A roofer has admitted putting workers and members of the public at risk, after being spotted working on a roof without any fall protection by a passing HSE inspector.
A landowner has been jailed for nine months for failing to comply with enforcement notices, which required him to put edge protection around a hillside car park.
Chemical manufacturer Scott Bader has been prosecuted by the Environment Agency after a hydrocarbon leaked into a sewer at its facility in Northamptonshire.
A window manufacturer has been prosecuted for ignoring two Improvement Notices, which required it to raise the standard of hygiene at its factory in London.
A construction company has told a court it could not afford to put adequate safety measures in place during the development of two apartment blocks in Liverpool.
A pizza manufacturer has appeared in front of magistrates after it ignored an Improvement Notice, which required it to install edge protection around an open first floor doorway.
A pensioner has been given an 18-week suspended prison sentence for ignoring a Prohibition Notice, which prevented him from issuing safety certificates for inflatable play equipment.
A builder appeared in court after he ignored three HSE enforcement notices ordering him to secure and prevent access to an excavation site at a residential property in Oldham.
One of the next major developments in health and safety law could be further consideration of the ‘reverse burden of proof’ principle, a panel of high-profile lawyers suggested yesterday (25 March) at the IOSH Conference.
