Property owner sentenced after builder suffered life changing injuries
22nd March 2023 A Derbyshire property owner has been given a community order after a father-of-two sustained life changing injuries when...
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- May 8, 2023
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Company fined £80k after father-of-four loses lower arm
22nd March 2023 A Liverpool conveyor maintenance company has been fined after a mobile service engineer suffered serious injuries when...
- Mar 16, 2023
- 3 min
Company and its director prosecuted for unsafe removal of asbestos across Great Britain
10th March 2023 An asbestos removal company has been convicted and its director given a prison sentence after failing to ensure the safe...
- Mar 7, 2023
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HSE launches 'Asbestos & You’ campaign........
7 March 2023 This week HSE has launched a new campaign to remind people working in construction trades to manage the risks associated...
- Feb 28, 2023
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Company and director fined after HSE inspectors find unusable toilet
17th February 2023 A company and its director have been fined after they failed to provide suitable welfare facilities at a construction...
- Feb 28, 2023
- 2 min
Company fined £120,000 after dad fell to his death working on roof
14th February 2023 A company has been fined £120,000 after a dad died following a fall from the roof of a building site. Father-of-one...
- Feb 28, 2023
- 2 min
Plumber jailed after illegal gas work costs elderly woman over £1000
10th February 2023 A plumber has been jailed for 16 months after carrying out illegal gas work that cost an elderly woman over £1000....
- Feb 28, 2023
- 2 min
Two companies fined more than £380k after worker fell through roof
10th February 2023 Two companies have been fined more than £380k after a worker fell through the roof of a retail unit in Milton Keynes....
- Feb 28, 2023
- 1 min
Bupa Care Homes fined £400k after falling tree crushes child
26th January 2023 A care home provider has been fined £400k after an eight-year-old girl suffered catastrophic injuries when a tree fell...
- Feb 28, 2023
- 2 min
Building firm fined for multiple failings that included workers being lifted by raised bucket
25th January 2023 A building firm has been fined for a catalogue of health and safety failings that included two builders being lifted...
- Feb 28, 2023
- 2 min
Company fined after worker breaks rib falling into pit
24th January 2023 A company has been fined after a worker fell into a moulding pit and suffered a broken rib. The Peel Jones Copper...
- Feb 28, 2023
- 2 min
Man left permanently disabled after being crushed by tonne of glass
23rd January 2023 A company must pay more than £100k after one of its employees was left with life-changing injuries when a pallet of...
- Jan 23, 2023
- 2 min
£146k fine for company after joiner crushed to death by 20-tonne excavator
20th January 2023 A construction company has been fined £146k after a joiner was crushed and killed by a 20-tonne excavator. Philip...
- Jan 23, 2023
- 2 min
Company fined after surveyor dies
18th January 2023 An Inverness company has been fined after a surveyor died from injuries caused by an electrical explosion. Christopher...
- Jan 23, 2023
- 1 min
Fine for BA subsidiary after father of two left in coma following fall at work
6th January 2023 An aircraft maintenance company has been fined £230k after a worker fell from height while inspecting wings at its...
- Jan 23, 2023
- 3 min
One in two motor trade workers suffering with mental health and wellbeing
12th December 2022 Motor trade organisations have joined forces with the Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) Working Minds campaign to...
- Jan 23, 2023
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Fire authority fined after firefighter breaks both legs
7th December 2022 A fire authority has been fined after a firefighter was trapped underneath a car in a training exercise, breaking his...
- Jan 23, 2023
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Company fined after worker contracts blood infection
7th December 2022 A company has been fined after an employee became seriously ill when he contracted a blood infection while working at a...
- Jan 23, 2023
- 2 min
Engineer jailed for illegal gas work
2nd December 2022 A plumbing and heating engineer has been jailed for 20 weeks after carrying out illegal gas work. Peter Read, who...
- Jan 23, 2023
- 2 min
Demolition firm and director prosecuted after 20-year-old labourer crushed
28th November 2022 A demolition firm has been fined and one of its directors ordered to do 250 hours of unpaid work after a 20-year-old...
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