Articles On: Construction & Building

The Dangers of Working at Heights: Lessons from a Flat Roof Fall

Posted: 2 September 2025

Posted in:  Back & Spine, Construction & Building, East of England, Falling From a Height, Workplace Accidents Resulting in Injury

Working at heights can be a thrilling job, but it comes with inherent risks that can lead to catastrophic consequences. A recent incident involving a fall from a roof serves as a stark reminder of these dangers. Falls from roofs are not just accidents—they’re preventable tragedies that highlight the critical need for safety measures in construction work. It’s essential to recognize how crucial proper protocols are in safeguarding workers who operate at height. A Recent Incident Where an Employee Fell from a Roof An employee sustained severe injuries when he…

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Manchester Workers Exposed to Asbestos Risk by Employer

Posted: 28 August 2025

Posted in:  Asbestos-related Illness & Diseases, Asbestosis, Construction & Building, Mesothelioma, North West England

A construction firm based in Manchester — A1 Property Maintenance Management Limited — has received a fine after their workers were exposed to asbestos whilst on a construction project at the former Unicorn Public House located on Liverpool Road in Eccles. During a standard visit to the Unicorn Pub on 16 May 2022, an HSE inspector found illegal removal of 12 square metres of Asbestos Insulation Board (AIB) in the dumb waiter lift shaft. As a result, a prohibition notice was issued, halting all work until an asbestos survey could…

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Scaffolding Company injures two employees after scaffold collapse.

Posted: 10 June 2022

Posted in:  Construction & Building, Fractures, Struck by Moving Objects, Workplace Accidents Resulting in Injury

A company, operating in London and based in Kent, called RPS Scaffolding Ltd, has been fined after non-conforming scaffolding collapsed to cause injury to two workers in August 2020. The scaffold was erected without the necessary strength and stability calculations, leading to an entirely preventable workplace accident. The workers were on site to decorate a property in London. After accessing the top lift of the scaffold, the structure immediately collapsed. This left both workers with a fractured shoulder, and one with a fractured elbow and wrist. This could have also…

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Faulty Brakes Seriously Injure Construction Employee Operating Truck

Posted: 30 March 2022

Posted in:  Construction & Building, Internal Injuries & Organ Damage, Moving Vehicles

A company’s failure to maintain the working condition of a dumper truck has caused and employee to suffer serious personal injuries. Nelson Plant Hire, of Andover in Hampshire, neglected to keep the brakes of a key vehicle in working condition and have since been fined by HSE for the incident involving the faulty equipment. The workplace accident, which took place in May 2018, saw a large articulated dumper truck working on top of a steep slope, near a public road. The operator of the truck began reversing down the slope…

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Construction Employee Killed Falling Through Fragile Asbestos Roofing.

Posted: 1 February 2022

Posted in:  Construction & Building, Falling From a Height, Fatal Accidents at Work, Workplace Accidents Resulting in Injury, Workplace Personal Injury

On the 22nd of May 2017, Marius Andrus was performing work on a replacement roof project in Liverpool. The roofer had reached a part of the roof made with old Asbestos cement sheets. They collapsed, and he fell through the roof, six metres down, sustaining fatal injuries. The company responsible for the tragic workplace death is a Powys construction company called AJM Services Ltd. They have been fined £51,000 and ordered to pay costs of £5,000 after pleading guilty to section 4(1) of the Work at Height Regulations 2005. The…

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