HSM Webinar – The aftermath of an accident – Legal lessons learned
HEALTH AND Safety Matters (HSM) is partnering with law firm DAC Beachcroft to deliver a two-hour webinar on the legal lessons that need to be learned in the aftermath of an accident.
HEALTH AND Safety Matters (HSM) is partnering with law firm DAC Beachcroft to deliver a two-hour webinar on the legal lessons that need to be learned in the aftermath of an accident.
A CONSTRUCTION company and two workers have been sentenced after a worker suffered an electric shock while working on a farm.
A KENT groundwork contractor has been fined after a worker sustained serious burns following petrol being thrown on a bonfire.
THE OWNER and general manager of a Mid Ulster entertainment venue have been fined £20,000 and £5,000 respectively, for breaches of health and safety and entertainment licensing legislation for overcrowding and a crushing incident at the ‘Teen Elk’ children’s disco event on 5 November 2021. Costs of £8,086 were also awarded to the Council.
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A property development company has been fined £8,000 for failing to adequately assess the risks involved in a refurbishment project, despite having been subject to previous enforcement action.
A DEVON-based timber company has been fined £80,000 after an employee fell through a stairwell while working on a barn conversion.
TWO COMPANIES and two people have been sentenced after an 18-year-old construction worker was fatally injured while working on a house-build construction site in Boston, Lincolnshire.
A CARGO handling company has been fined £200k after an employee was fatally crushed between shipping containers while working in a container park in Portsmouth.
A MAN who was in control of a construction site in Scotland has been fined for not allowing two HSE inspectors access to the site to deal with unsafe work activity.
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