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Nigel started the discussion A company in England has been fined £67,000 after a young employee died in the forum Health and Safety Violations

Tue, 06 Feb 2024 18:33:11 +0000

A company in England has been fined £67,000 after a young employee died

A company in Peterborough has been fined £67,000 after a young employee lost his life.

George Setchfield was found unconscious over the side of a large container while working for Electrostatic Magic Limited at the firm’s site in Peterborough.

The 21-year-old had entered the company’s stripping shed, which housed an Intermediate Bulk Container…

Nigel started the discussion Company and director prosecuted after scaffolder suffers electric shock in the forum Health and Safety Violations

Thu, 25 Jan 2024 15:21:07 +0000

Company and director prosecuted after scaffolder suffers electric shock

A Kent scaffolding company has been fined and its director given a suspended prison sentence after a scaffolder suffered an 11,000-volt electric shock.

Steven Gilmore, 36, was working for contractor Canterbury City Scaffolding Ltd alongside a small team of scaffolders, to erect a temporary roof scaffold at an open-air drinks depot in Snow…

Nigel started the discussion Company fined after hospital staff left with life-changing conditions in the forum Health and Safety Violations

Thu, 25 Jan 2024 15:16:57 +0000

Company fined after hospital staff left with life-changing conditions

A company in York has been fined more than £16,000 after staff at a hospital were left with life-changing medical conditions after being exposed to ionised hydrogen peroxide.

Workers at Bio Decontamination Limited attended Scarborough Hospital on 18 September 2019 after being hired to carry out the decontamination of the Aspen ward.

The…

Nigel started the discussion UK Warehouse owner fined after worker falls 30 feet through skylight in the forum Health and Safety Violations

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 13:27:56 +0100

UK Warehouse owner fined after worker falls 30 feet through skylight

A Blackburn-based warehouse owner has been fined after an employee of a roofing contractor fell approximately 30 feet through a glass skylight on a warehouse roof resulting in severe life changing injuries.

Preston Crown Court heard that roofing contractor Nizmuddin Gorji was engaged by Floors ‘n’ Carpets Limited of Gate Street, Blackburn to…

Nigel started the discussion A major UK supermarket, Sainsbury’s has been fined £1 million for a ‘booby trap’ in the forum Health and Safety Violations

Wed, 23 Mar 2022 14:36:35 +0000

A major UK supermarket, Sainsbury’s has been fined £1 million for a ‘booby trap’

A major UK supermarket, Sainsbury’s has been fined £1 million for a ‘booby trap’ which caused horrific injuries to a shopper at one of its stores.

The supermarket was fined following its first health and safety conviction after the jaw of a customer was shattered by the inadvertent car park trap.

The customer suffered life-changing injuries and…

Nigel posted an update in the group Health and Safety Violations: Chemical company, Briar Chemicals Ltd has been […]

Mon, 20 Sep 2021 15:57:39 +0100

Chemical company, Briar Chemicals Ltd has been fined £1million after a man died in an explosion at its site in Sweet Briar Road, Norwich England.

Maintenance contractor, Rob Cranston, aged 46, was carrying out repair work on a mixing vessel during a planned period of shutdown maintenance, Chelmsford Magistrates Court was told. It is thought…

Nigel started the discussion Ground worker was trapped having entered an unstable two-metre-deep excavation. in the forum Health and Safety Violations

Sun, 06 Jun 2021 07:10:02 +0100

Ground worker was trapped having entered an unstable two-metre-deep excavation.

Harlands Builders Limited has been fined for safety breaches after a ground worker was trapped having entered a two-metre-deep excavation.

The company was undertaking groundworks at West Farm Stone, Creek Sunk Island, East Riding, Bridlington Magistrates’ Court was told. The worker had entered an excavation in order to measure the depth when part…

Sarah started the discussion 17-year-old worker suffered crush injuries to his foot whilst working on a farm in the forum Health and Safety Violations

Tue, 01 Jun 2021 11:23:42 +0100

17-year-old worker suffered crush injuries to his foot whilst working on a farm

T Cook & Son (Farmers) Ltd has been sentenced for safety breaches after a 17-year-old worker suffered crush injuries to his foot.

Bridlington Magistrates’ Court heard that on 20 December 2017 a concrete panel was dropped during a lifting operation involving a telehandler vehicle on a farm in Owstwick, Yorkshire.

