£300k fine following incident on North Sea platform
AN OIL and gas operator has been fined £300k after three crew members descended into a water filled lift shaft on a floating platform in the North Sea causing them to become partially submerged.
AN OIL and gas operator has been fined £300k after three crew members descended into a water filled lift shaft on a floating platform in the North Sea causing them to become partially submerged.
A LONDON construction company has been fined £50k after four men were injured – two seriously – when the first floor of a house collapsed during building works.
A METAL gate manufacturing company has been prosecuted after repeatedly ignoring Health and Safety Executive (HSE) enforcement notices.
A HOUSEBUILDER has been fined £800k after a teen apprentice was injured when a temporary stairwell covering collapsed.
A DEMOLITION company has been fined after a worker fell six metres through a roof opening during a demolition project, suffering serious injuries.
THERE WERE 284 incidents of workers putting themselves at risk by digging too close to a high-pressure fuel pipeline in 2024, according to Linewatch, the leading pipeline safety awareness group.
A FUEL and forecourt provider has hailed the rollout of body-worn cameras for staff, with almost three quarters (73%) saying customers are less aggressive now they are in use.
NEW RESEARCH amongst health and safety professionals has found that one fifth chose to work in health and safety after a negative personal incident to either themselves, a colleague or someone they knew.
MILLIONS OF workers worldwide are facing a ‘silent crisis’ of being trapped in unsafe, unfair and exploitative conditions, according to the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).
KENSINGTON AND Chelsea Council successfully prosecuted UK Power Networks on 7 April 2025 for carrying out unsafe works in two roads near Kensington High Street.
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