newsEmployee died from crushing injuries at Gloucester works yard
Gloucester-based contractor Complete Utilities has been prosecuted for safety failings after an employee died from crushing injuries sustained at work.
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newsKent company in court after repeating safety offence
A Kent firm that makes safety surfaces for playgrounds has been fined after it failed to heed warnings from safety experts to properly guard dangerous machinery.
newsFirm fined after apprentice hit by pressurised hose
An Aberdeenshire firm has been prosecuted for safety failings after a young apprentice was injured when he was struck on the back by a pressurised hose.
newsRecycling firm sentenced over forklift death
A recycling company has been fined £180,000 after a worker was killed on his first day at work when the forklift truck he was driving overturned.
newsMaidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust fined £180,000 after patient suffers debilitating burns from super-heated mattress
A sedated patient suffered a debilitating injury when a saline bag caused a warming mattress to reach temperatures high enough to cause full thickness burns, a court has heard.
newsRecycling giant fined £150k for worker’s death
A global metal recycling company has been fined £150,000 for safety failings after a worker was killed when part of a 33-tonne metal barge he was dismantling collapsed on top of him.
newsHSE calls for new year resolution on health and safety blame game
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) wants businesses that provide customer service to turn over a new leaf and stop blaming health and safety for poor or over-the-top decisions.
newsNew year gong for HSE deputy
The Health and Safety Executive’s deputy chief executive Kevin Myers has been recognised in 2015’s New Year’s Honours list.
newsEssex construction firm in court for health and safety breach
An Essex construction firm has been fined for failing to provide adequate sanitation facilities for its workers.
news£150,000 fine for Chessington over youngster’s severe injuries
Chessington World of Adventures has been sentenced for safety failings that led to a four year old girl suffering life changing head injuries when she fell from a raised walkway while queuing for a ride.
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