January 10, 2025This week the most-read articles have been: Company fined as worker breaks leg from fall, HSE publish new advice for stone worktop installers, Food manufacturer fined over £500k following machinery incidents, School Academy Trust fined £300k after student death, and The inside track: What to expect from your health, safety, or wellbeing audit.
Credit: HSE.
A company has been fined £120,000 after an employee broke his leg while working on a property in Salisbury.
Britain’s workplace safety regulator has published a guide of do’s and don’ts for people installing stone worktops.
A food manufacturer has been fined more than half a million pounds after three of its employees suffered serious injuries in separate incidents involving machinery.
A school academy trust has been fined £300,000 after a 19-year-old student died as a result of a ‘series of management failures’.
Phil Pinnington, Head of Audit and Consultancy at British Safety Council discusses workplace audits and why being open to ongoing review can keep employees safe, healthy and happy overall.
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