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Construction Safety Today briefing: Wednesday 21 October 2026
Two stories from the last 24 hours.
Stories from the last 24 hours
Galvanizer fined £566,666 after chain failure sent molten zinc wave over worker
HSE found the chains lifting a near three-tonne steel beam at Wedge Group Galvanizing's Crediton plant were damaged, uninspected and overloaded when they failed, leaving a 33-year-old worker with 40 per cent burns.
CPA publishes industry guidance on cantilevered crane loading platforms
The Construction Plant-hire Association's crane groups have badged and published a Conquip-written document covering selection, installation, operation, inspection and de-rigging of temporary cantilevered crane-loaded platforms on high-rise sites.
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