newsFirm sentenced after worker’s leg injured by chainsaw
An East Kilbride firm has been fined for safety failings after a worker was injured when a chainsaw hit him on the leg as he slipped while felling trees.
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newsAutomated gate safety: who is responsible?
Ensuring the safety of automated gates must be a shared responsibility between building professionals, according to Health & Safety Executive inspector Stuart Charles.
newsFirm fined over lead poisoning
A Darwen-based scrap metal firm has been fined for health and safety failings after workers suffered from lead poisoning.
newsInjury and ill-health statistics highlight workplace dangers
Figures published today show that while Britain continues to be one of the safest places to work in Europe, too many workers are still being injured or made ill by work.
newsSouth London waste firm’s ‘dismal’ safety record
A waste firm in south-east London has been prosecuted after repeatedly putting its employees at risk of injury, or even death, from use of heavy machinery that was often left in a dangerous condition.
newsHSE carrying out unannounced inspections
HSE inspectors are carrying out unannounced visits to sites where refurbishment projects or repair works are taking place.
newsHSE: Wimbledon building firm risked workers’ lives
A construction company in South West London has been prosecuted for exposing its workforce to serious dangers on a building site in Holland Park.
newsSafety failings land scaffolding firm in court
A Carmarthenshire scaffolding company has been fined for safety failings that exposed workers to serious risks of injury from a fall.
newsFirms fined for exposing workers to lead
A Surrey-based civil engineering firm and a Hampshire fabrication company have been fined for exposing workers to lead during refurbishment work on the iconic Nab Tower in the Solent.
newsFuel firm fined after tanker explosion causes horrific burns
A national oil and environmental services company has been fined £25,000 after two workers were badly burned in a tanker explosion.
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