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Posted on 7 January 2026

Roofer sentenced for refusing to co-operate with HSE

A Cornish roofer has been sentenced after failing to comply with requests for information from an inspector for Britain’s workplace regulator. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) received a concern after workers had been observed carrying out roof replacement work without any scaffolding being in place. The regulator identified unsafe work on a domestic roof being worked on by Steven Hendry, 40, from Liskeard, leading HSE inspector, Hatti Shipp, to...

Posted on 7 January 2026

Construction company and roofing contractor fined thousands after worker sustained life-changing injuries in fall

A London based property refurbishment company, and an Essex roofing contractor have been fined after a worker fell from scaffolding and suffered life-changing injuries. The worker was contracted as a general labourer for Premier Property and Construction Limited on a project managed by Axis Europe Limited at Cathcart Hill, London on 15 April 2024. During an unplanned lifting operation, the load became trapped. When the worker attempted to free it,...

Posted on 17 December 2025

Reporting qualification fraud: CSCS, Ofqual and CITB press release

Construction workers ready to report signs of qualification fraud but need clearer reporting channels. Survey reveals 81% of construction workers recognise importance of reporting qualification fraud for site safety, but 78% unclear on how to report it Construction sector workers feel confident in spotting the signs of qualification fraud, but do not know how to report it, a survey conducted by construction sector partners reveals. While respondents to the survey overwhelmingly...

Posted on 17 December 2025

Social housing management firm fined for failing to protect workers

An East Midlands social housing provider has been fined £32,000 after multiple workers were diagnosed with vibration related ill-health conditions such as Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS). The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) launched an investigation after it received more than ten reports of vibration related ill-health in a short period of time. The workers affected had until recently been employed by Nottingham City Homes Limited, an arms-length management organisation that...

Posted on 17 December 2025

Construction firm fined after worker fell from barn roof

A construction company has been fined after a worker fell from the roof of a partially constructed barn in Shropshire. The man had been appointed by Dewi Williams Limited to complete the installation of roof sheets onto a barn that was under construction at a site in Oswestry. On 2 September 2023, he was stood on a roof sheet that he had recently installed, attempting to put the next one...

Posted on 17 December 2025

Third phase of plant training standards launching in March 2026

March 2026 will see the launch of phase three of CITB’s new plant training standards. CITB and the Plant Sector Representative Organisation (PSRO) have been working together closely to standardise plant training across the construction industry. This has seen the introduction of short-course training standards for plant categories that reflect the increased requirements and responsibilities for plant operators. Following updates to the phase one standards in December 2024, the second...

Posted on 18 November 2025

Sign fitting company and director fined after fatal fall from scaffolding

A shop sign making and fitting company and its director have been fined after an employee fell from an unguarded scaffolding tower and later died from his injuries. Mr Mughal, 64, was working for WH Metals Limited installing a metal sign to the front of the shop in Darwen, Lancashire on 22 November 2022. He was standing on the platform of a scaffolding tower without any edge protection in place,...

Posted on 18 November 2025

Two companies fined after worker falls through fragile rooflight

Two companies have been fined after a man fell through a fragile rooflight at a factory in Keighley, impaling his leg on machinery below. A.T. Lee Properties Limited and LJH Property Limited were fined a combined total of more than £95,000 following a prosecution by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Directors for each firm were also given conditional discharges and ordered to pay prosecution costs. The man fell through...