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Exeter farmer fined after teenage worker injured on dumper

A farmer has been fined £8k after a teenage worker suffered serious head injuries when a six-tonne dumper he was driving overturned. The 19-year-old and his friend, who was just 16, had been paid to move material as part of improvement works at Upper Kingswell Farm in the village of Longdown in Exeter. However, farmer … read more

Health board fined £180,000 after patient dies

A health board has been fined £180,000 after a patient died while being treated at a hospital. Colin Lloyd, 78, was brought to Raigmore Hospital, Inverness, on 6 February 2019 following a suspected fall at his home and later admitted to the hospital’s surgical ward. While in hospital, Mr Lloyd suffered from three additional falls … read more

HSE publishes restriction opinion on tattoo and permanent make-up inks

  60-day consultation on socio-economic analysis opinion also published today. A detailed analysis on substances that could cause health risks to adults in Britain who get tattoos or permanent make up has been published. Following  a six-month public consultation last year on a restriction proposal for certain hazardous substances in tattoo and permanent make up … read more