SHP’s top 10 health and safety prosecutions of 2023
December 7, 2023
From health and safety failings and negligence to insufficient risk assessments leading to fatalities, have a read of the major health and safety prosecutions of 2023. Read More
Six companies charged with fire safety offences for blaze which destroyed Cheshire retirement village
August 21, 2023
In a highly complex case, six companies have been charged with offences under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 following a fire which destroyed a retirement village in 2019, as Ron Alalouff reports. Read More
Top 10 health & safety prosecutions of 2022
January 11, 2023
Last year saw huge fines for the likes of Sainsbury's, Carlsberg, Dairy Crest and Network Rail. From environmental offences to gas leaks, take a look at the major health and safety prosecutions of 2022 below. Read More
Holiday apartments owner fined for serious fire safety breaches
February 7, 2022
Holiday apartments owner, Philip Hunt, has been ordered to pay a £12,800 fine for failing to put in place suitable fire safety measures. Read More
CFTS issues warning to employers over dangers related to use of second-hand trucks
December 14, 2021
Employers purchasing a used truck are being urged to check that equipment has a valid Thorough Examination Report or otherwise risk serious accidents. Read More
Top 5 most-read in February 2020
March 5, 2020
The most read fines and prosecution articles in February 2020 includes a £733,333.33 fine for supermarket giant, Tesco after a pensioner slips on wet floor, a golf-course crash and a car bodywork sprayer developing occupational asthma. Read More
Top 5 most-read in January 2020
February 11, 2020
The most read articles in January 2020 includes a vehicle repair company worker killed on his first day, a teacher run over by delivery man. Read More
Vehicle struck overhead power line
February 4, 2020
Fairhurst Stone Merchants Ltd has been fined for safety breaches after a vehicle came into contact with an uninsulated overhead electric power line. Read More
Scaffolder tagged for abusing safety inspector
July 3, 2018
A Kent-based scaffolder has been given a suspended jail sentence and has been tagged after abusing a safety inspector. Read More
Grenfell could spark more prosecutions for extended duty holders
June 29, 2018
It’s not just the owners of a building that are responsible for upholding fire safety, and “ignorance is not bliss” when it comes to fire safety responsibilities, says Kizzy Augustin, Partner at Russell-Cooke. Read More
