A roofing firm has been fined a total of £881,000 after two workers were seriously injured in separate incidents.

A property management firm in Scotland has been fined £200,000 after an employee suffered life-changing injuries in a fall.

The sole director of a Wakefield roofing company has received a suspended prison sentence, after a subcontractor died when he fell 12m through a skylight.

The sole director of a Wakefield roofing company has received a suspended prison sentence, after a subcontractor died when he fell 12m through a skylight.

Falls from an elevated platform are almost always fatal, as new analysis of accident data by the International Powered Access Federation illustrates.

Falls from an elevated platform are almost always fatal, as new analysis of accident data by the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) illustrates.

This month’s round-up of prosecutions focuses on falls from height, which continue to cause a significant proportion of the industry’s deaths and injuries.