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Firms fined for worker’s 35ft lift fall

Two companies fined after an electrician fell 35ft when a crane knocked him out of his lift cage.

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Approved Document B 2024 amendments

Updated Government guidance calling for second staircases in all new tall residential buildings over 18m.

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Building Safety Regulator Clarifies Design Requirements

The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) has been urged to provide more clarity.

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Landlord Jailed After Fails to Meet Fire Safety Regulat...

A landlord has been jailed after she “put the lives and safety of residents & employees at risk”.

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Significant fines imposed for fire safety breaches

A property management firm has been fined nearly £28,000 for serious breaches of fire safety regs.

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Housing Company Fined £500,000 After Worker Suffers Bu...

A housing company has been fined £528,000 after an employee suffered burns to his face.

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Company ‘makes a shambles’ of asbestos removal

A company based in Kent has been fined £30,000, and its director fined £5,000.

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Manufacturing employers increase spend on health &...

45% of companies increased investment in wellbeing initiatives. 49% remained the same. 33% invested more.

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Council found non-compliant with fire safety actions

Regulator of Social Housing found a Yorkshire council had 20,000 fire remedial actions “overdue”.