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Council fined after worker loses movement in his hands
In Court - 25 January 2011 - 2comments
A local council has admitted failing to take steps to protect a worker who developed a severe...
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Scottish local council fined £80k for pensioner’s death
In Court - 26 January 2011 - 4comments
A 90-year-old woman suffered fatal injuries after falling through an access hole in her hallway...
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Competence standards for health and safety regulators to be piloted
News - 23 February 2011 - 3comments
The drive towards greater competence in the provision of health and safety services has...
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“Personal circumstances” caused landlord to neglect gas-safety obligations
In Court - 8 March 2011 - 2comments
A landlord repeatedly ignored requests from a local council and the HSE to carry out a gas safety...
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Landlord put profit before safety
In Court - 6 May 2011 - 0comments
A landlord has been given a six-month suspended prison sentence for allowing a tenant to live...
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Competence standards for health and safety regulators to be piloted
News - 23 February 2011 - 3comments
The drive towards greater competence in the provision of health and safety services has...
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“Low-risk” shops and offices to receive far fewer inspections
News - 24 May 2011 - 2comments
Unnecessary health and safety inspections of shops and offices are to be cut by a third, under...
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Job-security worries lead bullied workers to suffer in silence
News - 16 June 2011 - 1comments
One in four workers says that staff cutbacks have led to more bullying in the workplace, but more...
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Council boss refused to wear hard hat on site visit - UPDATED
News - 9 August 2011 - 218comments
The leader of a London council who refused to wear a hard hat while visiting a redevelopment site...
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No trade-off between protection and growth, minister tells regulators
News - 2 November 2011 - 0comments
Businesses taking on more regulatory responsibilities and enforcement authorities giving greater...
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Council fined after worker loses movement in his hands
In Court - 25 January 2011 - 2comments
A local council has admitted failing to take steps to protect a worker who developed a severe...
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Scottish local council fined £80k for pensioner’s death
In Court - 26 January 2011 - 4comments
A 90-year-old woman suffered fatal injuries after falling through an access hole in her hallway...
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“Personal circumstances” caused landlord to neglect gas-safety obligations
In Court - 8 March 2011 - 2comments
A landlord repeatedly ignored requests from a local council and the HSE to carry out a gas safety...
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Landlord put profit before safety
In Court - 6 May 2011 - 0comments
A landlord has been given a six-month suspended prison sentence for allowing a tenant to live...
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Supermarket giant failed to address slip risks
In Court - 12 September 2011 - 11comments
Morrisons Supermarkets has been fined £17,500 after a worker fractured her elbow when she slipped...
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Paying with fire
Features - 31 August 2010 - 2comments
Hilary Ross examines the New Look case – a prosecution under The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety)...
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