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Company fined after worker severely injured at paper mill

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

A paper manufacturer has been fined after a worker seriously injured his left arm when it became trapped in moving machinery.

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Hampshire engineering firm fined for safety failings

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

A Southampton engineering firm has been fined after an employee seriously injured his foot on a poorly-guarded aluminium casting machine.

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Bedford glazing company fined over workers’ injuries

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

A double-glazing manufacturer based in Bedford has been fined for safety failings after a worker suffered life-changing injuries when he and a colleague were hit by toppling sheets of glass.

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South Lakeland farm owner sentenced over tractor death

Monday, March 11, 2013

The co-owner of a South Lakeland farm has been sentenced after an employee was found dead under the wheel of a tractor.

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Worker’s hand injury puts Leeds food company in court

Friday, March 8, 2013

A Leeds-based food company has been fined for safety failings after an agency worker had two fingers crushed by hydraulic rams in a sausage roll machine which had a broken guard.

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Landscape gardener crushed by ‘unsafe’ skip loader

Friday, March 8, 2013

A self-employed businessman has been given a suspended jail sentence for supplying unsafe construction equipment that led to the death of a father-of-six who was working on a garden in Reigate, Surrey.

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Former pie maker told to pay £375,000 over worker’s death

Friday, March 8, 2013

A West Yorkshire firm was today fined £250,000 for safety offences after a gas explosion in an industrial bakery oven ripped through its factory – killing a father of two and badly injuring another worker.

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Solar panel firm fined for worker fall in Hampshire

Thursday, March 7, 2013

A Dorset company specialising in the installation of solar panels has been fined for safety failings after a worker fell from a roof in Hampshire.

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Engineering firm fined after worker loses finger

Friday, March 1, 2013

A Leicester engineering company has been fined after an employee’s finger was crushed in machinery.

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Council in court for ignoring asbestos threat in school

Friday, March 1, 2013

Thurrock Council has been fined after admitting to failures in how it managed asbestos across its schools.

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Farming company fined after worker severely injured

Friday, March 1, 2013

A Dunblane farming company has been fined after a worker was left permanently scarred from severe injuries to her leg and ankle when they were caught in an unguarded conveyor system.

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Company fined after Norfolk engineer fractured skull in fall

Thursday, February 28, 2013

A Norfolk food company has been prosecuted for safety failings after a 49 year-old engineer fractured his skull and was left partially deaf after a three metre fall.

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Flooring firm fined after worker dragged into machinery

Thursday, February 28, 2013

A flooring manufacturer has been found guilty of safety failings after an employee was dragged into an unguarded machine at its factory in Greater Manchester.

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Firms fined after Bristol man electrocuted

Thursday, February 28, 2013

A Bristol property development firm has been prosecuted after a plumber was electrocuted while installing a washing machine.

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Farm prosecuted after employee run over by tractor

Thursday, February 28, 2013

A Lincolnshire farming company has been fined after an employee suffered multiple injuries when he was run over by a poorly-maintained tractor.

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London building firm fined for worker fall

Thursday, February 28, 2013

A London interior fit-out company has been fined for safety failings after a worker suffered life-changing injuries when he fell through a fragile roof light at a construction site in Kensington.

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Scrap metal firm fined after bus swings into employee

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

A scrap metal firm has been fined after an employee was badly injured when a bus swung into him while it was being lifted onto a truck in Merthyr Tydfil.

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Fine for company after workers flee whisky fire

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

A major scotch whisky manufacturer has been fined after two workers had to flee a warehouse fire.

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Consultation on Fees to Support EU Biocides Regulation 528/2012

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

HSE is seeking views on proposed fees regulations to support the EU Regulation 528/2012 on placing on the market and use of biocidal products. The proposed fees regulations will allow HSE to recover its full costs for the services it provides. The consultation will run for a period of 4 weeks, ending on 22 March [...]

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Macclesfield window firm fined over severed finger

Monday, February 25, 2013

A Macclesfield window manufacturer has been fined after one of its employees had a finger cut off by a rotating saw.

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