Safety notices issued after Hinkley scaffold fall
Safety notices issued after Hinkley scaffold fall
Office for Nuclear Regulation orders improvements by Bouygues and Laing O’Rourke
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Office for Nuclear Regulation orders improvements by Bouygues and Laing O’Rourke
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Site fire crews and the Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service tackled the blaze. Hinkley Point C authorities said: “Fire crews from Hinkley Point C and Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service have attended a scaffolding fire on the construction site near Unit 1. “Workers were evacuated from the area and there are no reports of injuries at this time. “The fire is now out and an investigation will take place to establish the cause.”
Site fire crews and the Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service tackled the blaze. Hinkley Point C authorities said: “Fire crews from Hinkley Point C and Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service have attended a scaffolding fire on the construction site near Unit 1. “Workers were evacuated from the area and there are no reports of injuries at this time. “The fire is now out and an investigation will take place to establish the cause.”
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The 49-year-old driver and warehouse operative, employed by Lamisell Limited, was working on the barn, which was being converted for rental use, at the company’s premises near Okehampton, on 14 May 2018. He was trying to access the first floor of the barn from exterior scaffolding and jumped onto a piece of insulation which was covering a stairwell. The insulation gave way and the worker fractured two vertebrae in the fall. An HSE investigation found the work was not properly planned, approp...
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Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court heard that John Gary Robertson, known as Gary Robertson, employed by CBR02 Limited (formerly known as Brown and Mason) suffered multiple injuries following a fall from height at Longannet Power Station, Fife on 6 February 2019. CBR02 Limited went into administration in 2020. A joint investigation by the Health and Safety Executive and Police Scotland into the incident found that the section of metal grating on the pipe bridge which the deceased had been standing gave wa...
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Shiva Ltd, a property investment company, was using a site-made cradle during the renovation of the five-storey building on Bermondsey Street. Cradles are temporary suspended work access platforms widely used in the industry which are commonly suspended from cables and raised and lowered into position by winches. Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard that on and before 26 February 2019, the company put operatives at risk of falling from height while unsafely refurbishing the front façade of ...
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