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Citation
(2001), "News from the HSE", Structural Survey, Vol. 19 No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/ss.2001.11019bab.001
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:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2001, MCB UP Limited
News from the HSE
News from the HSEKeywords: Health, Safety, Fatalities, Accident, Cement, Burns
Recent news from the Health and Safety Executive includes the following:
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In the nine months to February 2001, there were more deaths on construction sites than in the previous year. This grim news follows a few years of declining fatalities.
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Astell Scientific (Holdings) Ltd have been fined £11,000 at Croydon Crown Court after Kevan Bloomfield received serious chemical burns following exposure to cement while laying a concrete floor. Kevan had to have his leg amputated.