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Inadequate roof-access equipment increased risk to farm worker
A dairy farm failed to provide adequate protective equipment for a contractor who fell 16 feet through a fragile shed roof in Cornwall. James Best, 24, was a self-employed labourer at Park Farm in Washaway, near Bodmin. On 12 July 2011, he was asked to help remove fibre-cement roof sheets from a shed...
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Young worker killed by machine head-clamp
Pressure group Families Against Corporate Killers (FACK) has slammed a major construction firm for failing to put 'very basic' measures in place to protect a worker who suffered fatal head injuries. Steven Allen, 23, was part of a team employed by JN Bentley Ltd...
Bill aims to stop firms escaping justice after worker fatalities
The case of a worker who was fatally crushed on a construction site is the inspiration behind a new Bill aimed at preventing companies going into administration to escape punishment following a death or serious injury....
Health and safety used as excuse by harried border-control staff
A parliamentary select committee has criticised a major Government agency for using health and safety as a ‘routine’ excuse for not following recommended procedures. The Commons Home Affairs Committee published its report into UK border controls yesterday (19 January), following its scrutiny of whether checks designed to catch...
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