Housing firm fined after carbon monoxide leaked around a house
North Devon Homes capped off a chimney at one of its occupied properties despite the chimney being in use.
Plumber fined just £500 despite causing an explosion
Catastrophic damage was caused to the property when a cylinder ruptured and the stored water suddenly became steam.
Building company fined £40,000
Director escapes jail after carbon monoxide near miss.
Safer waste solutions available for high-rises, says Rehau
A supplier of polymer building services solutions is advising that contractors to consider fire safety regulations more closely alongside acoustic performance when specifying soil and waste drainage solutions for high-rise developments
Forty per cent of construction sites fail health and safety spot-checks
Inspection initiative finds nearly half of sites fail to protect workers.
Landlord pleads guilty to a breach of gas safety
An Improvement Notice was given to Mr Taylor for non provision of a gas safety certificate for the gas appliances in his property
Torquay landlord pleads guilty to a breach of gas safety
Mr Marshall ignored repeated requests to carry out checks and to provide a copy of the safety record, say the Health and Safety Executive
Construction company fined for gas safety failings
Wedgewood Design and Build Limited plead guilty to potentially putting lives at risk.