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Construction worker suffers fracture to his back after a fall from height
October 10th, 2017
Dufell Roofing Company Ltd, a Darlington based roofing company was sentenced today after an employee suffered a fracture to his back requiring surgery. Newcastle Crown Court heard the injured person, Mr Stephen Merryweather, an employee of Dufell Roofing Company Ltd, was in the process of fitting new plywood boards over the top of existing wood […]
READ MOREConstruction firm in court after Fall from Height
September 6th, 2016
Construction firm Montway Ltd, has been fined £144,000 after a worker was seriously injured when he fell off a roof during demolition work. Southwark Crown Court heard that on 25 February 2013 two workers were working on the roof of a two storey detached house at 17 Basing Hill, Golders Green in London. Romanian labourer Mr. […]
READ MOREBT PLC fined £600,000 after workers fall from height
June 2nd, 2016
British Telecommunications PLC has been fined after two of its employees were seriously injured in falls from height. Teesside Crown Court heard how two British Telecommunications (BT) Open Reach engineers had been given a job at BT’s Darlington Automatic Telephone Exchange. One of the engineers was installing a cable through a hole on the first […]
READ MOREAssociate Trainers Required – Working at Height (National)
January 20th, 2016
In order to qualify as a Trainer the candidate will need to obtain (or show evidence of working towards) the following nationally recognised qualifications as minimum standard: Minimum level 3 PTLLS Or higher CTLLS / DTLLS / Cert Ed Or Hold TDLB NVQ Modules C21/C23/C24 and C27 or Modules L9/L10/L11 and L13 but be working […]
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