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  • 02.06.2010
    High voltage shock lands stationery firm with fine
    A stationery manufacturer has been fined after admitting exposing a worker to a high voltage shock that left him permanently disabled
    
    
    
  • 02.06.2010
    Premier league football club fined after worker's three-metre fall
    Premier League football club Aston Villa has been fined after a worker was badly injured by a fall through a roof during the redevelopment of its training ground
    
    
    
  • 02.06.2010
    Waste management firm fined after driver killed at Northamptonshire landfill site
    A waste management and recycling company has been fined after a driver was killed at a Northamptonshire landfill site.
    
    
    
  • 02.06.2010
    Worker's fingers chopped off at plastics firm
    A plastics recycling factory in St Helens has been fined £15,000 after a worker had parts of two fingers cut off by blades on a high-speed fan.
    
    
    
  • 29.09.2009
    E.coli 0157: Health Alert - avoiding ill health at open farms
    Avoiding ill health at open farms
    
    
    
  • 25.08.2009
    Asbestos warning after company prosecuted
    At Cardiff Magistrates Court on Thursday 6th August 2009
    
    
    
  • 25.08.2009
    Employers urged to take proper precautions to prevent falls in the workplace
    Employers are being warned to take correct precautions when their staff work at height
    
    
    
  • 25.08.2009
    Safety alert issued on road surface top cutting machines
    Last month a worker was fatally injured when he became entangled in the rotating drum of a top cutting machine in Wiltshire
    
    
    
  • 21.07.2009
    caseA man from Somerset with terminal asbestos-related cancer has received £175,000 in compensation
    Payout for asbestos cancer
    
    
    
  • 16.07.2009
    Summer’s here: HSE won’t rain on your parade…or your fete!
    The message is simple – do what’s sensible and reasonable and then go ahead and enjoy yourselves!"
    
    
    
  • 16.07.2009
    Firm fined £150,000 after worker's arm crushed in roller
    The HSE issued a warning today about the risks of operating machinery with inadequate guarding
    
    
    
  • 16.07.2009
    Construction company fined £150,000 after worker dies and another is seriously injured at Wembley stadium
    PC Harrington Contractors Ltd, based in Grays Inn Road, London, pleaded guilty to a breach of Section 2 (1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974.
    
    
    
  • 30.06.2009
    Statement on health and safety in schools
    HSE has called for a common sense approach to health and safety in Great Britain’s schools.
    
    
    
  • 30.06.2009
    Avoidable workplace accidents claim nine lives in North East
    Britain's workplace safety regulator today warned businesses in the North East of the continued need to put safety first
    
    
    
  • 29.06.2009
    STUDENTS RUN A BUSINESS FOR A YEAR AND GIVE BIBIC £350 OF THEIR PROFITS
    Eleven 4th form students from King’s College, Taunton raised £350 for BIBIC
    
    
    
  • 14.05.2009
    ’Concentrate on Construction’ BBC Tells HSE
    HSE urgently needs more frontline inspectors, the influential BBC television programme Panorama has said
    
    
    
  • 13.05.2009
    One in five construction sites fail health and safety checks
    One in five construction sites failed health and safety checks
    
    
    
  • 13.05.2009
    Hairdressers wave goodbye to bad hand days
    70 per cent of hairdressers may suffer from skin damage
    
    
    
  • 13.05.2009
    Revised guidance for tanning salons and their customers
    Revised guidance for tanning salons and their customers
    
    
    
  • 24.03.2009
    Newham haulier fined for fatal HGV incident
    Newham haulier fined for fatal HGV incident
    
    
    
  • 24.03.2009
    No harm down on the farm
    Family run farm shop backs HSE campaign to keep staff safe
    
    
    
  • 24.03.2009
    King’s Lynn company and director prosecuted for failing to protect employee
    King’s Lynn company and director prosecuted for failing to protect employee
    
    
    
  • 20.03.2009
    HSE tells Directors “to lead by actions, not words”
    Health and safety about: “Personal responsibility and integrity”
    
