School pupil death: ‘Missed opportunities’ led to fatal minibus incident
November 12, 2018
Council fined following the death of one pupil and injury to another after they were involved in a collision with the school minibus. Read More
Pokémon Go: a health and safety concern?
July 21, 2016
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last few weeks, you’ll probably have heard of Pokémon Go – Read More
School fined after pupil paralysed in swing collapse
January 20, 2016
A Hertfordshire school has been fined for safety failings after a pupil suffered permanent paralysis when a swing collapsed. St Read More
Farming family prosecuted after second serious incident involving a toddler
May 11, 2015
Four members of a Derbyshire farming family have been prosecuted for serious safety failings after a three-year-old boy was injured Read More
Child drowned in inadequately supervised pool
July 22, 2013
An Essex leisure centre has been ordered to pay more than £190,000 in fines and costs after a child drowned in a swimming pool. Read More
Passing inspector saw child on unsafe scaffold
July 17, 2013
The HSE is urging construction workers not to take their children on to building sites during school holidays after a 10-year-old boy was spotted on scaffolding in Merseyside. Read More
Gym owner first to be prosecuted under sunbed legislation
February 14, 2013
A former gym owner has become the first person to be successfully prosecuted under new legislation, which bans children from using sunbeds. Read More
Teenager drowned during “shambolic” army boat trip
November 21, 2012
A man has pleaded guilty to safety breaches after a teenager drowned when the boat she was travelling in capsized during an Army cadet camp. Read More
Farm families urged to heed child safety messages
December 14, 2011
The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) has launched its annual campaign to promote child safety on farms. Read More
Young child seriously hurt playing on construction site
December 2, 2011
An eight-year-old boy suffered serious internal injuries when a stack of roof trusses fell on him while he was playing on an unsecured construction site. Read More
