newsSteel firm fined over death at foundry
A steel foundry has been sentenced after a South Yorkshire worker was killed when he was struck in the face by a shard from an abrasive disc that exploded from a hand-held grinding machine.
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newsBedford company fined after teenage trainee engineer lost his life
Grundfos Pumps, Leighton Buzzard, Bedford, pleaded guilty to safety failings after a trainee design engineer lost his life.
newsFirm sentenced after worker hit by tractor
A Carlisle man suffered serious injuries when he was run over by the cab of an articulated lorry in a haulage yard where he worked at Stainton, near Penrith.
productThorough Examination pioneer recognised
At its Annual Awards for Excellence, the Fork Lift Truck Association (FLTA) has awarded its prestigious ‘Services to the Industry Award’ to Chas Day of Consolidated Fork Truck Services (CFTS).
newsHealth and safety prosecution of restaurant owner
On Friday 15 May, Mr Wen Qaing Cai, the former owner of China House Restaurant in Aqueduct Street, Preston, was sentenced to four concurrent terms of six months in prison, which were suspended for 12 months.
newsCourt fines medical firm after two workers injured
A medical equipment manufacturer has been fined after two workers were injured by dangerous parts of machinery in separate incidents at its premises in West Sussex.
newsDevelopment company guilty of repeated safety breaches
A development company has been sentenced for breaches of the Work at Height Regulations.
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.
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