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Fines for ‘unsafe’ Croydon construction company

Rhys — Thu, 17 May 2012 11:00:00 +0000

A Croydon-based construction company has been fined for continuing unsafe working practices at a site in Lewisham despite repeated warnings.

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Builder fined £15,000 after carbon monoxide death (COPFS release)

Rhys — Wed, 16 May 2012 18:00:00 +0000

At Haddington Sheriff Court today, John Martin Riva (DOB 21/07/62) was fined £15,000 after pleading guilty to a contravention of Sections 3 and 33 (1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974

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Adhesive firm fined after worker loses part of thumb

Rhys — Wed, 16 May 2012 17:00:00 +0000

An adhesive tape manufacturer has been prosecuted after a 19-year-old agency worker severed his thumb in machinery at a factory in Wellingborough.

http://news.hse.gov.uk/

‘Unsafe’ Swindon equipment hire company fined

Rhys — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:30:00 +0000

A Swindon-based equipment hire company has been fined for continuing unsafe working practices and ignoring safety warnings from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).

http://news.hse.gov.uk/

Norfolk gas installer may face prison after gas explosion

Rhys — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:00:00 +0000

A Norwich gas installer has received an eight-month suspended prison sentence and 250 hours of unpaid community service after his inadequate work on domestic gas appliances put the lives of a mother and daughter at risk in their own home. … Continue reading →

Fine for West Yorkshire firm after printer crushed to death

Rhys — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:30:00 +0000

A retail marketing company has been ordered to pay £118,500 in fines and costs for serious safety failings after a worker at its Wakefield printing site was crushed to death.

http://news.hse.gov.uk/

Central Scotland construction firms encouraged to attend safety event

Rhys — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:00:00 +0000

Construction companies in the Central Scotland area are being encouraged to attend a free event to get to grips with health and safety in one of Britain’s most dangerous industries.

http://news.hse.gov.uk/

Aberdeenshire roofing boss fined after worker seriously injured in fall

Rhys — Mon, 14 May 2012 19:00:00 +0000

An Aberdeenshire roofing boss has been fined after one of his workers was seriously injured when he fell five metres from the edge of a flat roof.

http://news.hse.gov.uk/

Employer fined after electrician injures back in fall

Rhys — Mon, 14 May 2012 18:30:00 +0000

An apprentice electrician sustained serious back injuries after falling through a ceiling while working in the loft space of a Swindon youth centre.

http://news.hse.gov.uk/

Dumper truck breaks worker’s foot

Rhys — Mon, 14 May 2012 18:00:00 +0000

A Northamptonshire construction company has been fined after a six-tonne dumper truck ran over a worker’s foot.

http://news.hse.gov.uk/