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A Lincolnshire landscape gardener has been fined after being spotted carrying out unsafe tree work. John Holland and an employee were felling a tree at a house in Foxgloves, Deeping St James, on 19 August 2011. They were both using a chainsaw, despite not being qualified to do so and neither was wearing protective clothing such as protective trousers and boots. In addition ... more
A fortunate escape and only minor injuries for two workers following a fall from a school roof in Didsbury. The men had been investigating a leak in the flat roof at Barlow Moor High School when one of them leant on a wooden handrail that collapsed. The other worker tried to grab hold of him, but they both ended up falling to a scaffolding platform with protruding metal poles ... more
A worker narrowly escaped death when he was caught in a collapse of nine tonnes of steel and concrete, the Surrey based construction company responsible was ordered to pay £160,000 in fines and costs. Bola Akinola, 48, fell more than four metres when steelwork supporting concrete floor planks failed, causing the material to collapse, at a site in Westerham, Kent ... more
Our best wishes to Craig Mann who retired last Friday after 6 years service with Facelift and 20 years with Universal Aerial Platforms. Craig has contributed immensely to the success of the business, and will be missed by customers and colleagues alike. Craig is seen here taking our new Renault Twizzy for a spin with Facelift's MD, Gordon Leicester - as they drove out of the yard, someo ... more
We're offering the chance to win a trip to New York for two with all Hire and Training bookings taken in August. Visit one of the greatest cities in the world, see some of New York's amazing sites, climb the Statue of Liberty, and visit the Empire State Building the must see New York Landmark. All you have to do is make a booking for hire or training with us during the month of August for your ch ... more
Lessons learned following a fatality on a non-London 2012 project involving a mobile elevated working platform (MEWP) resulted in an emergency drill being carried out on the Olympic Park. It was found that not enough of the workforce knew how to lower a MEWP in an emergency. Further training of operatives was recommended to mitigate this health and safety risk. Olympic Delivery Authority Rep ... more
If you thought that you had operating access platform machinery covered, think again. You might have already taken an IPAF course through Facelift, but there's now another, more in-depth PAL Plus course for working at height, that's launched today - this will take your skills as an operator to a more advanced level. IPAF has developed the PAL+ training course, PAL+ is an ... more
Facelift's brand new Bronto S50XDT-J made it's debut at the recent Vertikal Days at Haydock Park in Lancashire. Ian James and Alan Cowper take us through some of the features of the platform and what makes it so special. Martin Keenan of Volvo also gives us an insight to the Volvo FM's superior power, drivability and comfort. ... more
A new campaign from the British Safety Council asks young people to take responsibility for their own health and safety. Julie Nerney, British Safety Council chief executive says: "Every 40 minutes in the UK a young person is seriously injured in the workplace. We think this position is wholly unacceptable. By highlighting to young people that they need to be aware of their environment and s ... more
Two teenage agency workers fell from a lifting platform – one breaking his back and the other breaking both heels, needing pins and a metal plate to be inserted in his feet. The Derbyshire manufacturing firm for which the employees were working, Storetec Limited and one of its directors, have been prosecuted by the HSE and fined as a result. The two workers were working ... more
