Posted 13.01.2017

Crisp company fined for safety failings

A Northamptonshire company who manufacture crisps and snacks has been fined after an agency worker lost the tops of three fingers.

Construction Company fined after contractor receives life changing injuries

A Lincoln based Construction Company, specialising in fitting mezzanine floors were prosecuted after a contractor fell onto a concrete floor.

Company prosecuted after workers were severely burned

A North East engineering company was sentenced today for safety breaches after two of its workers were burned when they were sprayed with chemicals during chemical cleaning of a pipework system.

Posted 03.01.2017

Bolton resident dies in lift shaft fall

A property management company has been fined after a resident of Marsden House in Bolton died after falling down a lift shaft.

Energy giant’s appeal against £3m fine dismissed

Energy giant ConocoPhillips (UK) Ltd has failed in its bid to reduce the level of fine handed down after an offshore multiple gas release incident in the North Sea.

Housing association prosecuted for safety failings

A housing association has been prosecuted after allowing renovations to take place that put residents at risk of carbon monoxide poisoning.

Dairy Manufacturer fined after worker’s fragile roof fall

A dairy manufacturer has been fined £400,000 after a worker suffered serious injuries when he fell 15 feet through a fragile roof panel.

Essex Companies fined after employees exposed to asbestos

Two Essex-based companies have been fined after exposing workers to potentially deadly asbestos over a period of years, despite knowing of its presence, in units that they occupied in Manor Road Trading Estate, Benfleet.

National airline prosecuted for not protecting workers

British Airways PLC has been prosecuted for not protecting their workers’ from hand arm vibrations.

Employee prosecuted for dangerous work at height

An employee of a steel erection firm has been sentenced at Manchester Magistrates Court after admitted working unsafely at height on a hotel development in central Manchester.

Prosecution of local roofing specialist company and its directors over unsafe roof work

A specialist roofing company and its two directors have been sentenced after admitting working unsafely at height on a hotel development in central Manchester during a major refurbishment and extension works. On the 17 March 2015, a member of public wi…

Construction companies fined after failing to carry out basement excavation work safely

Two London based construction companies were prosecuted after a Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspection identified serious safety breaches on a double basement construction project.

Employee seriously injured after fork lift truck overturns

A construction company has been fined after a 58 year old worker suffered serious injuries when the fork lift truck and attached man-riding cage that he was working from overturned and he fell to the floor.

Suspended prison sentence for Plymouth landlord who endangered tenants

The landlord of a property in Plymouth risked the lives of his tenants and their young family by not undertaking annual safety checks on gas appliances in the property and by undertaking gaswork which was found to be dangerous.

Company fined after young worker injured

A waste management company has been prosecuted after a worker was left with life changing injuries.

Company and Director fined after Multiple Safety Failings on Construction Site

A construction company and its Managing Director have been prosecuted for operating an unsafe construction site during the conversion of a building in Bollington.

Sentence after member of public injured after garage pit fall

A self-employed garage mechanic was fined today after a member of the public was injured when picking up his vehicle from the premises

Trio of firms fined £2million after worker’s leg is broken in trench collapse

Three companies have been sentenced today (19 December 2016) in Lincoln Crown Court after a worker’s leg was broken in six places when a trench which he was working in collapsed on him

Air conditioning maintenance company in court over workers fall

A Leeds based air conditioning maintenance company has been fined after a worker fell 3 metres through a false ceiling.

Fatal accident to company Managing Director

A textile manufacturing company and one of its directors, Wazir Hussain were sentenced after a fatal accident to the company’s Managing Director, 36 year old Nasir Hussain.

Minister helps launch HSE’s Health and Work Strategy

The Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work, Penny Mordaunt MP will today (Thur 15 Dec) pledge her support for a new strategy for health in Britain’s workplaces.

Building company fined for putting childminder and children at risk

A building company and its director have been fined for breaching Gas Safety law after putting a childminder and children in her care at risk of carbon monoxide poisoning.

Staffordshire Logistics Company fined over safety failings

A Logistics company based in Staffordshire has been fined after two employees were injured in two days.

Engineering firm fined over safety breach

An engineering firm was sentenced today for safety breaches after a worker suffered life affecting injuries.

Drunk farmer imprisoned for killing young boy while driving tractor

A self-employed farm worker has been imprisoned after running over and killing a young boy with his tractor, while 2.5 times over the legal drinking limit.

Builder prosecuted for worker’s fall

A builder from Surrey has been prosecuted for the fall of a worker

Asbestos removal supervisor fined for exposing workers to deadly fibres

An asbestos removal supervisor has been sentenced after admitting exposing numerous workers to deadly asbestos fibres during licensed asbestos removal works.

Crushing plant operative left seriously injured

A crushing plant firm has been fined after worker lost his left arm when it was dragged into exposed machinery.

NHS trust fined following patients death

A South West NHS trust has been fined £200,000 after a patient fell to their death from a window.

Residential care home fined after resident choked to death

A care home based in Fleet, Hampshire has been fined after an elderly resident who had difficulties swallowing choked to death on food which had not been cut up.

Sentence after self-employed builder suffers serious electric shock

A real estate lettings company was sentenced today for safety breaches after a self- employed builder suffered 1st and 3rd degree burns to his face, hands, neck and chest.

Essex Companies fined after employees exposed to asbestos

Two Essex-based companies have been fined after exposing workers to potentially deadly asbestos over a period of years, despite knowing of its presence, in units that they occupied in Manor Road Trading Estate, Benfleet.

Asbestos removal supervisor fined for exposing workers to deadly fibres

An asbestos removal supervisor has been sentenced after admitting exposing numerous workers to deadly asbestos fibres during licensed asbestos removal works.

HSL: Asbestos – Managing asbestos in domestic and non-domestic premises – Buxton, 17 Jan 2017

This one-day course gives you the knowledge to manage asbestos in non-domestic premises to the standards required by Regulation 4 of the Control of Asbestos Regulations (CAR 2012).