Edinburgh Airport owner fined after pensioner dies in ambulift fall
Edinburgh Airport’s owner has been fined £80,000 after a pensioner died in hospital after falling five feet from an ambulift.
By Belinda Liversedge on 26 June 2025
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Work at height: never disregard the dangers
I suffered devastating injuries in a totally preventable fall from height at work, and I’m passionate in encouraging all employers to do more to educate workers about the dangers of taking short-cuts with safety.
By Paul Blanchard, Life After an Accident on 19 May 2025
Roofer handed suspended sentence after worker fell from ladder
A self-employed roofer has received a suspended prison sentence after a worker he employed fell from a ladder while carrying roof tiles.
By Kerry Reals on 13 February 2025
Building firm with ‘outdated’ attitude to safety fined after steeplejack fell to his death while restoring church
A construction company has been fined £60,000 after a worker fell to his death while carrying out restoration work on a 60-metre tall church steeple.
By Kerry Reals on 21 January 2025
John Lewis fined £1.2m after warehouse worker fell from steps without handrails
Retailer John Lewis has been fined £1.2 million after a warehouse worker fell from steps that did not have a handrail and suffered serious injuries.
By Kerry Reals on 09 December 2024
Accidental deaths in UK reach all-time high: RoSPA
People in the UK are “substantially” more likely to have a serious accident today than they were 20 years ago and accidental deaths have reached an all-time high, according to a new report from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA).
By Kerry Reals on 18 November 2024
Work-related deaths in Britain rise for second year running
Work-related fatalities in Great Britain have risen for the second year in a row, new data released by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has shown, revealing a trend reversal which British Safety Council says is a “cause for concern”.
By Kerry Reals on 04 July 2024
Shell fined £1m after offshore worker’s feet crushed
Oil giant Shell has been fined more than £1m after an offshore worker's feet were crushed on a gangway.
By Belinda Liversedge on 04 January 2024
Falls top the causes of workplace deaths in 2023
Forty workers lost their lives falling from height last year, 11 more than the year before that, and an increase of five on the past five-year average (35 deaths). Falls remain the most common cause of workplace death.
By Belinda Liversedge on 09 August 2023
Stick ’em up! the art of the safety poster
There are murmurings that the humble safety poster could be having a moment. So what makes for a powerful poster?
By Belinda Liversedge on 06 July 2023
