A Merseyside company has been sentenced for failing to properly train staff on how to use equipment that enables them to work at height.
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Worker’s death leads to £75,000 fine for Nuneaton transport firm
Thursday, April 11, 2013
A Nuneaton storage and distribution firm has been fined after a worker was killed when a tall stack of empty wooden pallets toppled on to him.
International chemical firm prosecuted over multiple incidents
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
An international chemical firm has been fined more than £100,000 after workers were put in danger in three separate incidents at its Cheshire factory.
Seasonal illuminations company fined for employee fall
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
A seasonal illuminations company in Chesham has been fined for safety failings after an employee broke his arm and lost several teeth when he fell from a ladder.
Cabinet firm fined over worker’s severed finger
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
A High Peak cabinet manufacturer has been fined for safety failings after part of an employee’s finger was cut off in machinery.
Builder in court over life-threatening roof fall
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
A Merseyside builder has appeared in court after an employee suffered life-threatening injuries when he fell from the roof of a terraced house.
Bournemouth building contractor prosecuted after worker loses leg
Friday, April 5, 2013
A director of a Wimborne building firm has been fined after a self-employed worker was seriously injured when working on an extension at a local cottage.
Ignoring known risks ends in fine for farm manager
Thursday, April 4, 2013
A Hampshire farm manager has been prosecuted after he was caught on camera putting two workers at risk by using the grain bucket on a telehandler to lift them up to a barn roof.
Worker’s tree fall lands farmer in court
Thursday, April 4, 2013
An east Hampshire farm owner has been prosecuted after an untrained worker plunged over four metres from a tree as he was using a chainsaw to prune branches.
It Will Never Happen to Me – We don’t have accidents, Manchester, 29 May 2013
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Afternoon meeting of Manchester Occupational Health and Safety Group (MOHSG) that includes the above talk by John Grevatt, The First Aid Training School. An HSE Workplace officer will be in attendance.
Building owner and sub-contractor in court for safety failings at former Brewery
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
The owner of a former Burton upon Trent brewery and the sub-contractor on a project to refurbish it have been prosecuted after a catalogue of safety failings was uncovered surrounding the unsafe removal of asbestos.
Businessman’s safety failures led to worker’s injury
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
A South London businessman and his company have been prosecuted for safety breaches after a worker narrowly escaped being crushed by a collapsing load of stone slabs.
Salon owner in court for insurance failure
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
The owner of a Herne Bay hair salon has been fined for failing to provide legally required insurance cover that enables employees to claim damages should they be injured at work.
Glass company in court after employee loses finger
Monday, March 25, 2013
A West Midlands glass processor has been prosecuted for safety breaches after an employee’s finger had to be amputated when it was crushed in machinery.
Long term failings led to long term damage for workers
Monday, March 25, 2013
GKN Aerospace was prosecuted today (25 March) for failing to heed safety regulations for at least six years, leaving a group of employees with permanent nerve damage.
Views sought on draft first aid guidance
Monday, March 25, 2013
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has launched a consultation on the content of revised guidance to help businesses put in place appropriate arrangements for the provision of first aid.
West Midlands firm in court after teenage worker’s fall
Friday, March 22, 2013
A Halesowen scaffolding company has been fined after an inexperienced 18-year-old apprentice broke his back when he fell more than three metres.
Steel manufacturer fined after two employees injured
Thursday, March 21, 2013
A Dudley steel tube manufacturer has been fined after two employees, including an apprentice just three weeks into a new job, were injured in separate incidents within the same month.
Firm in court after teenager scarred by toxic chemical
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
A Cannock vehicle repair company was today (20 March) fined after a 16 year-old on work experience suffered burns when toxic paint stripper splashed into his eyes and face.
Workers’ lives put at risk during fishing boat repairs
Monday, March 18, 2013
A boat repair business has been prosecuted after it sent two employees to carry out work in a fishing boat’s diesel tank that could have led to an explosion and put them at risk of being overcome by fumes.
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