A UK HSE investigation found that…

Sarah started the discussion Employee developed an allergic form of dermatitis from fluids at work in the forum Health and Safety Violations

Tue, 01 Jun 2021 11:19:40 +0100

Employee developed an allergic form of dermatitis from fluids at work

An automotive company has been sentenced after an employee developed an allergic form of dermatitis after coming into contact with metalworking fluids.

An employee at Xtrac Ltd was splashed on the face and upper body with metalworking fluid whilst cleaning out a grinding machine at a manufacturing site in Thatcham, Reading Magistrates’ court was…

Sarah started the discussion Food manufacturer, Young’s Seafood Limited, fined after a worker was trapped in the forum Health and Safety Violations

Tue, 01 Jun 2021 10:35:56 +0100

Food manufacturer, Young’s Seafood Limited, fined after a worker was trapped

A 59-year-old worker was creating the mix for fish cakes at the company’s Humberstone Road factory in Grimsby England, Grimsby Crown Court was told. At the end of a mix run he went to clear the mix from the machine, lifting an interlocked guard that should have stopped the machine from running.

He put his hand into the machine without realising…

Nigel started the discussion A woman required hearing aids after her ears were damaged by a faulty fire alarm in the forum Health and Safety Violations

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 13:36:22 +0100

A woman required hearing aids after her ears were damaged by a faulty fire alarm

A woman who required hearing aids after her ears were damaged by a faulty fire alarm at her workplace has been awarded over £241,000 in compensation.

The All-Scotland Sheriff Personal Injury Court heard how Haesel McDonald, who was an employee of tanning salon operator Indigo Sun Retail Ltd sought reparation for injury in the form of tinnitus…

Sarah started the discussion Drayton Manor theme park has been fined £1m over the death of an 11-year-old in the forum Health and Safety Violations

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 11:57:48 +0000

Drayton Manor theme park has been fined £1m over the death of an 11-year-old

Drayton Manor theme park has been fined £1m over the death of an 11-year-old schoolgirl who fell from one of its rides and drowned.

Eleven-year-old Evha Jannath, from Leicester, was on a school trip when she fell from the Splash Canyon ride at Drayton Manor theme park on 9 May 2017. She died after being struck by a boat as she tried to get out…

Nigel started the discussion Employee suffered multiple injuries to his arm, shoulder, ribs and neck in the forum Health and Safety Violations

Wed, 17 Mar 2021 18:48:11 +0000

Employee suffered multiple injuries to his arm, shoulder, ribs and neck

A Nottingham mattress manufacturer has been fined after an employee of the company suffered multiple injuries to his arm, shoulder, ribs and neck after he was drawn into a NG-06 Semi-Automatic Mattress Rolling Machine (MRM).

Dreamtouch Mattresses Ltd failed to prevent access to the dangerous parts of machinery on the MRM at the Chelsea Street…

Nigel started the discussion Director and site manager sentenced after an employee died and a second injured in the forum Health and Safety Violations

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 08:12:59 +0000

Director and site manager sentenced after an employee died and a second injured

A waste recycling firm, its director and site manager have been sentenced after an employee died and a second employee was seriously injured when they became trapped inside machinery.

Simon Hogg and Raymond Garrett were operating a waste processing line at the Aycliffe Quarry site of Stonegrave Aggregates Ltd in County Durham, Durham Crown…

Nigel started the discussion Foundry fined £500,000 after workers were exposed to hand-arm vibration risks in the forum Health and Safety Violations

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 07:58:45 +0000

Foundry fined £500,000 after workers were exposed to hand-arm vibration risks

A large Telford-based foundry has been fined after a number of its workers were diagnosed with hand arm vibration syndrome (HAVS).

Three employees of Saint-Gobain Construction Products UK Limited, the earliest of which had used vibrating tools at the company since 1989, had developed and were subsequently diagnosed with HAV in 2016.

Despite…

Nigel started the discussion A Microbrewery has been convicted after breaching fire safety rules in the forum Health and Safety Violations

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 19:38:36 +0000

A Microbrewery has been convicted after breaching fire safety rules

A microbrewery in Bristol has been convicted after breaching health and safety regulations which led to a fire in 2018.

Avon Fire and Rescue Service prosecuted the Brewhouse and Kitchen after it was found the pub did not have suitable and sufficient measures in place to reduce risk and spread of fire at its premises in Cotham Hill.

