Make sure scaffolding is safe, says HSE

The HSE has sent out a warning to the construction industry to ensure, now construction sites are starting up again after the Christmas break, that scaffolding is being used correctly and safely.

Scaffolding is used on most construction sites and given that the consequences are serious when it all goes wrong, it is important to get things right from the start. Two incidents in the North East, both involving collapse of scaffolding on to a public place, show what can go happen if safe ... (256 more words)

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