Two company directors have been jailed after a wall collapsed killing five men – with both firms having to pay combined fines of £1.6million. Wayne Anthony Hawkeswood and Graham John Woodhouse ran a Birmingham metal recycling business where a wall toppled over and killed five workers. The pair were found guilty on multiple counts after … read more
A Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecution is being brought against Cambridgeshire County Council following the deaths of three people in separate incidents, and the life-changing injuries sustained by a fourth person in a collision, on Cambridgeshire Guided Busway. Jennifer Taylor, 81, died when she was hit by a bus as she crossed the busway on foot at … read more
Failure to prevent life-threatening diseases caused by dust at work is unacceptable, says the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), as it gears up for a summer targeting construction sites across Great Britain. Supported by HSE’s Dust Kills campaign, which provides free advice to businesses and workers on the control measures required to prevent exposure to dust, the … read more
A Bradford man has been given a suspended prison sentence after an employee sustained life-threatening injuries when he fell 30-feet through a fragile roof. Fazal Subkhan was given the nine-month sentence (suspended for two years) after pleading guilty to health and safety breaches. It related to an incident on 25 March 2020 when Uzaifa Khan, … read more
The sister of a man killed while unloading a lorry trailer has spoken of the devastating impact her brother’s death has had on their family. Anthony Clark, 51, from Darlington worked for GCS Johnson Limited, a trucking company based in North Yorkshire. On 17 August 2018 the father-of-two was helping move a large piece of … read more