Nobody was…

Nigel started the discussion ground worker sustained life changing injuries in an incident in the forum Health and Safety Violations

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 19:35:35 +0000

ground worker sustained life changing injuries in an incident

A construction company has been sentenced after a self-employed ground worker sustained life changing injuries in an incident involving a disc cutter.

On 1 June 2017, self-employed ground worker Morgan Prosser, contracted by MJL Contractors Limited, was working to complete ground works at a new building site near Bodmin, Cornwall. Mr Prosser…

Sarah started the discussion Two workers fell from a tower scaffold, sustaining serious injuries. in the forum Health and Safety Violations

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 14:31:19 +0000

Two workers fell from a tower scaffold, sustaining serious injuries.

A roofing supplies firm and its director have been fined after two workers fell from a tower scaffold, sustaining serious injuries.

Two employees of Rooffabs Direct Ltd had been working with Paul McMahon, the sole director of the company, to install signage at retail premises on Bury New Road, Prestwich. Manchester Magistrates’ Court was told.…

Sarah started the discussion Construction company has been sentenced after a sub-contractor suffered injuries in the forum Health and Safety Violations

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 14:27:57 +0000

Construction company has been sentenced after a sub-contractor suffered injuries

The director of a construction company has been sentenced after a sub-contractor suffered serious injuries when a stack of plasterboards fell on him at a construction site in Thames Ditton, Surrey.

On 12 April 2019, sub-contractors were moving sheets of plasterboard weighing 32kg each from the ground floor to the second floor of a house…

Sarah started the discussion Tower Hamlets council fined after death of child in playground in the forum Health and Safety Violations

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 14:23:41 +0000

Tower Hamlets council fined after death of child in playground

London Borough of Tower Hamlets Council has been sentenced following an incident in which a five-year-old girl died when playground equipment collapsed on top of her at Mile End Park.

Schoolgirl Alexia Walenkaki died in Mile End Park a day prior to her sixth birthday, when a rotting log swing collapsed on her on 17 July 2015. Alexia was swinging…

Sarah started the discussion Nestlé employee was dragged into a machine on the production line in the forum Health and Safety Violations

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 14:19:12 +0000

Nestlé employee was dragged into a machine on the production line

Nestlé UK Ltd has been sentenced for breaching health and safety regulations after an employee was dragged into a machine on the production line of their Albion Mills site in Halifax.

While observing the operation of the After Eight production machine, the technical operator placed his right hand close to a gap in the machine housing,…

Sarah started the discussion Worker seriously injured his hand after contact with a rotating saw blade in the forum Health and Safety Violations

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 03:36:18 +0000

Worker seriously injured his hand after contact with a rotating saw blade

A sawmill company has been sentenced after a worker was seriously injured when his hand came into contact with a rotating bandsaw blade.

An employee was working on a multi-head bandsaw machine at P Irving & Sons Ltd sawmill in Carnforth, when the pipes supplying cooling fluid to one of the six band-saw blades became blocked,…

Nigel started the discussion Network Rail fined £135k following the electrocution of a 13 year old boy in the forum Health and Safety Violations

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 13:28:30 +0000

Network Rail fined £135k following the electrocution of a 13 year old boy

Network Rail has been fined for a safety breach after a 13-year-old boy was left with serious injuries following an electric shock.

Following an Office of Rail and Road (ORR) investigation, Scotland’s Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has prosecuted Network Rail, who were fined £135,000 by Edinburgh Sheriff Court, for failing to…

Nigel started the discussion Worker had his left arm crushed in a bottle filling machine. in the forum Health and Safety Violations

Sat, 19 Dec 2020 14:42:28 +0000

Worker had his left arm crushed in a bottle filling machine.

Chemical company, Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare (UK) Ltd (Reckitt Benckiser Ltd), was fined for safety breaches after a worker had his left arm crushed in a bottle filling machine.

The 25-year-old worker suffered an open crush injury to his left forearm at the company’s site in Dansom Lane South, Kingston upon Hull. He also sustained tendon damage…

Nigel started the discussion Company fined after four employees developed a debilitating nerve condition in the forum Health and Safety Violations

Sat, 19 Dec 2020 14:29:29 +0000

Company fined after four employees developed a debilitating nerve condition

Liverpool housing association company Onward Homes Ltd has been fined after four employees developed a debilitating nerve condition over a period of several years.

