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Two young men drown in disused quarry within days of each other

When the dilemma is – when should authorities intervene to stop the free will of someone who knowingly exposes themselves ...
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Window cleaner falls from open window when the sash window falls on his hands

When the employer was wrong to assume that the window cleaner should have known better ...
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Waste and Recycling company fined for inadequate welfare facilities

When if there is one work activity when you need to wash your hands, it’s handling waste ...
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Man crushed by reversing lorry when he chose not to follow the designated pedestrian route

When the temptation and motivation to save a few seconds time, by it seems everyone, cost a life - an ...
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Incorrectly assembled tower scaffold collapses on to unprotected public

When, despite the previous Prohibition Notice about the same task, it was still carried out by incompetent people ...
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Experienced skier falls in poor visibility and fails to claim compensation

When the law understands there is a difference between the natural environment and the built environment ...
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Schoolgirl drowns in swollen Dartmoor stream during Ten Tors event organised by British Army

When a combination of exceptional circumstances and a ‘well-meant’ but, in the end, ‘ill-advised intervention’ resulted in unimaginable grief ...
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Man fractures vertebrae after unsafe ladder slips

When the ladder wasn’t just unsafe, it was a death trap ...
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Man falsified his medical certificate seeking work as a PADI instructor

When it is reassuring that the dishonesty was identified and reported ...
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Construction company prosecuted when man falls from the (very) top of a stepladder

When the risk of falling is bad enough, but the risk is amplified when working with a gas-powered nail gun ...
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