At a glance – video round-up of the 10 biggest health and safety prosecutions of 2018
January 22, 2019
A scaffolding company has been sentenced after a worker sustained serious, life changing injuries after falling five metres through a skylight whilst at work. Read More
January 21, 2019
A 9-year-old boy was travelling as a passenger in the ATV, which was being driven by a 13-year-old. Read More
January 18, 2019
Investigating, the HSE found there was an overall failure to adequately monitor work activities at the site. Read More
January 17, 2019
A new employee of Tudor Griffiths Limited was injured on his first day working at the quarry. Read More
January 17, 2019
Alexys Brown got into the lift to get her brother’s phone from upstairs. She put her head through a hole in the vision panel and as the lift moved upward, the five-year-old’s head got stuck between the lift and the ground floor ceiling. Read More
January 16, 2019
The HSE’s investigation found the tower scaffold had not been erected correctly, with no hand or mid-rail in place to prevent falls from height and staff had not been given training in how to properly erect the scaffold. Read More
January 16, 2019
Stonegate Pub Company Ltd, the fourth largest managed pub company in the UK, has been prosecuted for health and safety breaches at the Slug and Lettuce in Colchester. Read More
January 10, 2019
A criminal investigation was launched by the Health and Safety Executive into the private mental healthcare group after the death of Amy El-Keria, who was treated at its Ticehurst House psychiatric hospital in 2012. Read More
January 9, 2019
HSE found that main contractor failed to effectively plan, manage and monitor the work to prevent the accidental removal of the asbestos containing tiles. Read More
January 8, 2019
The HSE’s investigation found that substandard – and in some cases dangerous – gas work was undertaken at the properties. Read More