Health & safety in court

All the latest news from court, including health and safety prosecutions, fines for health and safety breaches and other penalties.

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Chemicals firm fined following explosion

A solvents manufacturer has been fined following an explosion at its factory in the Scottish Borders. Read More

Company fined after man dies from fall

A man died after falling through a hole in his own bathroom that had been left by workers. Read More

CEO Spotlight – From the frontline to the forefront

Having began his career as a paramedic Jason Killens is now Chief Executive of the Welsh Ambulance Service NHS Trust. In this special episode of the Safety Conversation Podcast, he explains how his perspective of health and safety has shifted as he moved into a leadership role. Read More

Manufacturing company fined as worker suffers six bone fractures

A manufacturing company has been fined after an employee broke his arm while operating machinery at its site in Warwickshire. Read More

Construction firm fined £285k after worker loses life and another injured

A company has been sentenced after a 62-year-old worker fell 10 metres to the ground and died during the construction of a new university facility. Read More

Routine HSE inspection results in £150,000 fine for food manufacturer

A North London food manufacturer has been fined £150,000 for failing to prevent access to dangerous parts of machinery. Read More

Tyre firm fined after worker dragged into machine

An Essex-based tyre refurbishment company has been fined £54,000 following a worker sustaining significant injuries after being drawn into a machine. Read More

Birmingham company fined after failing to clear 4,000 tonnes of waste

The Environment Agency prosecuted a Birmingham company for failing to clear around 4,000 tonnes of waste from land near Fradley in Staffordshire. Read More

National Grid fined £3.2m after pylon worker suffers serious burns

National Grid has been fined more than £3million after safety failures left a father-of-two with life-changing injuries from working on a pylon in South Wales. Read More

Safety fine for landlord who put tenants lives at risk

A landlord has been given a suspended sentence of 26 weeks and electronically tagged for 4 months after putting the lives of her tenants at risk by not maintaining gas appliances at a property in Kent. Read More