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‘Unsafe’ Swindon equipment hire company fined

HSE — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:30:51 +0000

A Swindon-based equipment hire company has been fined for continuing unsafe working practices and ignoring safety warnings from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).

Norfolk gas installer may face prison after gas explosion

HSE — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:00:27 +0000

A Norwich gas installer has received an eight-month suspended prison sentence and 250 hours of unpaid community service after his inadequate work on domestic gas appliances put the lives of a mother and daughter at risk in their own home.

Fine for West Yorkshire firm after printer crushed to death

HSE — Tue, 15 May 2012 17:30:32 +0000

A retail marketing company has been ordered to pay £118,500 in fines and costs for serious safety failings after a worker at its Wakefield printing site was crushed to death.

Central Scotland construction firms encouraged to attend safety event

HSE — Tue, 15 May 2012 17:00:03 +0000

Construction companies in the Central Scotland area are being encouraged to attend a free event to get to grips with health and safety in one of Britain’s most dangerous industries.

Aberdeenshire roofing boss fined after worker seriously injured in fall

HSE — Mon, 14 May 2012 18:00:56 +0000

An Aberdeenshire roofing boss has been fined after one of his workers was seriously injured when he fell five metres from the edge of a flat roof.

Employer fined after electrician injures back in fall

HSE — Mon, 14 May 2012 17:30:23 +0000

An apprentice electrician sustained serious back injuries after falling through a ceiling while working in the loft space of a Swindon youth centre.

Dumper truck breaks worker’s foot

HSE — Mon, 14 May 2012 17:00:33 +0000

A Northamptonshire construction company has been fined after a six-tonne dumper truck ran over a worker’s foot.

Recycling firm fined after worker crushed to death

HSE — Mon, 14 May 2012 09:26:28 +0000

An Ystrad Mynach recycling firm has been prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after a yard foreman was crushed to death.

Leicestershire firms fined after death of worker

HSE — Fri, 11 May 2012 17:15:53 +0000

Two Leicestershire companies have been fined after a worker was killed when a lorry overturned onto his vehicle.

Construction firm fined over worker’s fall injuries

HSE — Fri, 11 May 2012 16:30:13 +0000

A construction firm has been sentenced for safety failings after a roofer was badly injured in a fall from scaffolding at a house in Trafford.

Receptionist’s roof fall puts dental firm in court

HSE — Fri, 11 May 2012 15:14:24 +0000

The operator of a Sheffield dental practice has been fined for safety failings after a receptionist fell more than three metres through a roof light while spending her lunch break on the flat roof of the surgery.

Free event to empower young apprentices to avoid death, injury and ill-health at work

HSE — Thu, 10 May 2012 17:00:38 +0000

Young construction apprentices in Aberdeen are to receive lifesaving advice at a free event raising awareness of death, injury and ill health in the workplace.

Man jailed for illegal inspections of play equipment

HSE — Thu, 10 May 2012 15:39:18 +0000

A Chester man has been jailed for more than 14 months after repeatedly ignoring a legal order preventing him from inspecting inflatable play equipment.

Landlord prosecuted after builder falls to his death

HSE — Thu, 10 May 2012 12:43:32 +0000

A landlord has been fined after a self-employed builder died while replacing a roof on a property in Middlesex.

Company fined after worker’s finger severed by saw

HSE — Thu, 10 May 2012 11:00:26 +0000

A Stoke-on-Trent timber company has been fined after an employee lost his finger while operating a circular saw.

Print firm fined after flash fire injures two workers

HSE — Thu, 10 May 2012 09:30:45 +0000

A printing company based in Waltham Forest has been fined for safety failings after two workers were burned in a flash fire when vapours from a flammable cleaning fluid ignited in a print room.

Construction firms sentenced over Liverpool crane collapse

HSE — Wed, 09 May 2012 17:00:07 +0000

Two construction firms have been sentenced after a crane collapsed onto a city centre apartment block in Liverpool, resulting in the crane driver being paralysed from the waist down.

Totton director fined after worker suffers burns

HSE — Wed, 09 May 2012 16:20:03 +0000

The director of a Totton company has been fined after an employee suffered burns while cutting the top off an unused propane gas tank at the director’s home.

Kent farmer prosecuted for pesticide failings

HSE — Tue, 08 May 2012 17:30:06 +0000

A Kent farmer has been prosecuted for storing and using an illegal pesticide that was sprayed on a crop of pears.

Healthcare provider fined after worker injury

HSE — Tue, 08 May 2012 17:00:41 +0000

A private healthcare provider managing a hospital in Ipswich has been fined for safety failings after an employee suffered a fractured kneecap.