Company fined £700,000 after worker killed
January 17, 2020
Chesterfield Special Cylinders Ltd has been fined £700,000 for safety breaches after a 64-year-old worker was fatally wounded by shrapnel ejected from testing equipment. Read More
Monitoring and measuring radon exposure in the workplace
October 28, 2019
David Gilmour, Business Manager for the Environment and Safety team at SOCOTEC, explains the importance of radon exposure in the workplace, and takes us through the process of monitoring and assessing levels and their impact on staff and visitors. Read More
Gas work ‘negligence’ leads to fines
August 21, 2019
A building company and its director have been fined for unsafe construction work around a domestic gas boiler which resulted in a gas escape. Read More
Plumber’s disregard for law lands him in court
May 7, 2019
An Essex-based plumber who carried out unsafe and unregistered gas work in September 2016 has been sentenced. Read More
Contractor sentenced after illegal gas work left in dangerous state
February 25, 2019
A self-employed drainage contractor has been sentenced after conducting gas work he was not registered or competent to do and leaving it in a dangerous condition. Read More
Council warns takeaways are failing gas safety checks
February 21, 2019
Recent inspections carried out by environmental health officers found many restaurants and takeaways are breaking the law by getting domestic safety certificates instead. Read More
Workers at risk from strikes to the UK’s utility infrastructure
January 10, 2019
The unintentional striking of underground assets, such as cables and pipelines, can cause life-changing injuries to construction workers. Therefore, asset owners and local authorities have a duty of care to better protect those working on the frontline, as well as the general public. Read More
Fireplace fitters sentenced for unregistered gas work
January 8, 2019
The HSE’s investigation found that substandard – and in some cases dangerous – gas work was undertaken at the properties. Read More
Unregistered gas engineer sentenced after deliberate deception
November 26, 2018
A former gas engineer has been sentenced after conducting gas work he was no longer registered or competent to do and leaving it in a dangerous condition. Read More
Fines for Southern Gas and a construction firm after gas leak
November 12, 2018
A major UK gas distribution company and a Kent based construction company have been fined after a gas main ignited whilst it was being repaired. Read More