    
    
  • 20.03.2009
    Aberystwyth scaffolding collapse highlights construction dangers
    Aberystwyth scaffolding collapse highlights construction dangers
    
    
    
  • 20.03.2009
    Latest figures on pesticide residues released
    The Pesticide Residues Committee today published findings from its third quarterly 2008 report
    
    
    
  • 27.02.2009
    Chipboard manufacturer fined £25,000 following serious workplace accidents
    Chipboard manufacturer fined £25,000 following serious workplace accidents
    
    
    
  • 27.02.2009
    Uxbridge construction company fined £15,000 for unlicensed removal of asbestos at Hackney site
    Uxbridge construction company fined £15,000 for unlicensed removal of asbestos at Hackney site
    
    
    
  • 27.02.2009
    HSE launches new website to prevent work-related stress
    HSE launches new website to prevent work-related stress
    
    
    
  • 15.02.2009
    Slips, trips and falls can be costly – as firm discovers
    Slips, trips and falls can be costly – as firm discovers
    
    
    
  • 15.02.2009
    HSE demands firms take safety seriously after teenager injured
    HSE demands firms take safety seriously after teenager injured
    
    
    
  • 10.02.2009
    Slips, trips and falls are no joke
    A total of 61 people died and more than 14,000 suffered serious injury as a result of a slip, trip or fall from height
    
    
    
  • 02.02.2009
    HSE launches prevent falls from vehicles campaign
    Today saw the re-launch of a Health and Safety Executive (HSE) campaign that warns about the dangers of falls from vehicles.
    
    
    
  • 02.02.2009
    Flash-bang science back in the classroom
    School science teachers are being urged to stop using a fear of breaking health and safety rules to re-introduce exciting and engaging practical classroom demonstrations
    
    
    
  • 02.02.2009
    Swansea man fined £10,000 after worker injured in fall
    The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is warning the construction industry of the dangers of working at height.
    
    
    
  • 17.12.2008
    New chief inspector of construction starts work in 2009
    HSE is pleased to announce that Philip White, currently on secondment to Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), has been appointed Chief Inspector of Construction
    
    
    
  • 17.12.2008
    Suspended sentence for hotel owner who flouted the law
    Kulwinder Bola, owner of the Royal Renaissance Hotel in Skegness, was found guilty on Tuesday 28 October of ignoring a prohibition notice issued by the HSE.
    
    
    
  • 17.12.2008
    Fife company and director fined £35,000 for exposing staff to asbestos
    The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) today warned businesses to ensure they keep accurate details of asbestos in their buildings before any construction work takes place
    
    
    
  • 02.12.2008
    HSE reminds health and social care organisations to conduct risk assessments after a 90-yr old lady dies
    90-yr old lady fell and died at the scene
    
    
    
  • 02.12.2008
    Health and Safety Executive and Jewson join forces in Wednesbury to warn tradesmen of asbestos danger
    The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and Jewson have joined forces to help warn tradesmen of the dangers of asbestos
    
    
    
  • 02.12.2008
    Local footballers following in Ian Wright’s footsteps
    Ian Wright was shocked when he learnt that 20 tradesmen a week were dying from having been exposed to asbestos in their working lives.
    
    
    
  • 18.11.2008
    Health and safety “crucial” in current climate, new IOSH president warns
    Never Mind the credit crunch
    
    
    
  • 31.10.2008
    HSE publishes health and safety statistics for 2007/08
    New statistics published by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) today reveal a reduction in the numbers of people killed, injured or made ill by work during 2007/08.
    
    
    
  • 31.10.2008
    Your back is in your hands: HSE gives practical advice on preventing and managing back pain at mid Wales event
    Back disorders are the most common form of occupational ill health experienced in Britain
    
    
    
  • 31.10.2008
    Excavator driver fined after pedestrian killed near building site
    Pedestrian was killed in Maida Vale, Westminster, in February 2007.
    
