At a glance – video round-up of the 10 biggest health and safety prosecutions of 2020.
October 18, 2021
A construction firm been fined for safety breaches after employees were exposed to asbestos after removing false ceiling tiles during a shop conversion. Read More
October 16, 2021
The Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland (HSENI) has successfully led prosecutions against a company and self-employed contractor for health and safety failings Read More
October 15, 2021
The London Fire Brigade has prosecuted a West London building owner after major breaches of fire safety law were discovered following a significant blaze on 9 August 2018. Read More
October 14, 2021
A construction trader has been fined following an incident when a worker suffered serious injuries after falling through a fragile roof light of a grain store. Read More
October 13, 2021
The Spencer Academies Trust has been fined after failing to control the risk to humans from infectious diseases carried by animals. Read More
October 12, 2021
An engineering company was fined after one of its employees, a blacksmith, sustained life-changing injuries whilst welding an industrial steel fabrication. Read More
October 7, 2021
A construction firm has been fined after a worker was paralysed after falling 11 metres down a stairwell at a football stadium when the concrete floor he was working on collapsed. Read More
October 6, 2021
A kitchen manufacturing company has been sentenced for safety breaches after a worker severely injured a finger in unguarded machinery. Read More
October 5, 2021
A sawmill company has been fined after a worker was crushed by a 1.8 tonne concrete panel. Read More
October 4, 2021
A sports nutrition product supplier has been fined after an employee had three fingers of their right hand severed whilst cleaning a screw conveyor. Read More