Poor vehicle maintenance leads to fine
June 22, 2018
A Devon based construction company has been fined for failing to suitably maintain their fleet of lorry MEWPs. Read More
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Health & Safety In Court
Latest court stories, prosecutions, fines and other penalties
Company fined after worker killed
June 22, 2018
A company which manufactures freshly prepared meals has been fined £176,000 following an incident in which an employee was killed after being struck by empty food trays. Read More
Fine after worker suffers spinal injuries after falling through roof onto concrete floor
June 19, 2018
A roofing contractor who was employed by Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council has been prosecuted following safety breaches that led to an employee falling through a roof light. Read More
Contractor handed £500k hand-arm vibration fine
June 18, 2018
Contractor Balfour Beatty Utility Solutions Ltd has been prosecuted after workers were exposed to a debilitating health condition over a nine-year period. Read More
Child bouncy castle death: fairground workers jailed
June 15, 2018
Two fairground workers who were convicted of manslaughter by gross negligence after a bouncy castle blew away with a young girl inside it have been jailed. Read More
Bupa fined £3m after Legionnaires’ death of elderly resident
June 15, 2018
A care provider has been fined after a resident at an Essex nursing home contracted Legionnaires’ disease and died. Read More
Worker died after multiple scaffolding safety failures
June 15, 2018
A Maidstone broadcasting facility has been sentenced after a maintenance worker fell five metres through a roof and died. Read More
Jail sentence following fireworks explosion deaths
June 14, 2018
A company boss has been jailed for 10 years after two people died in a series of explosions and a fire at his fireworks shop. Read More
Serious fire breaches lead to prison term
June 14, 2018
The owner of a wedding venue has been jailed for 20 months because of his failure to take general fire precautions to ensure the safety of employees and the public. Read More
Ex-British Airways pilot jailed for reporting to work drunk
June 13, 2018
A former British Airways pilot who was more than four times over the alcohol limit when he reported for duty has been jailed. Read More