Taypack fined GBP 800 after fork-lift accident - September 8, 2008

A firm has been fined £800 after a fork-lift truck accident left an employee injured, a source says.

Taypack Potatoes is being issued the fine after it admitted to breaches of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, [read more...]

Council fined GBP 17,005 over asbestos exposure - September 8, 2008

A local authority has been fined £17,005 plus nearly £4,000 in costs after a caretaker was exposed to asbestos in a local school, a source says.

Richard Brand, who worked at Wallsend Jubilee School, came into contact with read more...]

Firm fined GBP 125,000 for construction accident - September 5, 2008

A construction firm has been fined £125,000 after a worker fell to his death, a source says.

Curot Contracts pleaded guilty to health and safety breaches including failure to maintain a safe system of working, the BBC reports.

Witold Jellen [read more...]

Risk assessment 'could have prevented accidentÂ’ - September 5, 2008

A worker is pursuing compensation from his former employer after claiming it did not carry out a risk assessment which could have prevented an accident, a source says.

The man had to be taken to intensive care and spend three [read more...]

Aram fined GBP 75,000 for health and safety breaches - September 5, 2008

A company is being fined £75,000 after health and safety infractions led to an employee's death.

In July 2004, a quarry worker was killed after becoming caught in the fixed guard of a crusher machine.

Aram Resources admitted breaking the [read more...]

Health and safety fine issued over hazardous materials - September 2, 2008

A company has been fined for health and safety breaches after an employee was injured handling hazardous material.

BAE Systems Land Systems (Munitions and Ordinance) is being fined £50,000, with £15,000 in costs and £5,000 in compensation.

The read more...]

Firework death case adjourned - September 2, 2008

The hearing into a workplace manslaughter case after two firemen died in an explosion in a fireworks factory has been adjourned.

Martin Winter, the establishment's owner, and his son, Nathan, have been charged with two counts of manslaughter following an explosion [read more...]

Lack of risk assessment costs company GBP 15,000 - September 1, 2008

A demolition company has been fined £15,000 for failing to make a suitable risk assessment which could have prevented an accident.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) launched a case against Wooldridge Ecotec in response to a fall which left an [read more...]

Health and safety body prosecutes over fork-lift death - August 29, 2008

A local authority is being brought to court by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after one of its employees was killed by a fork-lift truck, a source says.

The HSE is prosecuting Plymouth city council for five breaches [read more...]

GBP 24,000 paid over manual handling accident - August 28, 2008

A catering company is being fined after a manual handling accident left an employee injured.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is fining the firm £19,400 plus £4,845 in costs in relation to the incident.

Lincat, which produces catering equipment, [read more...]