Health and Safety

Company director given suspended sentence after worker crushed to death

A company director has been given a suspended prison sentence after an employee lost his life at a site in St Helens.

Roger Gibbons, the director of RM Gibbons Ltd, was given a 16 weeks custodial sentence, which was suspended for 12 months. His company was also fined £40,000 following the...Read More »


Site manager issued suspended sentence after death of young father

The site manager of a waste and recycling company has been given a suspended prison sentence following the death of a young father at a site in Dewsbury.

Wayne Griffiths, who was also a former director of Arthur Brook Limited, was given a ten-month custodial sentence, which was suspended for 18...Read More »


Site manager issued suspended sentence after death of young father

The site manager of a waste and recycling company has been given a suspended prison sentence following the death of a young father at a site in Dewsbury.

Wayne Griffiths, who was also a former director of Arthur Brook Limited, was given a ten-month custodial sentence, which was suspended for 18...Read More »


Recycling company fined after workers exposed to wood dust

The long-term health of workers at a wood waste recycling centre was put in danger due to excessive exposure to the dust their work created, a Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecution has found.

Esken Renewables Limited, a waste and recycling company that specialises in generating biofuel from renewable waste, ran...Read More »


HSE’s Building Safety conference calls for industry to step up and commit to change

  • The Health and Safety Executive’s second building safety conference saw over 1,300 delegates sharing knowledge and collaborating on solutions to create a safer built environment for everyone
  • Translating the new regulatory framework into actionable steps, ensuring the safety of both existing and future buildings
  • Calls on industry to commit to building a...Read More »

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