Legal
Tragic Case Highlights Farm Risks
A sad story from the HSE this week. The mother of a four-year-old boy who fell from a farm vehicle and was run over sustaining fatal injuries has called for a change in attitude in […]
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Company Fined After Fall From Walkway
Latest case report from the HSE; A company has been fined after an electrician died in fall of approximately eight metres when an access panel on the raised walkway of an overhead crane gave way […]
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No Excuse For Poor Record Keeping on Gas Safety
Latest update from the HSE; Northern Gas Networks Ltd were sentenced recently for safety breaches after a fire and gas explosion at residential premises in Mirfield resulted in the death of the homeowner. Leeds Crown […]
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Company Fined 80K After Construction Site Incident
The latest case from the HSE; A company has been sentenced after an employee of a Powys construction company was fatally injured in Liverpool when he fell six metres through a roof whilst working on […]
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365K Fine For Northumbrian Water, After Worker Injured
The latest from the HSE; A contractor and a water management company have been fined after a worker was injured when he was hit by a 1.5 tonne water valve. Newcastle upon Tyne Magistrates’ Court […]
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HSE Report 2020/21: 32% Increase In Fatal Workplace Accidents
The HSE has published its annual report for 2020/21, looking at workplace illness, injury and fatal accidents. Most self diagnosed sickness and stress related absences were in the public sector. The top employment sectors for […]
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Company Ignored 10 Enforcement Notices From HSE
The latest from the HSE press office, featuring another company that places employees at risk; A company based in Knowsley which manufactures perimeter protection products has been fined after repeated breaches of health and safety […]
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Wind Farm Security Guard Died After Catalogue of Failures
You would think that a windfarm would have high standards of employee care and religiously check the ESG credentials of contractors. This latest case from the HSE is a sorry tale of poor planning for […]