newsBusinessman fined for asbestos failure in industrial building
A businessman allowed the spread of asbestos in an industrial building by not employing licensed contractors to remove the potentially deadly material, a court has heard.
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newsFirm in court after worker loses arm
A Powys firm has been fined for serious safety failings after a woodworker had his right arm severed while clearing sawdust from underneath a circular saw.
newsCare home owner in court over death of vulnerable resident
The owner of a Leicester care home has been fined £100,000 after a vulnerable 85 year old resident died from serious burns.
newsFirm in court after worker paralysed in roof fall
An East Lothian firm has been fined for serious safety failings after a worker was left paralysed when he fell almost four metres through a fragile rooflight.
newsFurniture company prosecuted over worker’s injury
A Rutland company which manufactures children’s bedroom furniture has been fined after a machine operator suffered serious hand injuries in a makeshift vacuum cleaner.
newsGateshead firm fined after roof blown off in high winds
A Gateshead firm has been prosecuted for safety failings after the roof of a temporary extension at Lynemouth Power Station was blown off in high winds – putting workers and others delivering coal to the site at risk.
newsLandlord convicted for gas safety dangers
A Harrow based landlord has been given a suspended jail sentence and fined £10,000 for putting his tenants’ lives in danger by carrying out illegal gas work at the flats he rented.
newsStuart Pearce blows whistle on dangers of asbestos
England football star Stuart Pearce has spoken out on the dangers of asbestos after revealing he could have breathed in the deadly dust while working part time as an electrician during his early football career.
newsConstruction giant and subcontractor in court after metal frame collapsed
A leading construction firm and a concrete contractor have been fined after a metal frame collapsed at a site in Birmingham, knocking two workers from scissor lift platforms.
newsBuilding firm sentenced for corporate manslaughter
A building firm and its owner have been sentenced at Preston Crown Court, following an incident in 2011 where a man died as a result of falling through a roof.
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