September 24, 2018
Merlin Entertainments, which owns Alton Towers, was fined £5m as a result of the Smiler rollercoaster crash in 2015, which left five people seriously injured. Now, two victims who each lost a leg in the crash are suing the park’s owners Read More
November 23, 2017
From million-pound plus fines to prison sentences, there have been some major prosecutions in occupational health and safety in 2017. Lauren Applebey assesses the big legal stories. Read More
November 22, 2017
A manufacturing company has been fined after a worker’s hands got trapped in a 25 tonne press. Read More
July 4, 2017
Corporate health and safety fines up following implementation of tougher sentencing. Read More
April 10, 2017
Essar Oil UK Ltd has been fined £1.65m following an explosion, which caused more than £20m in damage, at its Stanlow refinery Read More
March 20, 2017
Three company bosses have been jailed following the death of 25-year-old father of one, Benjamin Edge, who fell from a Read More
March 17, 2017
An aircraft engineering company has been fined after two men fell about 15 feet while they were carrying out checks Read More
March 13, 2017
A Kettering based care home company has been ordered to pay £100,000 after a 16-year-old boy drowned at a disused quarry, Read More
March 9, 2017
A company and a self employed contractor have been fined for safety failings after one man died and another was left Read More
March 2, 2017
Balfour Beatty Regional Construction Limited (Balfour Beatty) has been fined after flooring at a house-building development gave way, injuring a Read More