    
    
  • 22.10.2008
    Two companies fined £44,500 after man paralysed in fall at work
    Man paralysed in fall at work
    
    
    
  • 22.10.2008
    Survey company prosecuted as HSE campaign to raise awareness of asbestos danger begins
    Survey company prosecuted as HSE campaign to raise awareness of asbestos danger begins
    
    
    
  • 22.10.2008
    Joint operation identifies dangerous gas appliances
    2 Care Homes told to take action over potential dangerous boilers
    
    
    
  • 08.10.2008
    North East building firm fined £6,000 for failing to ensure workers’ safety at height
    The HSE warned employers that they face prosecution if they fail to ensure the safety of people working at height.
    
    
    
  • 08.10.2008
    HSE issues safety alert on gas appliance flues in ceiling voids
    HSE raise awareness of a potential poisoning risk.
    
    
    
  • 08.10.2008
    Construction firms must act on advice warn HSE
    The HSE has reminded construction companies that if they ignore advice about risks they are likely to face prosecution
    
    
    
  • 17.09.2008
    Sandblasting company fined £26,000 for using banned substance
    Sandblasting company fined £26,000
    
    
    
  • 17.09.2008
    East Sussex hospital fined £8,000 after cleaner is badly injured
    Hospital employee suffered severe injuries whilst operating a steam cleaner at work.
    
    
    
  • 17.09.2008
    Stolen tractor and firearms seized in farming vehicle crackdown
    Firearms and a stolen tractor were seized by police in North Kent as part of a crackdown on unroadworthy agricultural vehicles
    
    
    
  • 09.09.2008
    Volunteers are protected by health and safety legislation
    The HSE remind voluntary organisations that they to ensure the safety and health of their army of volunteers
    
    
    
  • 09.09.2008
    Demolition company fined £15,000 after electrician seriously injured in five metre fall in Greenwich
    Demolition company fined £15,000
    
    
    
  • 09.09.2008
    Lincoln company fined after worker injured after moving 96kg oven
    Worker suffered a severe groin injury while moving a 96 kilogram oven
    
    
    
  • 20.08.2008
    HSE’s safety warning to farmers during the harvest season
    HSE is urging all farmers to take extra precautions with agricultural machinery during the harvest season
    
    
    
  • 20.08.2008
    Norfolk activity centre prosecuted following school trip incident
    The HSE has warned activity centres to ensure their staff are properly trained
    
    
    
  • 08.08.2008
    HSE prosecutes Essex companies following multiple breaches of asbestos safety laws
    The HSE has issued a stark warning about managing the risks from asbestos
    
    
    
  • 08.08.2008
    Trader fined £13,998 for undertaking illegal gas work in Kent
    The HSE is urging people to only use competent, registered gas fitters when having their boilers and heating systems serviced.
    
    
    
  • 26.07.2008
    Rolls Royce PLC fined £120,000 after five workers exposed to hazardous substances
    Five agency workers suffered skin rashes and chest problems
    
    
    
  • 26.07.2008
    Wates Construction Ltd fined £7,000 for putting householders at risk of carbon monoxide
    Every year, approximately 25 people die from carbon monoxide poisoning
    
    
    
  • 25.07.2008
    Oxford Radcliffe hospitals NHS trust fined for patient injury
    Elderly patient was scalded when taking a bath
    
    
    
  • 14.07.2008
    Homes for Haringey Ltd fined £10,000 after plumber seriously injured in fall
    Homes for Haringey Ltd fined £10,000 after plumber seriously injured in fall
    
    
    
  • 14.07.2008
    Court case highlights need for workers to consider elderly residents
    Court case highlights need for workers to consider elderly residents
    
    
    
  • 05.07.2008
    HSE supports a safer future for farming
    HSE supports a safer future for farming
    
    
    
  • 05.07.2008
    Health and Safety Executive statement on 20th anniversary of Piper Alpha
    Health and Safety Executive statement on 20th anniversary of Piper Alpha
    
    
    
  • 05.07.2008
    Industrial estates warned of health and safety spot inspections
    Industrial estates warned of health and safety spot inspections
    
