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• House building firm sentenced over worker’s electric shock
  A worker could have been killed when he cut into a live electricity cable on a building site near Wigan, a court has heard.
  
  
• Lung diseases: Asthma – Trade specific information
  Listed are jobs with the highest rates of occupational asthma. Follow the relevant link to find top tips and advice on how to protect yourself in the workplace
  
  
• Sentencing after Telford fireball incident
  A company and its manager have been fined after two workers were engulfed in a fireball when they cut through a live 1,000 volt electrical cable at an industrial unit in Telford.
  
  
• Electrical safety FAQs – Quality and Continuity Regulations
  Answers to some of the frequently asked questions on electricity safety, quality and continuity regulations includes: legislation, overhead lines, electricity supply companies, underground cables, substations and their security, electricity pylons, electricity meters and electromagnetic fields.
  
  
• Scunthorpe firm in court after worker scarred for life
  A construction company has been prosecuted for safety failings after a young worker was left permanently scarred when he struck an underground cable during digging work.