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Posted 7 years ago
Company fined after employee suffers serious burn injuries
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A liquified petroleum gas (LPG) service provider has been fined after a worker suffered serious burn injuries when an LPG vessel ignited. Worcester Magistrates’ Court heard that on 8 June 2016 an unsecured LPG vessel that an employee was manoeuvring struck another vessel, resulting in the release of LPG at high pressure which then ignited. […]
Posted 7 years ago
Kitchen-fitting company fined after worker injured
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A kitchen-fitting firm has been fined after an employee’s fingers were severed whilst using an unguarded circular saw. Liverpool Magistrates’ Court heard how, on the 27th June 2016, an apprentice of Kitchencraft (Wirral) Limited was working unsupervised on an unguarded table saw when his left hand came into contact with the blade. The apprentice suffered […]
Posted 7 years ago
Council fined after worker diagnosed with HAVS
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
Wrexham County Borough Council has been fined after a 57-year old man was diagnosed with Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS). Wrexham Magistrates’ Court heard how the employee of the council’s StreetScene department had been diagnosed with HAVS in September 2015. An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found the council failed to address […]
Posted 7 years ago
HSE launches second phase of construction inspection campaign
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
Construction projects across Britain are being urged to act now to ensure the health and safety of their workers is protected as the second phase of a targeted inspection initiative gets underway today. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) says 43 workers were fatally injured in 2015/16, and an estimated ten times that number died […]
Posted 7 years ago
Waste processing company and director fined after worker’s death
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A North West based waste processing company, and its managing director, have been fined after a worker was crushed to death. Liverpool Crown Court heard how, on 1 March 2016, Fresco Environmental Limited employee, Kevin Wright, was processing waste carpet to be re-baled when one of the bales fell from a stack onto him, causing […]
Posted 7 years ago
Company and directors fined after multiple safety failings
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A recycling company and its two directors have been prosecuted after multiple safety failings. Northampton Crown Court heard how Monoworld Recycling had failed to manage risks when its staff worked at height, failed to suitably maintain work equipment and failed to control risks from electrical systems. After several visits from the Health and Safety Executive […]
Posted 7 years ago
Pembrokeshire businesses benefit from PEEP
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
Pembrokeshire healthcare businesses enjoyed a free training session to help them understand and manage workplace health, safety and wellbeing for workers. Now in its third year, The Pembrokeshire Employers’ Engagement Project (PEEP) this year focused on the care sector in Pembrokeshire with a training day and inspection intervention programme. Local healthcare businesses were invited to […]
Posted 7 years ago
Bridgend businesses benefit from BEEP
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
Local businesses enjoyed a free business forum to help them understand and manage workplace health, safety and wellbeing for workers. The Bridgend Employers’ Engagement Project (BEEP) event followed information gathering visits to more than 370 businesses on Bridgend’s industrial estates by officers from Shared Regulatory Services, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and Healthy Working […]
Posted 7 years ago
Construction company and project manager fined after multiple safety failings
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A London-based construction company and project manager have been fined for repeatedly failing to manage and control multiple risks. Reading Magistrates’ Court heard how, after concerns were raised by both workers and members of the public, HSE inspectors made a number of visits during 2015 to two project sites where In House Design & Build […]
Posted 7 years ago
Company fined after worker suffers hand injuries
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A Preston based company has been fined after 59-year old Kevin Hebblethwaite suffered serious hand injuries in a machinery incident. Preston Magistrates’ Court heard that Mr Hebblethwaite was employed as a mill operative for Bowland Country Feeds Limited (BCFL). On the 16 February 2016, Mr Hebblethwaite was carrying out a work related activity when his […]
Posted 7 years ago
Company fined after chemical explosion
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
An oil storage company has been fined after contractors cut into a sealed pipe causing a tank to explode. Liverpool Crown Court heard that on 19 January 2015 contractors of ESL Fuels Ltd cut into a sealed pipe using a grinder. The pipe, which was attached to a vessel, was being used as part of […]
Posted 7 years ago
Company fined after chemical incident
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
An oil storage company has been fined after contractors cut into a sealed pipe causing an explosion inside a tank. Liverpool Crown Court heard that on 19 January 2015, contractors of ESL Fuels Ltd cut into a sealed pipe using a grinder. The pipe, which was attached to a tank, was being used as part […]
Posted 7 years ago
Waste and recycling industry being told to clean up by regulator
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
Companies and people working in the waste and recycling industry are being told they must pay closer attention to how they manage workplace risk or face serious penalties. The Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) programme of proactive inspections will review health and safety standards in waste and recycling businesses across the country, and the industry […]
Posted 7 years ago
Waste removal contractor fined after asbestos concerns
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A waste removal contractor from Bridgend has been sentenced after undertaking asbestos removal work at two locations without being licensed to do so. Swansea Magistrates’ Court heard how, on two occasions 1 September and 7 November 2016 Mark John Gibson, who advertised as an asbestos removal service, was contracted to remove asbestos containing materials from […]
Posted 7 years ago
Scaffold Inspectors prosecuted after worker falls from height
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
Two scaffold Inspectors have been prosecuted after a worker fell through a gap between the scaffolding and the building, resulting in serious injuries. Greater Manchester Magistrates’ Court heard how on 26th March 2014, the 49-year old worker was working on a re-roofing project. As he stepped down from the untiled roof onto a fixed scaffold, […]
Posted 7 years ago
Company fined after worker’s hand crushed in machinery
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A food seasoning manufacturer has been fined after an agency worker suffered serious hand injuries. Northampton Magistrates’ Court heard how the xx-year old man, working at Symrise Ltd in Corby was cleaning near the screw conveyor machine, when he tripped and his finger came into contact with the moving parts of the machine. The worker […]
Posted 7 years ago
Company fined after worker suffers crush injuries
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A Wolverhampton based company, Sterry Lane Limited, trading as LPD Demolition, has been fined after a 39-year old-employee was crushed by a reversing excavator. Newcastle under Lyme Magistrates’ Court heard that on 3 May 2016 employees of Sterry Lane Limited, had been contracted to complete demolition work on a site in Stafford. The employees were […]
Posted 7 years ago
Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust pleads guilty following HSE prosecution
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
Before Banbury Magistrates’ Court, Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust pleaded guilty to a charge under Section 3 (1) of the Health and Safety at Work Etc Act 1974. This follows the death of 18-year-old Connor Sparrowhawk at the Slade House facility, Oxford on 4 July 2013. This prosecution has been brought by the Health and […]
Posted 7 years ago
Not enough being done to tackle work-related ill-health, say GB’s business leaders
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
Almost half of Britain’s industry leaders do not feel enough is being done across industry to tackle cases of work-related ill-health, according to new research from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). The research also found more than two-fifths of businesses are reporting a rise in cases of long-term ill-health with the majority (80%) stating […]
Posted 7 years ago
Company fined after worker fatally crushed by fork lift truck
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
Lincolnshire based firm Vacu-Lug Traction Tyres Limited has been fined after a worker died when the fork lift truck he was driving overturned at the company base in Grantham. Lincoln Crown Court heard the worker was transporting tyres on 30 July 2014 when the fork lift ran over a loose tyre in the road. He […]
