St John Ambulance warns lives are ‘at risk’ due to lack of office first aiders
November 8, 2021
St John Ambulance warns lives could be lost at work due to a lack of trained first aiders, as 50% of employees now enjoy flexible working. Read More
HSE visual guide on home-workers’ workstation set-up
June 22, 2020
The HSE has published video guidance on how to set up workstations when working from home. It advises workers not Read More
£160k fine after passer-by hit by scaffold clip
February 16, 2018
A pedestrian was hit on the head by a scaffold clip while he was walking along a London street resulting in numerous head and facial injuries. Read More
£120k fine after severe hand injury
February 13, 2018
A packaging firm has been fined £120k for safety breaches after a worker suffered life-changing injuries. Read More
British Gas engineer jailed for hazardous work
February 13, 2018
A former employee of British Gas has been sentenced after conducting gas work he was not registered or competent to do and leaving it in a dangerous condition. Read More
£60k fine after ‘failure to ensure basic controls’ led to driver’s death
February 1, 2018
A skip hire company has been fined after a lorry driver was fatally crushed between two vehicles. Read More
Farmer sentenced after driver electrocuted
January 25, 2018
A North-West farmer has been sentenced to a conditional discharge after a man was electrocuted when the arm of his lorry mounted crane contacted overhead power lines. Read More
HSE accepts Crown Censure for “deeply disappointing” Buxton laboratory injury
December 7, 2017
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has accepted a Crown Censure after a worker at its laboratory was injured when conducting an experiment at a testing facility. Read More
‘Alarming failures’ lead to £500k fine
December 4, 2017
South West Highways Limited (SWHL) was recently fined after the death of a worker who was struck by a vehicle. Read More
£20k fine for manual handling failures
November 27, 2017
An engineering company has been fined after a worker’s fingers were crushed by a metal frame he was attempting to lift with colleagues. Read More
