A transport company has been fined after a worker was fatally injured when the pallet of stone tiles he was attempting to deliver fell onto him. High Wycombe Magistrates’ Court heard how, on 23 November 2016, an agency driver was carrying out a delivery for Reason Transport UK Limited at Fraser Road, High Wycombe. The …
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read moreUsing coloured spots to highlight frequency touched points and introducing alternatives to staggered start and stop times were some of the examples of good practice carried out by schools in Scotland to ensure they are COVID-secure. These are some of the examples of good practice discovered by Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspectors after carrying …
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read moreA pallet transport company has been fined after a forklift driver was killed when his forklift overturned. Mr Reginald Bacon was working as a forklift driver at Fortec Distribution Network Limited’s pallet hub at Watling Park, Watford Village, Northamptonshire. Northampton Magistrates’ Court heard how on 13 October 2016, Mr Bacon was unloading goods from the …
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read moreLuton Borough Council has been sentenced today after a teacher was assaulted by a pupil. Luton Crown Court heard how on 17 June 2016, the assistant head teacher at Putteridge High School was called to deal with a disruptive pupil who was refusing to go into a detention room. After clearing the classroom of the …
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read moreA building contractor has been fined after an employee suffered serious injuries when the forward tipping dumper truck that he was operating rolled over at a construction site in Windermere, Cumbria. Barrow Magistrates’ Court heard that, on 5 June 2019, S M Dixon Building Contractors Ltd had been working on the renovation of a detached …
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