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SHP’s In Court pages contain information on the latest UK health and safety prosecutions brought by the HSE and local authorities. Our in-depth reports cover the facts of important cases, including specific charges, fines, costs, mitigation, the sentencing date, and the investigating inspector’s comments on individual prosecutions. Our In Court Analysis articles go into more depth on major legal cases and decisions affecting health and safety professionals.

 
Worker entangled in unguarded drill 09/03/2010

Worker entangled in unguarded drill
A construction products manufacturer has been fined £40,000 after a worker’s arm was pulled into an unguarded rotating drill.

 

Worker buried alive after unsupported trench collapsed 08/03/2010

Worker buried alive after unsupported trench collapsed
Workers at a construction site used an excavator to rescue one of their colleagues who was buried under falling debris after a trench collapsed.

 

Corus admits to new safety breach 04/03/2010

Corus admits to new safety breach
A steel manufacturer with several previous safety convictions has ended up in the dock again after a worker suffered leg injuries.

 

Untied scaffolding collapsed into residential street 03/03/2010

Untied scaffolding collapsed into residential street
A Manchester-based company has been fined after an unsecured scaffold toppled over and crushed several cars in a residential area.

 

Power line sends 66,000 volts through truck 26/02/2010

Power line sends 66,000 volts through truck
Two construction firms have been criticised for failing to take steps to protect workers, following three separate incidents in which vehicles came into contact with overhead power lines.

 

Construction site presented multiple fall risks 25/02/2010

Construction site presented multiple fall risks
A property developer has been found guilty of a number of safety failings that endangered the lives of workers on a construction site in Hull.

 

Tractor driver ignored speeding warnings 24/02/2010

Tractor driver ignored speeding warnings
A farm worker, who ignored warnings about driving farm vehicles at speed, has been fined £450 after killing his employer while reversing a tractor.

 

Machine’s guard had been disabled 22/02/2010

Machine’s guard had been disabled
A major food manufacturing company put workers at risk by allowing employees to operate an unguarded machine.

 



 
      

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Logistics: New guidelines for loading haulage vehicles
It's an excellent document, lots of very helpful information.
http://www.wincanton.co.uk/downloads/en/Industry_Guidelines_Working_at_Height.pdf


Inspector boob causes regulator to back down over workplace calendar
Not only does this over zealous incident show the regulator and h&s is a bad light, but it does also question the competency of the inspector.

Note to the Editor: I must confess I was so impr

Inspector boob causes regulator to back down over workplace calendar
Such poor advice by a so-called H&S professional really does undermine the credibility of the majority of H&S advisors and or inspectors. What on earth was this inspector thinking about? Political cor

Logistics: New guidelines for loading haulage vehicles
Andy – this is not immediately easy to find, nor is the link immediately obvious. However, if you type into Google: Wincanton Building Products Delivery Working Group, a pdf of the guidelines should c

Worker buried alive after unsupported trench collapsed
£5,500 What is Mr Hill going to take away from this court case? £5k thats pocket money!

Inspector boob causes regulator to back down over workplace calendar
I'm still struggling to see what authority a H&S inspector would have to issue a demand that this type of material should be withdrawn. The possibility of harassment maybe? Regardless of that it isn't

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