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A painter and decorator has been fined after an employee stepped off a working platform and fell two and a half metres through the fragile roof of a carport.  Aberdeen Sheriff Court heard that on 6 July 2018, sole trader Neil Beattie and an employee were undertaking the removal of a wasps’ nest at a …

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A fitter has been fined following a gas leak from a newly fitted range installed in a North Devon residential care home. Exeter Crown Court heard that on 24 December 2020, Mark Whitham undertook the installation of the new gas range cooker after damaging the existing gas cooker whilst fitting out  a new kitchen. Over …

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Construction company, Urban Living Constructions Limited, has been fined following a Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspection which identified numerous health and safety failings. Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard that an inspection of a construction site in Roseneath Road, London (SW11) on 5 August 2019 identified numerous health and safety breaches. These included locations on site …

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A builder has been fined after a worker lost a finger whilst cutting timber. Brighton Magistrates’ Court heard that on 7 August 2019, two men were cutting timber joists for the flat roof of a domestic extension. A builder was carrying out the cutting using a circular saw, whilst the worker was holding the timber. …

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