Equipment supplier fined after worker’s hand severed
A worker from County Durham had his hand severed while carrying out maintenance on glass cutting machinery a court heard. The 34-year-old maintenance technician was investigating a fault on a new tilt table with a colleague. He was on his hands and knees while trying to ascertain the cause of the fault and had activated […]
Roads fit for a Queen
In the run up to the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) has taken a look back over how roads and road safety have changed since the Queen came to the throne sixty years ago. Key developments include: IAM chief executive Simon Best said: “Road safety gets better by the year, and […]
Waste company prosecuted after worker loses arm
A waste management and recycling company has been fined for safety failings after a worker lost most of his arm on an unguarded conveyor system at a Kent quarry. Dartford Magistrates heard that a conveyor belt used to transfer waste into a sorting shed was juddering and virbrating, making sorting difficult, after a driving roller […]
Builder fined £15,000 after carbon monoxide death
A builder has pleaded guilty to a contravention of Sections 3 and 33 (1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 at Haddington Sheriff Court, and was fined £15,000. The builder had been contracted to rebuild the chimney on a property in Gifford but failed to ensure that it was fully cleared of […]
First corporate manslaughter conviction in NI
A farm company in Northern Ireland (NI) has been fined a record £187,500, plus £13,000 costs for health and safety failings that led to the death of 45-year-old employee Robert Wilson. The company is the first in Northern Ireland to be convicted under new Corporate Manslaughter legislation. Under this legislation, companies and organisations can be […]
Healthcare provider fined after worker injury
A private healthcare provider managing a hospital in Ipswich has been fined for safety failings after an employee suffered a fractured kneecap. Mrs Shelagh Allen was working in the clinic room of a ward, which was being wet-mopped by a housekeeper during the ward’s busiest period. Mrs Allen went into the room after completing a […]