newsFines after catalogue of safety breaches
THE CLIENTS and principal contractor of a construction project have been sentenced following numerous serious health and safety failings.
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newsBusinessman jailed for dangerous waste crimes
A ROGUE trader has been jailed for allowing thousands of tonnes of waste – including hazardous material – to be illegally deposited at a site in Somerset.
newsEnvironment Agency calls on builders to clean up
MISHANDLED RUBBISH from building sites can be hugely damaging to public health, communities and the environment, the Environment Agency has warned.
news£200k fine after employees trapped in machinery
A WASTE recycling firm, its director and site manager have been sentenced after an employee died and a second employee was seriously injured when they became trapped inside machinery.
newsWaste and recycling company fined for failings
A SOUTHPORT waste and recycling company has been fined after an employee sustained serious injuries to his arm when it became entangled in the automatic roof sheeting mechanism of a visiting articulated truck.
newsBusinessman prosecuted for waste failings
A SOUTH Lincolnshire businessman has been given an 18-week suspended prison sentence for storing and burning waste illegally at a site in Gedney Dyke, despite repeated warnings from the Environment Agency. He was also ordered to pay costs and a victim surcharge totalling nearly £7,000.
newsConvicted waste crime offender to pay £2.1 million
A CONVICTED waste crime offender has been ordered to pay £2,101,708 following a confiscation case brought by the Environment Agency at Worcester Crown Court which concluded on Tuesday 22 December 2020.
newsCompany fined for illegally depositing waste
A TEESIDE-based company has been fined £36,000 for illegally depositing waste following a successful Environment Agency prosecution.
newsEmployer fatally injured at recycling company
ENVA SCOTLAND Limited has been fined following an incident where a 28-year-old employee, Martin Kane, was fatally injured while cleaning a mobile shredder.
newsPortland Scrap Metal fined for keeping waste vehicles
THE DORSET firm disputed the vehicles were end-of-life when they entered the site but admitted breaching the enforcement notice after ignoring several warnings.
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