Liverpool Magistrates’ Court heard that the affected employees developed Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS), whilst working at various sites carrying out ground maintenance and general…

Nigel started the discussion Employee sustained multiple fractures to his leg whilst operating a saw in the forum Health and Safety Violations

Sat, 19 Dec 2020 14:13:58 +0000

Employee sustained multiple fractures to his leg whilst operating a saw

A titanium supplier has been fined after an employee sustained multiple fractures to his leg whilst operating a metal cutting band saw machine.

Steven McDonald, a VSMPO Tirus Limited employee, was seriously injured by a falling titanium plate, Kidderminster Magistrates’ Court was told. Almost 1.5 tonnes of titanium plate fell from the bed of a…

Nigel started the discussion An apprentice avoided a potentially fatal crush injury from a mobile crane in the forum Health and Safety Violations

Sat, 19 Dec 2020 14:11:26 +0000

An apprentice avoided a potentially fatal crush injury from a mobile crane

A plant hire company has been fined after an apprentice avoided a potentially fatal crush injury from a mobile crane.

During proceedings at Knights Chamber, Nightingale Court, in Peterborough it was heard that on 3 August 2016, an apprentice at M&J Engineers Limited had climbed on to the roof of an accommodation cabin to attach a power float to…

Nigel started the discussion An engineering company has been fined after a worker was diagnosed with hand-arm in the forum Health and Safety Violations

Sat, 19 Dec 2020 14:08:08 +0000

An engineering company has been fined after a worker was diagnosed with hand-arm

An engineering company has been fined after a worker was diagnosed with hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS).

Prior to 22 October 2018, an overall lack of management relating to the use of vibrating tools at AIM Engineering Ltd led to an employee being diagnosed with HAVS, Manchester Magistrates’ Court was told. Regular use of vibrating tools…

Nigel started the discussion Employee fell through a fragile plasterboard ceiling onto the floor 5m below in the forum Health and Safety Violations

Sat, 05 Dec 2020 12:10:50 +0000

Employee fell through a fragile plasterboard ceiling onto the floor 5m below

A Glasgow based company has admitted a health and safety offence after an employee fell through a fragile plasterboard ceiling, sustaining life-changing injuries.

A 24-year-old warehouseman was retrieving stock from a mezzanine in his company’s warehouse when he stepped on to an unguarded area of fragile plasterboard, Glasgow Sheriff Court was…

John Johnson started the discussion Employee’s finger was severed due to inadequately guarded machinery. in the forum Health and Safety Violations

Tue, 01 Dec 2020 12:03:17 +0000

Employee’s finger was severed due to inadequately guarded machinery.

A plastics manufacturer, which specialises in the manufacturing of traffic barriers and cones, has been fined after an employee’s finger was severed due to inadequately guarded machinery.

Manchester Magistrates’ Court heard how, on 5 November 2018, the 36-year-old employee of Melba Products Limited had been refilling the hopper of a blow…

John Johnson started the discussion Insulation firm fined after employee suffered serious hand injury in the forum Health and Safety Violations

Tue, 01 Dec 2020 12:00:04 +0000

Insulation firm fined after employee suffered serious hand injury

A manufacturer of industrial insulation has been fined after an employee suffered serious injuries to his hand while trying to clear a blockage from a machine.

Manchester Magistrates’ Court heard that the employee was working at Kingspan Industrial Insulation Limited’s factory in Derbyshire when a cutting machine became blocked. Kingspan…

John Johnson started the discussion Waste recycling company fined after employee fatally injured in the forum Health and Safety Violations

Tue, 01 Dec 2020 11:58:22 +0000

Waste recycling company fined after employee fatally injured

Enva Scotland Limited has been fined following an incident where a 28-year-old employee, Martin Kane, was fatally injured whilst cleaning a mobile shredder.

Paisley Sheriff Court heard that on, 28 March 2018, at their Burnbrae Road, Paisley site, two employees were trying to remove waste that was trapped between a heavy magnet and a hopper on…

John Johnson started the discussion Crown Censure after prison officers sustain serious burns in training exercise in the forum Health and Safety Violations

Tue, 01 Dec 2020 11:55:45 +0000

Crown Censure after prison officers sustain serious burns in training exercise

Her Majesty’s Prison & Probation Service (HMPPS) has been issued with a Crown Censure by the HSE after nine prison officers suffered burns in a training exercise. An investigation found that HMPPS failed to report the injuries to HSE until four months after the incident.

