A man has been jailed after a worker fell from the roof of a commercial property in North London and died a week later. Patrick McCarthy (trading as All Care Home Improvements) was given a 14-month custodial sentence after the death of Mr Andrei-Ionel Hutanu in 2019. No scaffolding or other measures had been put … read more
A report published on Tuesday 4 April has set out in detail the extent to which so-called “forever chemicals” are used in Great Britain. It has analysed how “forever chemicals” or PFAS (Poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances) are used. The report has also included exposure from everyday items such as food wrappers, cleaning products, and furniture … read more
A manufacturing company has been fined £600,000 after a worker’s leg was crushed by a forklift truck. The man was working for AkzoNobel Packaging Coatings Limited when the incident occurred at the firm’s Birmingham site on Bordesley Green Road on 8 May 2018. He had been walking across a pedestrian crossing at the site when … read more
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE), through its Working Minds campaign which aims to prevent work-related stress and promote good mental health in the workplace, has compiled a list of resources to assist employers and workers during stress awareness month this April. HSE and its twenty-two partner organisations across Great Britain have come together to … read more
Automotive group McLaren has been fined £650,000 after a father-of-five from Portsmouth fell to his death carrying out an inspection. David Oldham’s widow, Patricia, says she has been “robbed” of her husband following the tragedy. The couple had been married for 14 years and lived in Hereford. Fifty-five-year-old David worked for Zurich Management Services Limited. … read more