Category: Health and Safety Executive
NEW BUILDING SAFETY REGULATOR TO BE ESTABLISHED
The slow pace of improving building safety standards will not be tolerated, the Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has warned, as he announced that the government is committed to delivering the...
COMPANY FINED AFTER VEHICLE STRUCK AN OVERHEAD POWER CABLE
Fairhurst Stone Merchants Ltd has been fined for safety breaches after a vehicle made contact with an uninsulated overhead electric power line. Leeds Magistrates’ Court heard that on 25...
CARLISLE COMPANY FINED AFTER CUSTOMER FATALLY CRUSHED
A Carlisle auto-salvage company was fined after a customer was trapped and fatally crushed when a lift truck he had purchased was being loaded onto his own recovery vehicle. Carlisle Crown...
COLLEGE FINED AFTER TEACHER RUN OVER BY DELIVERY VAN
St Andrew’s Tutorial Services Ltd has been fined after a teacher sustained serious injuries when she was struck by a delivery van. Cambridge Crown Court heard that on 26 February 2016, the...
ROOFING COMPANY FINED AFTER WORKER FALL
A roofing company has been fined after a worker suffered serious back injuries when he fell from a ladder whilst transporting a bucket full of broken tiles. Folkestone Magistrates’ Court...
COMPANY FINED AFTER EMPLOYEE SUFFERED DEGLOVING INJURY
A manufacturer of swimming pool covers has been fined after a worker suffered a degloving injury when his hand got caught between two power driven rollers of an extruder machine. Brighton...
MANUFACTURER FINED AFTER WORKER INJURED
Nichol McKay Limited, manufacturer of engineering products and components, has been fined after a profile shed supervisor was struck by a bucket and its contents. Ayr Sheriff Court heard that, on 4...
COUNCIL FINED £1.4M AFTER CHILD SUFFERS LIFE-CHANGING INJURY
Hampshire County Council has been fined after a six-year-old girl playing on an unsecured street bollard suffered a life-changing head injury. Bournemouth Crown Court heard how, on 28 December...
COMPANY FINED AFTER WORKERS SUFFER BURN INJURIES
An industrial roof and cladding company has been fined after failing to protect its self-employed workers from the risk of a cable strike explosion or electrocution whilst carrying out repairs at...
COMPANY DIRECTOR ALLOWED 'UNSAFE CONDITIONS TO PREVAIL’
The director of a waste transfer company was found guilty and banned from being a company director after knowingly exposing employees to serious unsafe working conditions. Preston Crown Court...
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