A community housing association has today been sentenced after it failed to effectively manage its employees’ exposure to Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS) over a prolonged period of time. Newport Magistrates’ Court heard how, between July 2010 and M… read more
A logistics company has today been fined after a worker suffered crush injuries while unloading a vehicle from a visiting delivery lorry. Southend Magistrates’ Court heard how, on 14 December 2015, an agency worker was unchaining a vehicle ramp from a… read more
A Preston egg production company and a joinery sub-contractor were today fined after a worker fell through a roof. Preston Magistrates’ Court heard how an employee of T& J Leigh had been helping the joinery contractor Harry Jackson to re-roof an o… read more
A worker has been sentenced after breaching a prohibition notice for gas work and for leaving gas appliances in a dangerous state. Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court heard that in July 2015 Gary Miller disconnected and removed a boiler from a domestic prop… read more
Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust has been fined £2m after a series of management failings led to the deaths of two vulnerable patients at different facilities owned by the Trust. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecution follows the deaths… read more