New statistics show improvements in Britain’s workplace safety and health record – 2 November 2009

Britain became a healthier and safer place to work last year, according to new figures released by the Health & Safety Executive.

Companies fined after workers exposed to asbestos – 2 November 2009

Two businesses and a company director have been fined after workers in Manchester were exposed to potentially deadly asbestos fibres.

Primary Care Trust fined £10,000 after patient falls 4 metres from window – 2 November 2009

North East Essex Primary Care Trust has been fined £10,000 and ordered to pay costs of £4,792 after a vulnerable and partially-sighted patient it was responsible for fell 4.3 metres from a first floor window at Clacton & District Hospital.

Labourer killed by a falling steel joist – 30 October 2009

A London-based plumber has been fined following the death of a labourer in Essex.

Lifeguard fined after father of three drowns – 30 October 2009

A lifeguard who failed to notice a father-of-three lifeless at the bottom of a Walsall swimming pool was convicted at Wolverhampton Crown Court on 26^th October 2009.Fraudulent papers and broken back lead to prosecution of 21-year old – 30 October 2009

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has reminded operators of telescopic fork lift trucks to ensure they are operated correctly after a 21-year old fork lift truck driver was prosecuted following a serious accident in which a banksman suffered a broken back and ankle.

Explosion death prompts £85,000 fine for firm – 23 October 2009

 

A father and son engineering company in Devon have been fined a total of £85,000 after pleading guilty to health and safety offences following an explosion that killed an employee.

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