newsPlumbers in court over illegal gas work in Essex
One plumber has been sentenced to 200 hours unpaid community service and another has been fined, over illegal gas work that put lives in danger at a hotel in Sawbridgeworth.
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newsFirm in court after man died in roof fall
An Aberdeenshire business has been fined for serious safety failings after a man died when he fell more than five metres through a fragile roof.
newsFarm worker’s death leads to prosecution over exposure to toxic gases
A Dorset farm owner and his two businesses have been fined for serious safety failings after a 29 year-old worker died following exposure to toxic gases.
newsFirm fined after worker seriously injured in scaffold fall
An Aberdeen-based building and joinery firm has been sentenced after a worker suffered serious injuries when he fell three metres from scaffolding that he was dismantling.
newsEngineering firm in court after worker crushed by two-tonne frame
A Cumbrian engineering firm has been fined £12,000 after a worker suffered severe injuries when he was struck by a metal frame, weighing nearly two tonnes.
newsLondon basement projects face safety scrutiny
A two-day inspection initiative of basement projects in high-value London boroughs is to be carried out by the Health and Safety Executive from 9 March.
newsCompany sentenced for Tower Bridge lift fall
A lift company has been ordered to pay £100,000 in fines and costs after terrified tourists were left with broken legs and ankles when a Tower Bridge lift fell several metres into a service pit because a vital mechanism failed.
newsRoofing company fined after worker’s death
A Northamptonshire roofing firm has been sentenced for serious safety failings, which emerged when a worker died after falling through a rooflight.
newsKent firm in court after employee severs toes
An engineering firm in Sheerness has been fined after a 20 year old worker was left disabled when a metal sheet landed on his feet, severing three toes from one and breaking all the toes on the other.
newsWaste company in court over worker’s death
A waste management company has been ordered to pay a total of £265,000, for safety failings after a worker was killed when he was struck by a vehicle at a Watford waste transfer station.
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