July 30, 2024
Drowning of 60-year-old construction was avoidable but essential learning must be taken from the tragedy, explains legal expert. Read More
June 13, 2024
A construction company has been fined £2.34 million following the death of a worker. Read More
November 21, 2021
A public works been fined following a fatal incident. Read More
May 17, 2021
The World Health Organization has issued a factsheet about drowning, which highlights that it is the 3rd leading cause of unintentional injury death worldwide, accounting for 7% of all injury-related deaths. Read More
July 1, 2020
As the return to work continues and businesses focus on being COVID Secure, Dr Karen McDonnell, Head of RoSPA Scotland, reminds us that none of the risks inherent in construction have vanished and should not be forgotten about. Read More
February 8, 2019
Around two thirds of all drowning deaths in the UK happen at inland waters, with 1,029 people being killed in accidental drownings in the UK between 2012 and 2016 Read More
July 11, 2017
Man died after director chose to not use qualified divers to collect golf balls. Read More
June 5, 2017
A Glasgow based construction company has been fined £110,000 after the death of an 83-year old man in Kirkcaldy. Kirkcaldy Read More
March 13, 2017
A Kettering based care home company has been ordered to pay £100,000 after a 16-year-old boy drowned at a disused quarry, Read More
March 3, 2017
Nikki Deaney, a former care worker at Springwood Day Centre, has been sentenced to four months in prison after the Read More