newsScenery collapse turns into drama for worker
A specialist company that makes scenery for London’s theatres and international fashion shows has been prosecuted after a carpenter was struck by a falling piece of a mock log cabin set.
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newsSchool and glass contractor fined for asbestos failings
A Birmingham academy and a glass company have been fined for failing to properly manage refurbishment works and exposing workers to asbestos.
newsLondoners experience most bogus ‘elf & safety’ excuses, analysis says
More people in London and the South East have reported ill-founded health and safety excuses than any other part of the UK, new analysis shows.
newsFirm fined for guarding failings after scraper bar crushes worker
A Dumfries wood machining company has been fined for serious safety failings that left a worker fighting for his life in hospital.
newsHSE updates advice on controlling legionella bacteria in water systems
Health and safety information on managing and controlling legionella bacteria in water systems has been updated and clarified.
newsCastleford worker fears for future after losing fingers in machinery
A worker had two fingers pulled from their sockets as he cleaned a silo because of a badly-guarded machine, a court has been told.
newsTimber firm fined after worker’s fingers severed
A Lincolnshire timber company has been fined after an employee severed three fingers in an unguarded roller conveyor.
newsFirm sentenced after worker loses leg in fish tank fall
A Manchester firm has been ordered to pay nearly £90,000 in fines and costs after an employee was crushed by a giant fish tank that toppled off a forklift truck.
newsWest Yorkshire firm neglected safety for staff
A Leeds-based company has been fined after it ignored health and safety regulations over several years, leaving several employees with disabling vibration-related disease.
newsNorthamptonshire firm prosecuted after scaffold collapse
Northamptonshire shoppers were forced to run for safety as a scaffold collapsed and fell some 20 metres towards them, a court has heard.
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