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Groundworker killed by 16-tonne excavator

A North Yorkshire construction company has been fined £330,500 after a worker was struck on the head and killed by a 16-ton excavator. On 13 January 2021, Dean Myers, an employee of HACS Construction Ltd, was undertaking groundwork activities in a partially excavated trench at a site in Ripley, North Yorkshire. During the works, the

NMBS Marks National Apprenticeship Week with Call to Employers to Recruit More Apprentices

THE NATIONAL Merchant Buying Society (NMBS) is calling on employers in the builder’s merchant sector to take advantage of government funding to re-skill staff and onboard new recruits through apprenticeships as it marks this year’s National Apprenticeship Week. The Government provides up to 95% of funding for employers to hire someone new or upskill an existing

Shocking 79% of Non-Registered PPE Fails Safety Tests

THE WIDESPREAD availability of substandard and even dangerous PPE items is being highlighted by a safety organisation. Warning those overseeing personal protective equipment (PPE) and safety product procurement, the British Safety Industry Federation (BSIF) has disclosed their latest test results on non-member products. Between December 2022 and December 2023, the BSIF examined 123 non-member products.