Health & Safety – Hotel fined following fall from height
In July 2015, Royal Air Force officer Sergeant Chris James had been at the White Lion hotel in Worcestershire attending a wedding reception. In the early hours of the morning he was found on the pavement outside the hotel following… Health & Safety – Construction site death
In January 2015 John Philbin, 83, died on the construction site of the Chapel Level residential development after falling into a flooded excavation. The construction site was closed for the holidays at the time.
Mr Philbin had been reported as… Health & Safety – Company fined following lathe accident
An engineering company based in Wakefield have been fined £5,000 with £2,763.40 costs following a worker injuring their hand on a lathe.
Hallamshire Engineering Service Ltd offer design, engineering, manufacturing and development capability and specialise in conveyor pulleys, hard facing… Health & Safety – Company fined following fall through roof
McKeown Groundworks Limited, based in Stranraer, plead guilty to breaching Regulation 4 of the Work at Height Regulations 2015 following an accident on one of their jobs. The case was heard by Sheriff Kenneth Robb in Stranraer Sheriff Court who… Health & Safety – Company fined in caustic soda accident
On the 3rd January this year, Newcastle Crown Court heard a case where two employees had received serious burns whilst cleaning a pipe system.
The employees worked for PSL Worldwide Projects Ltd, an engineering company who are now in liquidation,… Health & Safety – HSE move on stress at work
The Health and Work strategy was launched in December 2016 with the aim to tackle stress in the health and education sectors. The focus of this strategy was not solely on stress, but included musculoskeletal disorders which along with stress… Health & Safety – Company fined after accident on shop floor
Ms Collins, a student who was working part time in a Wilko store in Leicester, has been left paralysed due to severe spinal injuries caused when a metal cage full of paint tins fell on her on the shop floor.… Health & Safety – Company director jailed
Company director jailed following second fatality
Mr Thelwall, company director of Thorn Warehousing Ltd, has been jailed following the second workplace fatality to happen under his directorship. The first fatality happened in 2010 when an employee was crushed in a… Health & Safety – £1.8 million fine after Legionella failure
G4S Cash Solutions has been fined £1.8 million after failing to reduce the risk of Legionnaires’ disease from its water systems.
G4S are the largest secure solutions company in the world, and G4S Cash Solutions (UK) provide secure cash management… Health & Safety – Care home owners fined
Care home owners fined £380k following fire
Care Home owners Shaftesbury Care Group Ltd have been sentenced following five breaches of fire safety regulations at Donwell House Care Home in Washington.
The fire destroyed a bedroom, damaged a corridor and…