Corporate manslaughter laws spark body armour fears - July 7, 2008

New corporate manslaughter laws are leading councils to buy body armour for local government staff, the Guardian reports.

Concerned about corporate accountability for safety, hospital trusts and local authorities are supplying stab- and bullet-proof vests for A&E and hospital staff, teachers, [read more...]

HSE calls to improve safety in agricultural sector - July 7, 2008

Farm safety needs to be improved through skills training, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has stated.

Recent HSE provisional statistics show that 39 agricultural workers were killed in 2007-08.

HSE non-executive board member Judith Donovan's called for focus on "training and [read more...]

HSE to crack down on unsafe north-east workplaces - July 7, 2008

Safety spot checks are being carried out this week on industrial estates in Newcastle, Gateshead and North and South Tyneside.

Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspectors and local authorities are checking that landlords and owners of the estates are upholding standards [read more...]

Firms accused of putting profit before safety - July 3, 2008

Offshore oil operators have been accused of sacrificing maintenance and health and safety requirements in order to extract as much oil as possible while the value of the product remains high, it has been reported.

According to the Press and Journal, [read more...]

Company fined after worker loses an ear - July 3, 2008

Lafarge Cement has been fined £200,000 after admitting health and safety violations which led to an employee suffering severe facial injuries and losing an ear.

In 2007, the worker, Stuart Richardson, was working on a quarry when he was asked to [read more...]

Companies warned over health and safety cutbacks - July 2, 2008

The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) is warning companies not to cut back on health and safety standards in a bid to save money.

According to the organisation, firms looking to make savings due to the deteriorating state of [read more...]

Industrial estate spot checks - July 2, 2008

Industrial estates in the Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire areas are to be subject to health and safety inspections.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has joined forces with local authorities in the two counties to carry out spot checks that will focus [read more...]

Workplace risks 'must be managed' - July 2, 2008

Employers are being warned they must thoroughly assess and manage workplace risks after a company was fined for failing to do so.

In 2005 an employee working for Clays of Bungay was carrying out maintenance work when he fell seven metres [read more...]

Firm prosecuted over apprentice's death - July 1, 2008

An Altrincham company has been ordered to pay £24,376 in fines and costs after pleading guilty to a breach of Regulation 8(1) (c) of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, which resulted in an employee's death.

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Firm fined after worker suffers fatal burns - July 1, 2008

A car MOT, service and repair business has been fined after pleading to health and safety breaches which led to the death of one of its employees.

The City of London magistrates court ordered Alexanders of Twickenham to pay a total [read more...]