Engineer fined after Carbon Monoxide leaks
May 18, 2017
A self-employed gas engineer has been fined after two residents were hospitalised for carbon monoxide poisoning at a house in Read More
Two suspended sentences for Gas Safe imposter
August 17, 2016
A 35-year-old man has been sentenced to a total of 30 months in jail suspended for two years after he Read More
BT fined £600,000 after two workers injured
June 1, 2016
British Telecommunications PLC has been fined £600,000 after two employees were seriously injured in falls from height. Teesside Crown Court Read More
Food giant Heinz ordered to pay almost £60,000 after self-employed engineer loses hand
May 19, 2014
Global food producer Heinz has been sentenced for serious safety failings after an engineer had his hand severed when it became trapped in live, unguarded machinery at its Norfolk plant. Read More
Two year conditional discharge for gas fitter not on Gas Safe_register
February 12, 2014
A gas fitter has been fined after he illegally carried out work to install a gas boiler in a Newquay home. The work he did had the potential to cause danger to life, as he failed to seal the flue adequately. Read More
Hardworking teenage apprentice’s death was ‘easily avoidable’ says HSE
January 23, 2014
A Sunderland-based marine engineering firm has been sentenced for safety failings after a 19-year-old apprentice was crushed and killed by a piece of machinery weighing almost a tonne. Read More
