Tram company fined for crossing death
A TRAM company has been fined £240,000 following the tragic death of a 53-year-old pedestrian.
A TRAM company has been fined £240,000 following the tragic death of a 53-year-old pedestrian.
GUARANTEEING ELECTRICAL safety around industrial sites is essential. Additionally, valuable production time is often lost when power to equipment has failed, or switchgear requires a reset after an overload.
FOLLOWING AN investigation by the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI), a company director of a gas heating company has been fined at Belfast Magistrates Court in connection with the installation of gas boilers at five residential properties across Northern Ireland.
NETWORK RAIL has been fined £1.2million following the death of a grandad who was crushed while carrying out maintenance work.
A MAN was crushed to death while working in a garage when a flatbed holding a tipper van released and crushed him while he was working underneath the vehicle.
A MANUFACTURING company has been fined after a worker became entangled in a machine and has been left paralysed from the chest down.
ONCE IN a while, a product will come along whose performance will drive a change in standards across entire industries. Like stainless steel. Or concrete. Or a trench cover which is over 80% lighter than the cast iron traditionally used, eliminating the need for costly specialised lifting equipment and the accompanying health and safety hazards.
A BLACKPOOL clothing firm has been fined £40,000 after a man was seriously injured when he was hit by a forklift truck.
DAVID LLOYD Leisure Club pled guilty to charges against the Health and Safety at Work Act following the death of a toddler and has been fined £2.55 million and ordered to pay £258,355.80 in costs at Leeds Crown Court.
TRANSPORT FOR London (TfL) and Tram Operations Limited (TOL) have been fined a total of £14m at the Central Criminal Court (the Old Bailey) in London following an investigation and prosecution by industry regulator the Office of Rail and Road (ORR).
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