Employee Prosecuted For Horseplay With Forklift , 21/09/2006

Lack Of Risk Assessment And Planning Led To Lifting Equipment Accident , 21/09/2006

Company Fined £200 Instead of £250,000 Over Worker's Death , 21/09/2006

Warning On LIft Truck Use After Leeds Prosecution , 20/09/2006

'Don't Take The Gamble' - HSE Asbestos Campaign , 20/09/2006

Corporate Manslaughter Law And Fleets , 20/09/2006

Warning Issued Following Reversing Accident , 20/09/2006

Corporate Manslaughter Law And Fleets , 20/09/2006

Warning Issued Following Reversing Accident , 20/09/2006

Occupational Health Statistics Bulletin 2005/06 , 20/09/2006

New Slips Guidance , 20/09/2006

EU Launches Asbestos Campaign , 20/09/2006

Evaluation Of Workplace Heath Connect , 20/09/2006

Fine After Fatal Fall , 19/09/2006

Man Fined After Forklift Truck , 18/09/2006

Unions Call For Gangmaster Legislation To Cover Construction , 18/09/2006

Union Anger AT £200 Fine After Fatality , 18/09/2006

Revenue Grants Composite CIS5 Despite Gabem , 11/08/2006

£17k Powerline Fine , 11/08/2006

NHS To Target Industry's Poor Health , 11/08/2006

Cement Ignorance Costs Dear In Burns Case , 11/08/2006

Skills Body Unveils 'Realistic' Diploma , 11/08/2006

Fatalities In The Waste Recycling Industry , 11/08/2006

Company Fined After Employee Suffers Serious Cement Burns , 11/08/2006

Company Fined £10,000 After Power Line Accident , 10/08/2006

Employer Guilty Of Gross Negligence Manslaughter: Case Update , 10/08/2006

Revised Asbestos Regulations , 09/08/2006

Construction Company Fined After Plasterer Suffers Cement Burns , 09/08/2006

HSE Warns On Dangers Of Electricity , 09/08/2006

Row Over Scottish Corporate Homicide Provisions , 07/08/2006

Drive To Encourage More Females Is Failing , 07/08/2006

Quit Threat On Cards , 03/08/2006

Four Deaths Silence HSE , 03/08/2006

Health And Safety Of Migrant Workers , 03/08/2006

Asbestos - Reform Of Safety Legislation And Compensation , 03/08/2006

Construction Company fined £48,000 After Employee Broke Back , 03/08/2006

Blair Targeted On Asbestos As HSC Clears Regs Change , 03/08/2006

Building Company Fined For Three Offences While Working At Height , 03/08/2006

New Standards Aim To Help Businesses Comply With DDA , 03/08/2006

Forthcoming Health And Safety Law , 02/08/2006

Widnes Roofing Company Fined After Three Guilty Pleas , 02/08/2006

Worker Injured By Falling Mortar Tubs , 02/08/2006

Demolition Death Results In Large Fine , 03/01/2006

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