Fine for two companies following asbestos investigation in Surrey
Two companies have been fined after unsafe asbestos work was carried out on a property in Leatherhead, Surrey.
Electricity supplier fined after workers death
Electricity North West Ltd has been fined £900,000 after a worker died from falling six metres while carrying out routine maintenance of power lines.
Construction company fined after worker loses fingers
Coldmac Limited has been fined after one of its workers suffered life changing injuries to his hand which required surgical intervention.
Laing O’Rourke fined £800,000 after worker fatally crushed at Heathrow Airport
A construction firm has been sentenced following the death of Philip Griffiths at Heathrow Airport in October 2014.
Roofing companies fined after worker fell through skylight
Two roofing companies have been fined after a worker fell nine metres through a skylight onto concrete flooring below.
Principal contractor fined for safety failings
A London based construction company has been fined for safety failings after complaints from the public
Recycling company fined after worker crushed
Arrow Recycling Ltd has been fined after a worker was left fighting for his life after being crushed by about 400kg of cardboard.
Electrical appliance company fined after worker’s death
Whirlpool UK Appliances Limited has today been fined after a self-employed contractor fell from a mobile elevated work platform (MEWP) and later died from his injuries.
Partnership fined following death of long-serving farm manager
A farming partnership has been fined £60,000 following the death of a farm manager in Staffordshire.
Suspended prison sentence for Plymouth man undertaking illegal gas work at tenanted property
An unregistered gas fitter has been sentenced for illegally carrying out gas safety work at a rented house.
Trailer firm fined after worker injured between vehicles
A Bedfordshire trailer firm has been sentenced after an employee suffered crush injuries when he was trapped between a lorry’s cab and a trailer.
Health and safety events focus on sectors
Great Britain’s independent safety and health regulator is holding a series of events across the country to look at what businesses can do to look after people at work.
Paper recycling company fined after worker’s death
Recycle Paper UK Ltd has been fined after a worker was thrown from a fork lift truck and died as a result of the injuries he sustained
Firm fined after worker injured when pipe fell into trench and struck him
An Essex company who are specialists in gas infrastructure have been fined after an employee suffered serious injury when a pipe fell into the trench he was working in and struck him.
Engineering firm fined after worker crushed in machinery
Moy Park Ltd has been fined after a worker was injured at the company’s site in Anwick near Sleaford, Lincolnshire
Company fined after worker suffers hand injuries
PD Lift Services Limited has been fined £36,000 after a worker lost his thumb while working on passenger lifts in north London.
Bakers fined after workers suffer hand injuries
Penrith based bakery Bells of Lazonby Limited has been fined after two workers suffered hand injuries while operating machinery on site.
Manchester Hostel owners sentenced over asbestos failings
Two family run companies have been fined after admitting health and safety failings at a site in Manchester, where they were carrying out a basement conversion.
Electrician fined after apprentice left with life changing injuries
A Birmingham electrician has been ordered to carry out unpaid work in the community after his trainee fell three and a half metres through a plasterboard ceiling.
Company sentenced after worker loses finger in machinery
A cable manufacturing company has been sentenced today for safety breaches after a worker suffered the loss of his left little finger.
South Devon engineer sentenced for unregistered gas work
An unregistered plumber has been sentenced after conducting gas work and leaving it in a dangerous state.
Two construction companies fined after worker electrocuted
BAM Construction Limited and Shoreland Projects Limited have been fined after a man suffered multiple life changing injuries including severe burns to his neck.
Haulage company fined after worker crushed
Bryan Alexander Ltd has been fined after one its workers was crushed by a hydraulic extension on one of its vehicles on the roadside in Plymouth.
Essar Oil UK Limited fined after explosion at Ellesmere Port refinery
An oil company has been fined £1.65m following an explosion at its Stanlow refinery in Ellesmere Port.
Engineering company fined after worker crushed
Multi-Stroke Ltd has been fined after a worker’s left hand was crushed, causing him to lose his thumb, index and middle fingers