newsDevelopment company guilty of repeated safety breaches
A development company has been sentenced for breaches of the Work at Height Regulations.
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newsShropshire fuel firm fined £20,000
A fuel supply business has been sentenced after one of its workers was injured after being struck by a vehicle in a works yard.
blogRed light for red tape
Flying in the face of almost every pollsters’ forecasts the Conservative Party defied the odds by winning an overall majority of seats in the Commons.
newsLondon council in court after decade of ignoring asbestos risks
Waltham Forest borough council has been fined after it exposed members of staff and visiting contractors to the potentially lethal dangers of asbestos, which it knew to be present in the Town Hall basement.
newsDangerous work at height leads to fine
A property company has been fined after workers were found working dangerously at height while demolishing buildings in Lancashire.
newsNew chairman for the Ladder Association
Martin Brooke, sales director at Nottingham-based Bratts Ladders, is the new chairman of the Ladder Association.
productAnsell to acquire Microgard
Ansell, a global specialist in protection solutions, has reached an agreement to acquire Microgard, a protective clothing manufacturer with headquarters in the UK, for a total consideration of £59million (subject to usual closing adjustments).
newsManufacturer in court after worker loses arm
An animal feed supplement manufacturer has been fined for serious safety failings after a worker lost his arm after it was pulled into machinery.
newsCompany fined £140,000 after death of worker crushed under forklift truck
A Leicestershire aluminium fabricator has been sentenced after a worker was crushed under a lifting truck which tipped over while lifting extruder dies from storage racks.
productDouble gold again
Bureau Veritas UK, a leading provider of testing, inspection and certification services, has been awarded two gold awards for the third year running in the RoSPA Occupational Health and Safety Awards.
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