newsConstruction worker fell through empty stairwell
CONSTRUCTION COMPANY Rivergate Developments Ltd has been fined £20,000 after worker Nathan Howes fell 2.7 metres through an open stairwell.
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newsAgency worker sustains life-changing injuries
A DISTRIBUTION company based in Warrington has today been sentenced after an agency worker sustained serious, life-changing injuries whilst working in Cheltenham.
newsJob-related stress higher in teachers
A NEW report by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) looking at the issues facing the teacher workforce in England shows that job-related stress is higher among teachers than other professionals.
newsPassports to help disabled people at work
GMB AND the TUC have launched a new disability passport to help the nearly 1 million (946,010) disabled people who fall out of work or switch employers each year to get the support they need.
newsCompany fined after construction worker dies
A CIVIL engineering contractor has been fined after an employee of Balfour Beatty Group Employment Limited was fatally injured when he was struck on the body by a wheeled excavator.
newsMental health centre for service personnel
A WORLD-class centre for the treatment of mental injuries suffered by Service personnel should be established in the next 12-18 months, says a new Report by the House of Commons Defence Committee, if veterans and their families are to receive the provision and support promised in the Armed Forces Covenant.
newsUnregistered gas fitter fined
A SELF-employed drainage contractor has been sentenced after conducting gas work he was not registered or competent to do and leaving it in a dangerous condition.
newsManufacturer failed to protect workers from asbestos
A FURNITURE manufacturing company, Godfrey-Syrett Limited (in administration), was sentenced for failing to prevent exposure to asbestos at its factory in Killingworth, Newcastle upon Tyne.
newsCompanies fined after paper mill fatality
TWO COMPANIES have been fined after a worker suffered fatal crush injuries when he was struck by a shovel loader.
newsSafety & Health Excellence Awards shortlist revealed
THE SHORTLIST for the Safety and Health Excellence Awards has been announced following a record number of entries.
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