HSE eBulletin service Press Releases Update for the Week Ending 04.11.2016

Added: 01.11.2016

Bolton night club owner fined over asbestos exposure

A Bolton night club owner has been sentenced after admitting a failure to carry out a survey for asbestos before starting on the refurbishment of a local night club.

Added: 04.11.2016

Worker dies when temporary platform collapses

A worker died and two others were badly injured at a construction site in Putney, when a temporary platform collapsed.

Plastics processing company fined for safety failings

A Liverpool plastic processing and reprocessing company has been fined after a worker suffered serious injuries when his arm was caught in a machine.

Worker seriously injured in mobile platform fall

A Buckinghamshire waste equipment maintenance firm has been fined after a worker suffered serious head injuries when a mobile elevating work platform (MEWP) overturned.

Farming and drilling contractors fined after mast strikes power line

Two Norfolk-based companies have been fined after a worker suffered life-changing injuries following an overhead power line strike.

Recycling firm fined after worker injured in shredder

A Kent based recycling company has been fined after a worker was injured whilst repairing a shredder.

Environmental Services firm fined over electrocution of worker

A company providing environmental services has been prosecuted after a worker was killed during asbestos removal work at a Welsh High school.

Testing Services firm fined over worker’s CO death

A Nottingham based company has been fined after a worker died from carbon monoxide poisoning while using an accommodation unit.

Council and contractors fined after man dies and another seriously injured in road works

Liverpool City Council and two of its contractors have been prosecuted following two separate incidents involving road works on a busy city centre road.

London garage owner sentenced for health and safety failings

A garage owner in Seven Sisters, North London, has been fined for several health and safety breaches after a worker was attacked by a guard dog.