Lawford Kidd's Blog

A multinational cement firm has been fined £200,000 following the death of a worker in an explosion at its Rugby premises.

A national malt company, Pauls Malt Limited, has been fined after a worker had to have the lower part of his left leg amputated, when he became entangled in machinery inside a grain silo. His right leg was also badly broken and is still held together by plates and pins.

Marks and Spencer plc and three of its contractors have been fined for putting members of the public, staff and construction workers at risk of exposure to asbestos-containing materials during the refurbishment of two stores in Reading and Bournemouth.

A maintenance contractor must pay a total of £155,000 after a man fell into a water filled sump at a North Wales power station and drowned.

New incident reporting arrangements introduced by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have come into operation with effect from Monday 12th September.