Health and Safety News Roundup

Written By Helen Griffiths | Dec 2nd, 2009 | | | Category: Health And Safety News Roundup

£50,000 fine after man crushed to death by scrapyard claw– 2 December 2009

The death of a man crushed by a scrapyard grab claw has prompted a prosecution by the Health and Safety Executive and a £50,000 fine.

Unsafe scaffolding leads to prosecution and fine – 1 December 2009

An eagle-eyed safety inspector was lied to after he stopped to investigate unsafe scaffolding he was driving past, a court heard.

Scaffolder fined after worker fell 10 metres through roof – 1 December 2009

A scaffolding business was fined for health and safety breaches after a worker fell more than 10 metres through a roof.

Fatal scaffold collapse prompts £126,000 fine – 1 December 2009

Two construction firms involved in a major scaffolding collapse at Milton Keynes have been ordered to pay a total of £126,000 for their role in the incident which left one man dead and two others seriously injured.

Property developer fined £10,000 for putting workers at risk – 1 December 2009

A London property developer and landlord has been fined £10,000 at City of London Magistrates Court after workers on two of his developments were put at risk.

Employer without compulsory insurance fined £1,000 – 1 December 2009

A Cambridgeshire retailer has been fined £1,000 for failing to have compulsory insurance to protect his employees.

Company fined after wall collapses on Wigan worker – 1 December 2009

A construction company in Leigh has been ordered to pay £11,517 after one of its workers was seriously injured when a wall collapsed on him in Wigan