Company and director fined after HSE inspectors find unusable toilet
A construction company and its director have been fined after they failed to provide suitable welfare facilities at a construction site...
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Fine after worker loses part of hand in machinery
West Yorkshire manufacturing company, Laxtons Limited, has been fined for safety breaches after a worker lost part of their hand in a...
Norwich care home fined £100,000 after resident fell
A care home has been fined £100,000 after a resident climbed out of a window and fell. The 70-year-old “overcame” a safety restrictor at...
Director convicted following work from height death
(Scotland) Kevin Bowie, sole director of Denny based Precision Decorating Services (Scotland) Ltd, has been given a Community Payback...
Health Board fined after patient death and Improvement Notice non-compliance
A Health Board has been fined following the death of a vulnerable patient who left a hospital ward unnoticed through an unsecured door....
Car company fined after employee crushed at work
A car manufacturing company has been fined after an employee became trapped and suffered crush injuries whilst unloading a chassis from a...
Scaffold safety rail gave way causing employee to fall
A shopfitting company has been fined after an employee suffered multiple fractures when he fell fifteen feet from scaffolding. On 24...
Sports nutrition supplier fined after worker loses fingers
A Liverpool sports nutrition product supplier has been fined after an employee had three fingers of their right hand severed whilst...
Contractors sentenced after employee breaks back in fall from height
A building contractor and a roofing contractor have been fined after an employee fell five metres from a first-floor extension, breaking...
RMT threatens strike action over legionella on trains
Last week, a rail union said it will consider strike action over the threat of “potentially lethal” legionella bacteria found on...
Utilities company fined after member of the public died following fall into excavation site
A utilities company has been fined after a member of the public suffered fatal injuries after falling into an excavation on a footpath....
Company fined after worker has arm amputated following entanglement in machine
Agricultural machines manufacturer Superior Machines Ltd was fined for safety breaches, after a 68-year-old worker suffered life...
Get Moving at Work
An information sheet from the European Agency from Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) outlines current health recommendations in the...
Returning to the Workplace
The CIPD has revised its guidance on planning an ongoing return to the workplace as lockdown restrictions ease. It is stressed that...
Director fined after young worker fell from height
Wayne McKnight (trading as RJE Construction) has been fined for safety breaches after a 17-year-old worker fell from a mezzanine floor to...
Work From Home Day: new laws needed to make flexible working patterns available for all workers
The 16th annual Work from Home Day was on 14 May. In previous years, the TUC has published detailed analysis showing homeworking trends....
Disinfecting Using Fog, Mist and Other Systems During the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic
The HSE has reviewed this guidance, which gives advice on systems used to disinfect premises during the pandemic. It explains the legal...
Making Your Workplace COVID-secure During the Coronavirus Pandemic
This HSE guidance has been reviewed. It is predominately for employers, but workers and the self-employed may also find it useful. It...
Woodworking company fined after worker suffered multiple leg injuries
On 24 July 2019, the 45-year-old worker had been unloading the bottom deck of the double deck articulated trailer, which was being used...
Manual Handling – Guide to Controlling the Risks
Manual handling is defined as the moving of loads and items by lifting, lowering, pushing, pulling or carrying, and it is carried out in...
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