Dr Richard Judge has stepped down as chief executive of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) on Friday, 17 August, having led the organisation since November 2014. Dr Judge has left his post after having overseen significant improvements to the way H… read more
A hot metal forging company has today been sentenced for safety breaches following the death of a worker. Sheffield Crown Court heard how, on 17 July 2015, Billy Fairweather, 35, was tasked with hammering down pieces of hard alloy in a team of four. O… read more
Transportation and storage company, H Walton Ltd, was sentenced today for safety breaches after a worker suffered injuries leading to the loss of his left arm. Leeds Magistrates’ court heard how, on 9 August 2017, a lorry driver was delivering wheat t… read more
A landlord from Plymouth has been sentenced after gas appliances at his rental property in Plymouth were found to be ‘Immediately Dangerous’. Plymouth Crown Court heard how the gas appliances in the property on Laira Street were worked on by someone w… read more
A bus driver has today been sentenced after he lost control of the bus he was driving, injuring five of his passengers. Huntingdon Magistrates’ Court heard how, on 22 February 2016, the employee of Cambus Limited trading as Stagecoach East, lost contr… read more