On 28 June 2018, the prison officers were taking part in a petrol bomb…

Nigel started the discussion Scaffolding company fined after scaffolding collapse in the forum Health and Safety Violations

Thu, 19 Nov 2020 13:03:35 +0000

Scaffolding company fined after scaffolding collapse

A scaffolding company has been fined for safety failings after scaffolding collapsed on to a street in Maidenhead while it was being dismantled. The collapse could have resulted in serious injury or loss of life, says the HSE.

The investigation into the incident, which occurred on the 30 April 2018, found that the underlying cause of the…

Nigel started the discussion A company and an individual have been fined after a worker badly injuried in the forum Health and Safety Violations

Wed, 18 Nov 2020 13:16:20 +0000

A company and an individual have been fined after a worker badly injuried

A company and an individual have been fined after a worker suffered life changing injuries while dismantling an external platform lift.

Basingstoke Magistrates’ Court heard how, on 31 August 2017, a worker was injured whist working on an external lift shaft at Alton College. A heavy component of the lift toppled to the ground and he fell with it,…

Nino started the discussion Building contractor has been fined after an employee suffered serious injuries in the forum Health and Safety Violations

Sat, 14 Nov 2020 11:37:59 +0000

Building contractor has been fined after an employee suffered serious injuries

It has been a busy week in the UK courts with another court case hearing another serious injury case.

A building contractor has been fined after an employee suffered serious injuries when the forward tipping dumper truck that he was operating rolled over at a construction site in Windermere, Cumbria.

S M Dixon Building Contractors Ltd had…

Nigel started the discussion Worker struck by a forklift truck suffered a serious brain injury in the forum Health and Safety Violations

Wed, 04 Nov 2020 10:43:02 +0000

Worker struck by a forklift truck suffered a serious brain injury

A company that manufactures metal pressings and sub-assemblies for the automotive industry, has been fined after a worker was struck by a forklift truck and suffered a serious brain injury.

The worker needed to be placed in an induced coma after a forklift truck struck him at a premises in Crown Business Park, Dukestown, Tredegar,…

Nigel started the discussion Sellafield safety breach: Office Nuclear Regulation to prosecute Sellafield Ltd in the forum Health and Safety Violations

Wed, 04 Nov 2020 10:36:04 +0000

Sellafield safety breach: Office Nuclear Regulation to prosecute Sellafield Ltd

Charge relates to an incident earlier this year where an employee sustained injuries while working on high voltage electrical equipment.

The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has notified Sellafield Ltd that it will be prosecuted under Section 2 (1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act (1974).

The charge relates to an incident on 24…

Nigel started the discussion Woodworking company fined after a worker became entangled in an unguarded drive in the forum Health and Safety Violations

Wed, 04 Nov 2020 10:32:18 +0000

Woodworking company fined after a worker became entangled in an unguarded drive

A woodworking company has been fined after a worker became entangled in an unguarded drive shaft and suffered serious injuries.

A worker was working on an automated wood planer machine which is used to process large pieces of wood into different sizes ordered by customers at the company’s Wellington Street sawmills in Bradford, Leeds…

Nigel started the discussion Employee sustained soft tissue injuries to his right hip and a leg fracture in the forum Health and Safety Violations

Mon, 02 Nov 2020 13:59:45 +0000

Employee sustained soft tissue injuries to his right hip and a leg fracture

A manufacturer of carbon-based products has been fined following an incident where an employee sustained a crushed leg leading to soft tissue injuries to his right hip and a fracture to his lower right leg.

Inverness Sheriff Court heard that, on 25 April 2016, Mr Cameron Fraser was working at SGL Carbon Fibres Limited (SGL), carrying…

Nigel started the discussion Drayton Manor theme park will be prosecuted over the death of an 11-year-old in the forum Health and Safety Violations

Mon, 02 Nov 2020 13:50:25 +0000

Drayton Manor theme park will be prosecuted over the death of an 11-year-old

HSE confirms that Drayton Manor theme park will be prosecuted over the death of an 11-year-old schoolgirl who fell from one of its rides and drowned.

Eleven-year-old Evha Jannath, from Leicester, was on a school trip when she fell from the Splash Canyon ride at Drayton Manor theme park on 9 May 2017. She died after being struck by a boat as…

Sarah started the discussion Inexperienced agency worker injured when he was pulled into a spinning lathe in the forum Health and Safety Violations

Fri, 30 Oct 2020 11:48:41 +0000

Inexperienced agency worker injured when he was pulled into a spinning lathe

A company that manufactures composite hose products has been fined after an inexperienced agency worker was injured when he was pulled into a spinning lathe, sustaining open fractures to his right arm.

