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News Article
Dumper caused trench to collapse
Posted by Chris Owen | Date Posted 05.11.2007 | Time Posted 16:26:00 | Views: 445
A workman in his 30's died when an unshored excavation collapsed in on him.
Investigation revealed that a dumper had been positioned too close to the excavation edge, precipitating its failure; it also revealed that the dumper driver was untrained.
The Company from Linwood, Renfrewshire, was fined £100,000 for breaching the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 in the circumstances of the accident at a site in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, during November 2004.
Published in sections: Health and Safety ::
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21.01.2009
HSE warns that firms exposing untrained workers to asbestos will be penalised
The HSE is warning that firms exposing workers to asbestos without training will be penalised. It also reiterated that electrical contracting companies and other building and refurbishment trades must provide suitable asbestos awareness training to employees or face prosecution.
Posted by Chris Owen
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