newsCompany and workers sentenced after electric shock incident
A CONSTRUCTION company and two workers have been sentenced after a worker suffered an electric shock while working on a farm.
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news£600k fine after repeated fire risk failings
A BUILDING contractor has been fined £600k and its director has been ordered to complete 100 hours of unpaid work and fined £4,200 following serious and repeated failings in managing the risk of fire during work at a construction site.
newsSurvey reveals fire door knowledge gaps
DO YOU know how many fire doors your business has? Rather shockingly, according to a 2022 survey by Peninsula, one-quarter of businesses don’t actually know.
newsWorker falls through petrol station canopy
A TYNE and Wear engineering company has been fined £20,000 after a worker fractured his pelvis and suffered internal injuries after falling through a petrol station forecourt canopy.
newsCornwall skip hire boss ordered to pay £237k
CRAIG HUTTON of Skip It was convicted of operating the business without environmental permits.
productYour guide to fire stopping installation
INDOOR FIRE can become seriously dangerous very quickly. With the proper fire stopping safety measures in place, you can limit the spread of fire, allowing time for a safe evacuation. Without them, however, a fire can grow into an out-of-control blaze, says London Fire Solutions.
newsWater company hit with combined £871k fine
ANGLICAN WATER admits causing separate pollution incidents in Cambridgeshire, Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire.
newsWorker died after falling into hot water
A CATERING equipment cleaning company has been fined £200,000 after a worker died after falling into a tank of hot water.
news£440k fine after security guard injured
A MEAT production company has been fined £440,000 after a security guard at an abattoir was seriously injured by a vehicle passing through the site gate.
newsHotel owner left ‘safety to chance’
A HOTEL owner has been ordered to pay £50,000 after he continued to take guests despite being issued with a prohibition notice for serious fire safety failings. He also received custodial sentences, suspended for two years.
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