A building firm that allowed a digger to be used to lift a pair of workers to fit a stone on a new home has been fined £120,000.

Nearly 60% of construction professionals think the industry’s workforce does not fully understand the risks involved with working at height.

Putting workers working at height at risk during the refurbishment of a former warehouse building in London has resulted in a company being fined.

A building firm has received a fine for putting workers working at height at risk during the refurbishment of a former warehouse building in London. The company also breached a prohibition notice.

A construction company from Leicestershire has received a fine of £80,000 after an employee suffered serious injuries falling through a fragile roof.

A Devon-based company has received an £80,000 fine after an employee fell through a stairwell while working on a barn conversion.

Two construction contractors have received fines totalling £135,000, while one was handed a suspended prison sentence, following the death of a roofer.

A demolition company has received a fine after a worker fell 9m (30ft) to his death when part of a pipe bridge platform gave way underneath him.