Health & Safety Matters

College fined for asbestos failings

NEWNHAM COLLEGE has been fined for failings that exposed employees and subcontractors to asbestos during refurbishment of a flat owned by the college.

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Carlisle company fined after customer fatally crushed

A CARLISLE auto-salvage company was fined after a customer was trapped and fatally crushed when a lift truck he had purchased was being loaded onto his own recovery vehicle.

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Agency worker severs fingers at printers

HARRIER LLC, a photo processing, printing and gift manufacturing business based in Newton Abbot has been sentenced after a worker suffered serious injuries when his hand was caught in machinery.

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Fine after steel cages fall on employee

A STEEL fabrication company has been fined after steel cages fell onto a worker’s leg, resulting in multiple fractures.

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Hotel fined for fire safety failures

A STRATFORD hotel and its owner have been ordered to pay a total of £45,000 for “serious and systemic” fire safety failures which “put staff and guests at risk”.

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Stagecoach fined £2.3million after fatal crash

A BUS company has been fined £2.3million for breaking health and safety laws prior to a crash in Coventry where two people died.

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Three firms fined following security guard’s death

THREE COMPANIES have been fined after a security guard was fatally injured when he was struck by an articulated vehicle.

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European study predicts future safety risks

A NEW report published by EU-OSHA has identified health and safety risks that workplaces will face by 2025 due to the introduction of new technologies.

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Pinsent Masons

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Courts prepare for barrage of ‘Guilty’ pleas after new sentencing guidelines published

International law firm Pinsent Masons has warned courts in England and Wales to prepare for a barrage of ‘guilty’ pleas in health and safety cases, following the publication of new sentencing guidelines.

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