December 31, 2019
The director of a solar panel company in Worcestershire has been ordered to carry out 200 hours of unpaid work and to pay costs of £15,000 after his brother fell to his death while installing solar panels. Read More
July 29, 2019
A construction firm sentenced for safety breaches, a junior employee fell 2.62 metres through a stairway opening at a site in West Butterwick, Scunthorpe. Read More
July 17, 2019
Lanes Group PLC has been fined £500,000, with £9,896.19 in costs, after pleading guilty to an offence under the Work at Height Regulations 2005. Read More
July 15, 2019
Work at any height can cause injury; a fall from a height of just one or two steps can cause serious injury. Read More
April 25, 2019
A principal contractor has been fined after a worker was seriously injured when he fell approximately three metres through an unprotected stairwell opening. Read More
January 23, 2019
Halifax Rack and Screw Cutting Co Ltd has been sentenced for safety breaches after a worker was struck on the head and suffered temporary blindness and longer term vision problems. Read More
January 23, 2019
A cladding firm has been sentenced for safety breaches after a worker shattered his elbow in a fall from height. Read More
January 22, 2019
A scaffolding company has been sentenced after a worker sustained serious, life changing injuries after falling five metres through a skylight whilst at work. Read More
October 18, 2018
Investigating, the HSE found the work was not properly planned, appropriately supervised or carried out in a safe manner when the incident occurred. Dayment had a duty to control how the work was carried out, including staff supervision. Read More
October 15, 2018
An expert confirmed that the work was wholly unnecessary and that the work done had no value whatsoever. Read More