Chemical company LMA Services Ltd has been sentenced for safety breaches after a fire which quickly took hold of buildings and storage areas at the site. Leeds Magistrates’ Court heard that on 30 June 2016, the fire started during a chemical dispensing operation in a...
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Metal fabrication company fined for failing to comply with improvement notices
A Lincolnshire metal fabrication company has been fined for not complying with three improvement notices issued by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Boston Magistrates’ Court heard that, in December 2018, W S Barrett & Son Limited was issued with three...
Industrial roof and cladding company fined after self-employed workers suffer burn injuries
A company has been fined after failing to protect its self-employed workers from the risk of a cable strike explosion or electrocution whilst carrying out repairs at AVL Powertrain, Viggen Way, Coventry. Coventry Magistrates’ Court heard that on 28 November 2018, two...
Brexit No-deal guidance
See recommendations from HSE. Your duties to protect the health and safety of people affected by your work will not change with Brexit. Our guidance, health and safety made simple: the basics for your business, will help you to comply with the law. We have...
Company director sentenced after repeated serious safety failings
The director of a waste transfer company was found guilty and banned from being a company director after knowingly exposing employees to serious unsafe working conditions. Preston Crown Court heard that, in November 2018, despite a conviction for transport related...
Painting and decorating employer sentenced after worker is seriously injured falling from height
A Northamptonshire painting and decorating employer has been sentenced after an employee sustained serious, life changing injuries after falling from height. Wellingborough Magistrates’ Court heard that, on 7 August 2018, an employee of Ian Ramsay was severely injured...
Construction company fined after carpenter injured in fall from height
A Hitchin-based construction company has been sentenced after a carpenter sustained nerve and tissue damage to his lower back after a fall from height. Luton Magistrates’ Court heard on 2 May 2017, the employee was working for and under the control of MP Building...
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Your duties to protect the health and safety of people affected by your work will not change with Brexit. HSE guidance, health and safety made simple: the basics for your business, will help you to comply with the law. See...
Latest fatality statistics from HSE for fall
Falling from height remains biggest cause of workplace fatalities Falling from height remains the single biggest cause of fatal accidents in UK workplaces, according to new figures released by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) this week. In the past year alone, 40...
Fall from a scaffold tower
We were sorry to hear of a terrible accident involving a fall from a scaffold tower in Reading in December 2016 that left a man with life-changing injuries. Samuel Goemans suffered a serious head injury in the fall which led to him experiencing long term brain and...