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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 […]
Posted 7 years ago
Former bakery director sentenced after worker falls and dies
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
The ex-director of commercial bakery has been placed on a curfew after a vulnerable worker suffered fatal injuries in a fall. On 15 September 2017 Southwark Crown Court heard how Mr Ezat Mohammed Mohammed Shamselden, an Egyptian national, fell through a mezzanine floor ceiling while undertaking building repairs at a commercial bakery run by Mr […]
Posted 7 years ago
Manchester company fined over employer liability insurance
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A Manchester linen manufacturer has been fined for failing to provide Employers Liability (Compulsory) Insurance (ELCI). Following the receipt of an anonymous complaint in April 2017, an inspection was conducted at the site by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Manchester and Salford Magistrates Court heard that during the inspection it became clear that T […]
Posted 7 years ago
Roofing contractor given suspended prison sentence
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A roofing contractor has been sentenced today for safety breaches after workers were left at risk of falling from unprotected roof edges. The failures of C Smith Roofing were discovered by health and safety staff who could see unsafe scaffolding from their office window. Mr Smith was given an eight-month prison sentence suspended for two […]
Posted 7 years ago
Birmingham builder fined for unsafe gas work
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A builder has been fined after carrying out unsafe gas work at a property in Hall Green. Birmingham Magistrates’ Court heard how on 23 October 2016 Mark Titmus, trading as Titmus Builders, was contracted to build an extension to three sides of a property. During the work a gas boiler was moved and fitted with […]
Posted 8 years ago
Cornwall landlord fined after gas safety concerns
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A landlord from Cornwall has been fined after failing to maintain gas appliances at his rental properties on St Thomas Road, Launceston. Truro Crown Court heard how gas appliances in the two properties went unmaintained and were not inspected by a registered Gas Safe Register engineer. An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) […]
Posted 8 years ago
Building company fined after breaching gas safety laws
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A North West building firm and its director have been fined after a family of four were hospitalised due to exposure to carbon monoxide (CO) at their home. Manchester (Minshull Street) Crown Court heard that SJW Joinery & Building Ltd and director Simon Wiley had been contracted by the homeowners to carry out building work […]
Posted 8 years ago
Manufacturer sentenced after worker injured
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A supplier to the aerospace trade from Durham has been fined when an employee suffered serious leg injuries. Merthyr Magistrates’ Court heard how the CAV Aerospace Limited employee fell into the path of an advancing work platform at the company’s Llantrisant, Pontycun factory. The worker’s right leg was trapped and he was dragged along the […]
Posted 8 years ago
Bakery fined after the death of contractor
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A Hull based bakery has been fined today following the death of self-employed electrical contractor who died following a fall from height. Hull Crown Court heard how the worker was contracted to complete electrical work at Greencore Grocery Ltd site in Hull. In October 2013, the worker was wiring a motor situated above a machine […]
Posted 8 years ago
HSE encourages potato farmers across the UK to consider safety as it launches latest inspection initiative
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is reminding farmers who grow potatoes of the importance of managing risks to workers during the potato harvest as it launches its latest inspection initiative. HSE inspectors will be visiting farms across the country that grow, pick and process potatoes over the next few months to ensure risks during […]
Posted 8 years ago
Car repair company and director fined after breaching enforcement action
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A Rochdale based car repair company and director have been fined after failing to comply with Improvement Notices (IN) issued by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Manchester Magistrates’ Court heard that on 10 June 2016, Rochdale MOT Centre Limited and director, Nazar Hussain, failed to comply with three Improvement Notices that required the thorough […]
Posted 8 years ago
Company fined after death of worker using fork lift truck
Health and Safety Executive Press Releases 2015
A Derbyshire-based company has been fined after the death of a 19-year-old worker, when a fork lift truck (FLT) overturned at the company’s site in Chinley, Derbyshire. Manchester Crown Court (Minshull Street) heard how, on 10 February 2015, Ben Pallier-Singleton was driving a FLT during night time hours down a sloping roadway, when it overturned […]
