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News Article
Sling option led to site death
Posted by Chris Owen | Date Posted 01.11.2007 | Time Posted 16:19:00 | Views: 459
A 42-year-old workman died when the sling bearing a pipe being suspended over a trench failed, crushing him against a trench box on a residential development in Highfield.
It had been the policy of the Construction Company, his employer, to handle pipes using pipe-lifting equipment, however, a site foreman was unaware of this new policy, a Bolton Coroner's Court heard.
The jury determined a verdict of accidental death.
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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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