newsConstruction firm fined after death of seven-year-old
A CIVIL engineering firm has been fined £600K for safety breaches after a seven-year-old child became trapped and suffocated on a construction site.
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newsSHW Live Farnborough announces first seminars
SAFETY, HEALTH and Wellbeing Live (SHW Live), which takes place on 28-29 September 2022 at Farnborough International, has announced a number of CPD seminars that will take place at the event.
newsFirefighters seriously injured in quarry training exercise
A FIRE and Rescue Service has been prosecuted after two of its firefighters received serious head injuries – with one paralysed from the chest down – after a training exercise.
newsElectrician badly burned in B&M warehouse explosion
A RETAIL company and an electrical contracting company have been fined after an electrician suffered serious burns to 15 per cent of his body when he was caught in an explosion at a warehouse in Liverpool.
podcastHealth and Safety Matters Podcast – Episode 26
EPISODE 26 of the Health & Safety Matters Podcast is now live and features an interview with British Safety Council chair Peter McGettrick.
newsMoD issued Crown Censure following Marine’s death
THE MINISTRY of Defence (MoD) has been issued with a Crown Censure by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after a Royal Marine recruit died during a routine training exercise.
newsWall collapse lands £40k fine
A BUILDING company has been fined £40,000 after the unsupported gable wall of a house collapsed on to a neighbouring property leaving a resident with a fractured sternum and collarbone.
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RANDOX TESTING Services offers a range of modern drug and alcohol testing solutions to meet your organisations testing needs.
newsHard lessons learnt from college Covid tragedy
WHILE 10 Downing Street suffered the ignominy and political fallout of ‘partygate’, at least no-one died due to Covid controls not being followed. Sadly, the same may not have been true for Burnley College, the first education sector employer to be found to have broken health and safety legislation in relation to Covid failings.
newsCare home sentenced after ‘tragic incident’
A CARE home company has been fined for health and safety failings which led to the death of a vulnerable woman in their care.
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