North East Essex Primary Care Trust was today fined £10,000 and ordered to pay costs of £4,972
Category: Press release
HSE urges employers to keep those working at height safe
Friday, October 30, 2009
HSE has today prosecuted a Lincoln firm after one of its workers fell four metres from a roof, breaking eight ribs and sustaining a back injury.
Companies fined after workers exposed to asbestos
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Two businesses and a company director have been fined after workers in Manchester were exposed to potentially deadly asbestos fibres.
Cutting accidents in construction - Thurso event aims to reduce risks
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Those working in the construction industry are urged to come together and attend a free safety awareness event next week at T3UK, Janetstown Industrial Estate, Thurso.
Statistics - big improvements in Britain’s record
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Britain became a healthier and safer place to work last year, according to figures released today by HSE.
HSE warning to sole traders after labourer killed by a falling steel joist
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
A London-based plumber has been fined following the death of a labourer in Essex. HSE brought the case after Ajet Krasniqi, 24, died when he was hit on the head
Lifeguard fined after father-of-three drowns
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
A lifeguard who failed to notice a father-of-three lifeless at the bottom of a Walsall swimming pool was yesterday (26/10) convicted at Wolverhampton Crown Court.
Explosion death prompts £85,000 fine for father and son engineering firm
Monday, October 26, 2009
A father and son engineering company in Devon have been fined at total of £85,000 after pleading guilty to health and safety offences following an explosion that killed an employee.
HSE Chief Executive responds to Christopher Booker’s comments in the Daily Telegraph
Friday, October 23, 2009
HSE Chief Executive Geoffrey Podger’s response to Christopher Booker’s comments in The Daily Telegraph
Grangemouth company fined after worker gets 3,300-volt electric shock
Friday, October 23, 2009
A Grangemouth-based company has been fined for breaching health and safety law after a worker was burned by live power cables.
Fraudulent papers and broken back lead to prosecution of 21-year old
Friday, October 23, 2009
HSE today reminded operators of telescopic fork lift trucks to ensure they are operated correctly after a 21-year-old fork lift truck driver was prosecuted
HSE warns demolition firms after employee breaks his spine in fall
Friday, October 23, 2009
A Norwich employer has today been fined £7,500 after one of his workers broke his spine in a fall at the former RAF Watton site in Norfolk.
Explosives firm fined £10,000 after employee loses fingers
Thursday, October 22, 2009
An explosives firm has been fined a total of £10,000 after one of its employees was seriously injured in Fife, Scotland.
HSE board member honoured with lifetime achievement award
Thursday, October 22, 2009
The Health and Safety Executive’s longest serving board member, Judith Donovan, has been recognised with a Lifetime Achievement Award.
New risk assessment tools save businesses time and money
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Businesses are set to save time and money with the launch of new, simplified documents to help get their health and safety arrangements in place.
South West businesses urged to cut deaths and injuries caused by lorries
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
HSE is launching a new campaign in Devon and Cornwall to reduce the number of people killed and injured by delivery vehicles in the two counties.
Safety and health awareness day in Billericay to help prevent farmyard accidents
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Farmers across Essex will attend a Safety and Health Awareness Day (SHAD) this week to help them prevent agricultural accidents.
HSE Chair reponds to The Lancashire Telegraph article - “Safety: some have gone too far”
Monday, October 19, 2009
HSE Chair Judith Hackitt responds
It’s great to see the Justice Secretary, Jack Straw, flying the flag for a common-sense approach to health and safety (’Safety: some have gone too far’, 8 October).
HSE Chair responds to Daily Telegraph article “Straw attacks ‘health and safety’”
Friday, October 16, 2009
HSE Chair Judith Hackitt responds
As the Chair of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) I wholeheartedly agree with Justice Secretary, Jack Straw
HSE warns building firms after worker is seriously injured in fall
Friday, October 16, 2009
HSE is urging employers to ensure their workers are protected when working at height after a man fell from the first floor of a building
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