Liverpool Magistrates’ Court heard how, on 20 November 2018, a worker at Novaflex Ltd was operating a lathe at the Bromborough site when the…

Nigel started the discussion A builder has been sentenced after concerns over an unsafe demolition site in the forum Health and Safety Violations

Thu, 29 Oct 2020 15:10:30 +0000

A builder has been sentenced after concerns over an unsafe demolition site

Bodmin Magistrates’ Court heard that during December 2017, concerns were raised by members of the public about potentially dangerous demolition taking place in Webber Street, Falmouth.

The Health and Safety Executive received a number of photographs from concerned members of the public showing extremely poor and unsafe working practices. Workers…

Sarah started the discussion Hemel Food Centre in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, fined £30,000 in the forum Health and Safety Violations

Mon, 19 Oct 2020 13:37:14 +0100

Hemel Food Centre in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, fined £30,000

A meat-cutting bandsaw was found not have an interlocking guard to protect staff from accessing moving parts of equipment, which included rotating pulleys and the bandsaw blade.

In November 2018, Environmental Health Officers from Dacorum Borough Council placed tape around the band saw to prevent use and served a prohibition notice.

The…

Sarah started the discussion Luton Borough Council sentenced after a teacher was assaulted by a pupil in the forum Health and Safety Violations

Mon, 19 Oct 2020 13:29:35 +0100

Luton Borough Council sentenced after a teacher was assaulted by a pupil

On 17 June 2016, the assistant head teacher at Putteridge High School was called to deal with a disruptive pupil who was refusing to go into a detention room. After clearing the classroom of the other pupils, the pupil launched a sustained assault on the teacher, using a mobile phone and inflicting life changing injuries.

The Health and…

summer started the discussion Worker left with a serious hand injury whilst working on an unguarded machine in the forum Health and Safety Violations

Sat, 03 Oct 2020 17:53:42 +0100

Worker left with a serious hand injury whilst working on an unguarded machine

Emtelle UK Limited, a manufacturer of plastic tubing and blown fibre tubing for telecoms and water piping, has been fined after an employee suffered serious injuries to his left hand when it came into contact with the exposed clamp of a socket machine.

On 3 November 2016, an employee was working on a socket machine, building a pipe into a…

John Johnson started the discussion Employee arm was severed after opening a conveyor cover in the forum Health and Safety Violations

Sat, 03 Oct 2020 17:53:07 +0100

Employee arm was severed after opening a conveyor cover

An animal feed processing company has been fined following an incident where part of an employee’s arm was severed by a moving conveyor.

Chesterfield Justice Centre heard how, on 9 December 2018, the employee had opened the inspection hatch on a closed conveyor in order to clear a blockage at the site in Killamarsh, Derbyshire. The conveyor…

summer started the discussion Kent landlord sentenced after refusing to comply with enforcement notices in the forum Health and Safety Violations

Tue, 22 Sep 2020 15:56:58 +0100

Kent landlord sentenced after refusing to comply with enforcement notices

A mechanic and landlord based in Kent has been sentenced after refusing to comply with enforcement notices issued by the HSE and Kent Fire and Rescue Service to protect workers and tenants from injury.

The UK Health and Safety Executive inspectors were involved in a multi-agency intervention at the premises in September 2017 to protect…

Nino started the discussion Scaffolding company and director fined after a worker was fatally injured in the forum Health and Safety Violations

Sat, 19 Sep 2020 09:39:32 +0100

Scaffolding company and director fined after a worker was fatally injured

Wembley Scaffolding Services Limited has been fined following an incident where a worker fell five metres and suffered a fatal head injury. HSE adjudged that no suitable risk assessment was carried out prior to the incident.

On 16 February 2017, two operatives were dismantling a scaffold on Cricklewood Broadway, London, during this process…

Nino started the discussion High pressure 10-inch gas pipeline damaged during road works in Scotland in the forum Health and Safety Violations

Sat, 19 Sep 2020 09:26:23 +0100

High pressure 10-inch gas pipeline damaged during road works in Scotland

John Murphy and Sons Ltd has been sentenced for safety breaches after damaging a 10-inch gas pipeline whilst undertaking work to allow the widening of the M8 motorway.

Hamilton Sheriff Court heard that on 16 January 2014, during the course of the excavation works for the gas pipeline diversion, John Murphy and Sons Ltd hit the high…