Civil engineering firm Kier has been fined more than £4m after its staff twice struck overhead powerlines while working on the M6 motorway causing cables to land in the path of passing vehicles. In one incident, an overhead cable the Kier workers brought down hit a lorry. The second time, a cable landed on the … read more
A council has been fined £280,000 after the death of a six-year-old girl who was hit by a falling tree in her school playground. Ella Henderson was playing with friends at Gosforth Park First School in Newcastle upon Tyne on 25 September 2020 when a decaying willow tree collapsed. The Year 2 pupil was freed … read more
An aircraft maintenance company has been fined £230k after a worker fell from height while inspecting wings at its facility in Cardiff. Iain Mawson, a British Airways Maintenance Cardiff Ltd employee, was placed into an induced coma for three weeks such were the extent of his injuries, which included numerous skull fractures and a brain … read more
A consultation under UK REACH on restricting the use of lead in ammunition has had an overwhelming response since it launched. Great Britain’s workplace regulator, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is therefore moving the expected date of publishing its opinions along with a response to the consultation by six months due to the high … read more
A leading scientist at Britain’s workplace regulator has been recognised in the King’s New Year Honours List 2023. Professor Andrew Curran, Director of Science and Chief Scientific Adviser at the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has been awarded a CBE – a Commander of the Order of the British Empire – for his significant contribution … read more