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A Building Contractor was sentenced after a subcontractor sustained significant head injuries in a fall from height

Brebner and Williamson Limited has been fined following an incident where John Niven, a self-employed subcontractor fell 15 feet from a youngman board, which had been used to create a temporary platform. He sustained multiple fractures and a brain injury. Perth Sheriff Court heard that on 29 July 2016 Mr Niven was working on a …

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HSE is checking businesses in Swindon are COVID-secure

Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspectors are busy contacting and visiting businesses in Swindon to make sure workplaces are COVID-secure and help tackle a local outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases. After a rise in workplace Covid-19 outbreaks in the town, the government moved Swindon on to its coronavirus watch-list. HSE is working alongside Swindon Borough …

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Unregistered gas fitter sentenced after carrying out dangerous gas work

An unregistered gas fitter has been sentenced to a community order with a curfew after carrying out illegal gas work at a home in East Northamptonshire. Anthony Worrall trading as AW Plumbing and Drainage was reported to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) in 2018 after he carried out gas work, including the removal of …

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HSE is making sure businesses in Greater Manchester are COVID-secure

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is contacting businesses in Greater Manchester to make sure workplaces are COVID-secure to help tackle the local outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases. HSE is working alongside Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) and local public health authorities to support the understanding of any patterns in the confirmed coronavirus cases in …

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Powder Coating company fined after worker suffers serious back injury

A powder coating company has been fined after a worker in a factory in Poole, Dorset suffered shattered lumbar vertebrae and had to be kept in a lying down position on his back for two weeks in hospital. Southampton Magistrates’ Court heard how on 27 July 2017, the worker was checking the straps on a …

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