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Collective failures led to death of worker

HSE — Tue, 21 May 2013 16:00:36 +0000

A County Durham man has been jailed and a Tyneside firm and one of its directors fined after a demolition worker fell to his death from a cherry picker that was knocked over by a falling roof beam.

BAE Systems sentenced for death of worker

HSE — Tue, 21 May 2013 15:00:07 +0000

Global defence company BAE Systems has been ordered to pay almost £350,000 in fines and costs after a worker died when he was crushed by the 145-tonnes weight of a metal press at its East Yorkshire plant.

Recycling giant fined for worker death failings

HSE — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:00:32 +0000

A worker at one of the world’s largest metal recycling firms was killed because of a failing to properly segregate people and moving vehicles, a court has heard.

Durham firm sentenced after worker’s arm amputated

HSE — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:00:39 +0000

A Durham firm has been fined after a worker suffered horrific injuries and had to have his arm amputated when he fell into dangerous machinery in an asphalt production plant.

Sub-contractor fined for safety failings at Devonport Royal Dockyard

HSE — Fri, 17 May 2013 15:00:52 +0000

A submarine maintenance company has been fined after a labourer crushed his hand while working on a submarine refit project at Devonport Dockyard in Plymouth.

Tyre firm fined after worker injured

HSE — Wed, 15 May 2013 17:00:32 +0000

A Burton-on-Trent tyre collection and recycling company has been fined after a teenage worker was seriously injured when he was hit by a falling stack of tyres.

Staff and public exposed to asbestos during refurbishment work

HSE — Wed, 15 May 2013 16:00:21 +0000

A decorating company has been fined after it exposed employees, agency staff and members of the public to potentially fatal asbestos material.

Firm in court after worker’s life-changing injuries

HSE — Wed, 15 May 2013 15:00:18 +0000

Wienerberger Limited has been fined for safety failings after a worker suffered multiple injuries when he fell from the roof of an industrial brick oven at a site in Bishop Auckland.

HSE Jobs – Press and Public Relations (PR) Officer

HSE — Tue, 14 May 2013 16:30:32 +0000

This is a rare opportunity to join an award-winning team working on a high profile news agenda, supporting HSE’s work to reduce the number of people killed, injured and made unwell by their work.

HSE Jobs – Senior Press Officer

HSE — Tue, 14 May 2013 16:29:43 +0000

This is a rare opportunity to join an award-winning team working on a high profile news agenda, supporting HSE’s work to reduce the number of people killed, injured and made unwell by their work.

East of England firms in court for employee fall

HSE — Tue, 14 May 2013 15:00:00 +0000

Two companies have been fined for safety failings after a worker suffered life-changing injuries when he plunged ten metres through a perspex rooflightonto a concrete floor at a Hertfordshire farm.

Firms in court after worker fell from unguarded scaffolding

HSE — Tue, 14 May 2013 14:00:35 +0000

Two firms have been prosecuted after a labourer suffered multiple injuries in a fall from unguarded scaffolding.

Companies and director sentenced after worker’s fatal fall

HSE — Mon, 13 May 2013 15:30:51 +0000

The director of a concrete structures firm has been ordered to pay a total of £25,000 in fines and costs after a worker died following a fall from height at a Swansea building site.

Nottinghamshire plumber fined after putting family at risk

HSE — Mon, 13 May 2013 13:29:29 +0000

A Nottinghamshire plumber has been fined after putting his son and a young family at risk of exposure to asbestos.

Roofing company in court for ignoring safety risks

HSE — Fri, 10 May 2013 15:00:13 +0000

A roofing company has been fined for exposing workers to serious risk of injury at a site in Deeside, Flintshire. The work involved replacing fragile asbestos cement roof sheets with metal roof cladding, no safeguards had been put in place to prevent a fall from height while this hazardous work was being carried out.

Worker fell through pig shed roof after firm ignored safety warnings

HSE — Thu, 09 May 2013 16:00:15 +0000

A York firm that fits solar panels has been prosecuted after an employee fell four metres through the fragile roof of a pig shed at an East Yorkshire farm.

New appointment to the HSE Board

HSE — Thu, 09 May 2013 15:00:45 +0000

John Morgan has been appointed to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Board as a non-executive director.

Company fined for excavation failings

HSE — Thu, 09 May 2013 14:00:50 +0000

A Kent construction company has been fined for unsafe excavation work after a worker was seriously injured at a building site in Cranbrook.

New regulations on preventing sharps injuries in the healthcare sector

HSE — Thu, 09 May 2013 10:00:09 +0000

New regulations to control the risks posed by needles and other ‘sharps’ in healthcare will take effect this month.

International firm neglected safety

HSE — Wed, 08 May 2013 17:00:56 +0000

A civil engineering firm has been prosecuted after a construction worker had his left leg broken by the whiplash of an industrial hose being used in a tunnelling project beneath the Dorchester Hotel in central London.