Category: Health and Safety Executive
West Sussex company fined after worker suffers serious injuries
Concrete wall blocks company Thakeham Tiles Ltd has been sentenced after a worker’s hand was crushed in an unguarded machine. Brighton Magistrates’ Court heard how, on 25 April 2018, an...
Salford company fined after worker falls through collapsed stairs
A construction company has been sentenced after an employee sustained serious injuries to his back after falling through stairs that had been partly installed. Greater Manchester...Staffordshire company fined after exposing worker to HAVS
A train refurbishment company has today been sentenced after exposing workers to hand arm vibration syndrome (HAVS). Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court heard how Faiveley Transport Tamworth Limited exposed...PROSECUTION AFTER OVERHEAD POWER LINE STRIKE INCIDENT
Options Energy Resource LLP has been fined after an employee was killed by an overhead power line strike. Luton Crown Court heard how, on 16 September 2016, Darren Waterman, a driver employed by...
DOUBLE PROSECUTION OVER PAPER MILL TRAGEDY
Two companies have been fined after a worker suffered fatal crush injuries when he was struck by a shovel loader. Mold Magistrates Court heard how on 6th February 2017, a 29-year-old employee of...Council prosecuted after wall collapses onto child
Basildon Borough Council has been sentenced after a brick boundary wall it part-owned collapsed and seriously injured a six-year-old girl. Basildon Crown Court heard how, on 14 August 2016, a...
NEBOSH secures retender for HSE qualification
Following an open and competitive retender process, NEBOSH has been chosen to provide an accredited postgraduate-level qualification for new Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspectors. ...
Annual injury and ill health statistics release
Too many workers in Britain’s workplaces are still being injured or made ill by their work a new report shows. Annual statistics from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) show 1.4 million...
Workplace Injuries Cost the UK £15bn a Year
Personal injury specialist YouClaim is urging employers and employees to ensure they are doing everything they can to reduce the risk of accidents in the workplace, as businesses are spending...
HSE Inspectors to feature in EA Technology Seminars
UK energy specialist EA Technology is running a series of COMAH seminars across the UK to promote best practice for safety and asset management on High Voltage Assets. The seminars are aimed at...
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