Two Leicestershire companies have been fined after a worker was killed when a lorry overturned onto his vehicle.

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A construction firm has been sentenced for safety failings after a roofer was badly injured in a fall from scaffolding at a house in Trafford.

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The operator of a Sheffield dental practice has been fined for safety failings after a receptionist fell more than three metres through a roof light while spending her lunch break on the flat roof of the surgery.

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A Kent farmer has been prosecuted for storing and using an illegal pesticide that was sprayed on a crop of pears.

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A private healthcare provider managing a hospital in Ipswich has been fined for safety failings after an employee suffered a fractured kneecap.

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National Association for Safety and Health in Care Services (NASHICS): National Learning & Development Forum. This year’s forum will share best practice, challenge current standards and debate the way forward for effective health and safety. Guest speakers include Judith Hackitt, Chair of the Health and Safety Executive. 27 – 28 June Daventry

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A Shropshire egg supplier has been prosecuted after a female worker suffered serious foot injuries falling through a hole in the floor of a poultry barn.

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The director of a building firm has been prosecuted after a self-employed contractor fell to his death through a fragile roof at an industrial building in Penryn.

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E-bulletins are issued periodically and provide brief information on a number of topics or issues and are aimed at anyone involved in the industry, or who may have an interest; Farmers, Farm Managers, Land Owners, Trade Associations, Unions and those with specialist knowledge of the industry. Agriculture eBulletin issue 22 for April 2012 has been added to the bulletin archive.

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