Health and Safety Executive

Category: Prosecution

Food manufacturer ordered to pay almost £95,000

Friday, November 6, 2009

Food manufacturing firm Tulip Limited has been ordered to pay £94,523 in fines and costs after one of its employees

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Pet food firm fined £100,000

Friday, November 6, 2009

A pet food manufacturer has today been fined £100,000 and ordered to pay £28,380.91 costs at Northampton Crown

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Chemical burns prompt HSE prosecution of Leicestershire firm

Thursday, November 5, 2009

HSE has warned companies of their duty to protect employees working with chemicals after two workers were burnt at

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Landlord fined for failing to protect tenant

Friday, October 30, 2009

HSE is warning landlords to be extra vigilant in ensuring the properties they own contain safe gas appliances that are correctly checked and certified.

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Primary care trust fined after patient falls 4 metres from window

Friday, October 30, 2009

North East Essex Primary Care Trust was today fined £10,000 and ordered to pay costs of £4,972

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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Safety warning after Lancashire workers get 11,000-volt shock

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Outdoor workers in Lancashire are being urged to take extra care near overhead electricity lines after two men suffered 11,000-volt electric shocks and burns.

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Building firms fined after scaffolder burnt by power cables

Thursday, October 15, 2009

HSE is warning builders to be careful when working near overhead power cables after a scaffolder was seriously injured on a site in Worcestershire.

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Warehouse worker breaks ribs in 10ft fall

Thursday, October 15, 2009

A Tipton-based firm has been fined £10,000 for breaching health and safety laws following a worker’s fall at a warehouse.

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Pet food director fined after worker crushed to death

Thursday, October 15, 2009

A director of a pet food company has been fined £10,000 for breaches of health and safety law after a worker was crushed to death.

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