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Posted 9 years ago
HSE statement: Alton Towers owners’ plead guilty to safety failings
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
Neil Craig, head of operations for HSE in the Midlands said: “We welcome the guilty plea entered by Merlin Attractions Operations Ltd. Merlin has acknowledged that it failed in its legal duty to protect people on the Smiler ride. “Those injured on 2 June last year had every right to expect a carefree and fun […]
Posted 9 years ago
Altrincham building contractor sentenced over block collapse and multiple unsafe working practices
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A Cheshire building company has been sentenced for safety failings at a building site in Altrincham where they were building residential houses and apartments. Altin Homes Limited was running the building works at the former petrol station on Woodlands Road, Altrincham, Cheshire. The company was in control of all construction works and acted as client […]
Posted 9 years ago
Suspended prison sentence following fraudulent gaswork
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A businessman formally based in Cornwall illegally carried out annual gas safety checks at tenanted properties despite not being a registered gas engineer. Sven Biesterfeldt, aged 41, who uses a number of other names including Tom Williams, potentially put tenant’s lives at risk by carrying out the safety checks and fraudulently filled out a landlord’s […]
Posted 9 years ago
Employer fined after employee falls through fragile roof
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
Phillip Posnett, a self employed business man has been fined after his employee fell through a fragile sky light on a farm building. Liverpool Magistrates’ Court heard how an employee of Mr Posnett, Ian Kirby, was replacing broken tiles on a roof. After completing the repair on the roof ridge, he stepped onto an adjacent […]
Posted 9 years ago
Torquay man put lives at risk through illegal gas work
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A pub worker has been sentenced for illegally installing gas pipework and a gas boiler at a flat in Torquay. Geoffrey Voss, aged 59, who works as a barman at a pub in Torquay, installed the gas pipework and gas boiler at a flat on Old Torwood Road, Torquay despite him holding no competencies in […]
Posted 9 years ago
Company fined after worker falls five metres from flat roof
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A signage company based in Sheffield, has been fined after a worker fell five metres from a flat roof. Chesterfield Magistrates’ Court heard how Warburton Signs Limited were contracted to erect a large sign to the gable end of an industrial building. Three fitters accessed a neighbouring flat roof to fit the sign when one […]
Posted 9 years ago
Young apprentice loses finger on rotary press
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
The owner of a business that manufactures specialist adhesive tape for industrial applications has been fined after a young apprentice lost his finger on a rotary die press. Nuneaton Magistrates’ Court heard how the 16-year-old apprentice was adjusting guides on a laminating head which is part of a rotary die press. Whilst making the adjustment […]
Posted 9 years ago
Construction company fined after worker injured falling through void
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A construction company based in Derbyshire has been fined after a worker was seriously injured when he fell through a void. Edinburgh Sheriff Court heard how a worker employed by a sub-contractor working for Bowmer and Kirkland Limited, was contracted to pour concrete onto the first floor of a building that was under construction at […]
Posted 9 years ago
Accrington landlord in Court for gas safety failing
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
An Accrington landlord has been sentenced to six months imprisonment after he ignored repeated warnings about arranging an annual gas safety check at a house in the town. The sentence was suspended for 12 months during this period he will be electronically tagged and will have to abide by a curfew between 7pm and 7am […]
Posted 9 years ago
Three companies fined for safety failings arising from two accidents
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
Two incidents at the Haverhill site of Jan Cavelle Furniture Company have led to three companies being fined for health and safety failings. Ipswich Crown Court heard how in the first instance an employee of the company sustained serious injuries when operating a biscuit cutter and the rotating blade made contact with his hand, cutting […]
Posted 9 years ago
Two companies fined after disturbing asbestos
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
Two companies have been fined after asbestos was disturbed during refurbishment work. Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard how two employees of 24-Hour Maintenance Services Limited disturbed asbestos insulating board (AIB) whilst they were doing refurbishment work at a former commercial premises undergoing conversion into flats, in Romford, London. An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive […]
Posted 9 years ago
Firm fined after forklift truck operator killed
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A large steel fabrication company based in North Yorkshire, has been fined after a forklift truck (FLT) operator was killed when the truck he was operating overturned. However, the offence to which the company pleaded guilty was not a significant cause of the fatal accident. Teesside Crown Court heard how 27-year-old Kelvin McGibbon was reversing the […]
Posted 9 years ago
Construction company sentenced
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A London based construction company has been fined for safety failings. Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard how RS Construction UK (London) Limited was working at a site on St Dionis Road, London which was inspected by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). The inspector found there was an excavation directly behind the front door, which was […]
Posted 9 years ago
Health and safety scientists given centre stage
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
HSE’s science experts driving future innovations that will keep us safer and healthier at work Over 850 science and engineering experts working in health and safety HSE’s Chief Scientific Adviser says ‘science helps us to enable a better working world’ At the heart of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) there is a breadth of […]
Posted 9 years ago
Hand entrapment to worker at food manufacturing company
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A food manufacturing firm was sentenced today for safety breaches after a worker suffered partial de-gloving of his hand. The worker had several fingers broken in an incident that happened in February 2015, when his hand was pulled into a pastry lid maker that had been modified to improve its operation, including removing parts of […]
Posted 9 years ago
Man sentenced after worker is fatally crushed in a trench
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A self-employed contractor has been fined after an employee was killed when the trench he was working in collapsed on him. Swansea Magistrates’ Court heard how William Ryan Evans was contracted to construct a drainage field comprising of infiltration pipes laid at the bottom of deep trenches. He employed two workers and a subcontractor excavator […]
Posted 9 years ago
Demolition Contractor sentenced over multiple safety failings
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A Hertfordshire based contractor has been found guilty for a series of safety failings across two separate sites. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) received a complaint in March 2014 from a member of the public living close to the former Chesham Community Hospital site in Buckinghamshire, concerning activities taking place on the premises. When […]
Posted 9 years ago
Plymouth plumber puts lives at risk with false gas safety checks
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A plumber arranged for fraudulent gas safety checks at landlords’ tenanted properties leaving a gas boiler in a dangerous state and putting the lives of the tenants at risk. Gary Lynch, aged 36, arranged for Neil Walker to undertake the landlords’ gas safety checks at tenanted properties on 14 separate occasions between February 2013 and […]
Posted 9 years ago
Diving contractor fined for safety failings
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A diving contractor from Johnstone, Renfrewshire, has been fined for safety failings in operations for shellfish diving. Campbell Sheriff Court heard how Douglas Cameron, a diving contractor on board the vessel ‘Ceanothus’ was collecting razor clams using electric fishing methods in Gigha Sound, near the island of Gigha, Argyll. The use of electrical fishing equipment […]
Posted 9 years ago
Plymouth landlord fined for endangering tenants
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
The landlord of a property in Plymouth risked the lives of his tenants through a dangerous gas boiler installed in the flat. Abdul Manik, 54, was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) at Plymouth Magistrates following an investigation. HSE began inquiries when Plymouth City Council alerted them to the lack of a gas […]
