• Man, 49, dies after ladder fall - 28 February 2007
  A Worcestershire man has died after he fell off a ladder while at work in Warwickshire.
• "Work safely at height" prosecution of roofer - 26 February 2007
  Following the prosecution on Thursday, 22 February 2007 of a roofer and a firm of property developers, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is warning roofing contractors and anyone involved in working at height to plan work carefully and to ensure they are using the correct equipment for safe working.
• Builder who put public at risk fined - 16 February 2007
  A builder who put the public in danger when a building collapsed as he tried to remove scaffolding has been ordered to pay almost £15,000 after ignoring an order to stop work on the site.
• HSE warn workers of the danger of working at height - 14 February 2007
  The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is today warning employers and employees in the North East to be extra vigilant when working from height following a serious incident involving a Hartlepool man.
• Paying for your job with your life - 12 February 2007
  Nationally the figure for accidents is slowly going down, but in the North West the figure is rising, thanks to the biggest cause of deaths: falls from height and those involving vehicles .
• My work placement almost killed me - 9 February 2007
  Construction companies have been warned of their responsibilities while employing work experience staff after a boy fell three metres from scaffolding.
• Work at Height Regulations one year on - 8 February 2007
  An evaluation of the early impact of the Work at Height Regulations was published by the HSE.  It helped inform the HSC's recent decision not to re-introduce the 2 Metre Rule in the Construction Sector.   It also corroborates other evidence indicating the positive early impact of the Regulations with manufacturers/suppliers reporting an increase in the demand for access equipment (excluding ladders) in response to employers' application of new ways of managing work at height.
• Widow’s devastation as fall kills gas fitter - 02 February 2007
  A 55 year old Burnley man has plummeted to his death while working on flats in Preston.

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