newsSchool fined after pupil paralysed when swing collapsed
A Hertfordshire school firm has been fined for safety failings after a pupil suffered permanent paralysis when a swing collapsed.
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newsFirm sentenced after worker loses hand in machine
A Manchester waste plastic recycling firm has been fined after an employee’s hand was severed when dragged into a granulator machine.
newsWorker seriously injured in silo incident
A wheat and barley blending plant has been fined after a worker was seriously injured whilst unblocking wheat in a silo.
newsJohnson Controls and Tyco merge
Johnson Controls and Tyco have announced that both companies are to merge and that the new organisation will be renamed Johnson Controls PLC.
blogNew workplace sentencing guidelines a wake-up call for fleets
New guidelines for sentences imposed on companies for health and safety offences in the workplace, including corporate manslaughter should serve as a serious wake-up call for companies operating company vehicles.
productNew hires for the new year
Hertfordshire-based Bonasystems, a specialist in floorcare chemical products and services, has re-organised and expanded its sales team to provide a greater regional presence to clients and boost market share in its target markets.
newsChemical company fined for dangerous gas release
Multinational chemical producer, Solvay Solutions UK, has been fined after a dangerous gas was released into the atmosphere causing disruption to the M5 and thousands of homes nearby.
newsFuel giant sentenced over offshore platform gas releases
One of the world’s largest oil and gas exploration and production companies has been fined after gas leaks on a gas platform off the Lincolnshire coast put workers’ lives in danger.
newsManufacturing company and director fined for safety failings
A manufacturing company based in Shrewsbury and its director have been fined after an empty 45 gallon steel drum once containing flammable liquid caught fire and exploded when being cut in half.
newsPlumber left illegal gas work in a dangerous state
An Exeter plumber left a gas meter and gas pipe in a dangerous state in a customer’s home after he had undertaken unregistered gas work.
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