    
    
  • 03.07.2008
    HSE prosecutes HP Bulmer Ltd and Nalco Ltd following outbreak of legionnaire’s disease
    Legionnaire's outbreak see company prosecuted
    
    
    
  • 03.07.2008
    HSE prosecutes printer following multiple breaches of safety laws
    HSE prosecutes printer following multiple breaches of safety laws
    
    
    
  • 01.07.2008
    Garage fined £20,000 after worker suffers fatal burns
    Twickenham garage pleaded guilty to health and safety breaches which led to the death of one of its workers
    
    
    
  • 01.07.2008
    Small reduction in fatal injuries at work no reason for complacency, says HSE - Every week 4 people die at work in Great Britain
    Every week 4 people die at work in Great Britain
    
    
    
  • 01.07.2008
    HSE safety warning on gas appliances as traders are prosecuted and sentenced to imprisonment
    Two brothers imprisoned after potentially unsafe gas installations
    
    
    
  • 28.06.2008
    Furniture manufacturers told: “It’s time to clear the air!”
    Furniture manufacturers warned of the health risks associated with wood dust and woodworking in general. .
    
    
    
  • 28.06.2008
    Joint inspection of North Wales caravan sites launched
    A North Wales joint inspection programme into caravan sites
    
    
    
  • 28.06.2008
    HSE warns about the importance of proper maintenance of machinery
    The HSE today highlighted the importance of companies conducting planned maintenance checks on machinery
    
    
    
  • 28.06.2008
    Inadequate machinery guarding results in £7,500 fine for North Wales employer
    Failures by a North Wales employer to ensure machinery was properly guarded
    
    
    
  • 26.06.2008
    Work halted on Newcastle refurbishment sites after safety fears
    Work was halted on construction sites in Newcastle last week as part of a HSE crackdown on unsafe practices
    
    
    
  • 25.06.2008
    HSE warns of the dangers of working at height after Coventry worker suffers serious injury
    Eastern Windows Manufacturing Co Ltd fined £5,000 with £1,480 costs
    
    
    
  • 25.06.2008
    HSE warns companies to prevent falls from vehicles following fatal incident
    Saint Gobain Building Distribution Ltd were fined a total of £120,000 and ordered to pay £51,000 costs
    
    
    
  • 19.06.2008
    Health and Safety Executive names Preferred Bidder to run New Gas Installer Scheme in Great Britain
    HSE today announced CAPITA as its preferred bidder to replace CORGI
    
    
    
  • 16.06.2008
    HSE prosecutes Weetabix after man loses fingertips
    HSE prosecutes Weetabix after man loses fingertips
    
    
    
  • 10.06.2008
    Health and Safety Executive warn of the dangers of working at height after Oldham MBC is fined
    Oldham MBC fined after an employee fell from a bowls pavilion and broke his arm.
    
    
    
  • 10.06.2008
    HSE warn of the dangers of working at height after fall from height in Wellingborough
    An employee fell more than two meters from the top of a spray booth resulting in several fractures and bleeding to his brain.
    
    
    
  • 10.06.2008
    Fall shatters life of Rhondda carpenter: employers fined after HSE prosecution
    A five-metre fall left Rhondda carpenter David Morgan with serious injuries which may well have ended his career
    
    
    
  • 04.06.2008
    HSE warns employers to assess risks properly after Beds worker loses fingers in unguarded machine
    A workers finger was amputated by unguarded parts of a machine
    
    
    
  • 04.06.2008
    Bus company fined £60,000 after worker suffers spinal injuries in new cross garage incident
    HSE has warned garage owners to ensure that workers are safe
    
    
    
  • 04.06.2008
    HSE warns of the dangers of working under vehicles after service engineer dies
    Service engineer crushed by refuse vehicle
    
    
    
  • 04.06.2008
    HSE warns employers to consider risks to young persons following prosecution of suffolk company
    A young worker’s finger was amputated by unguarded parts of a machine.
    
    
    
  • 29.05.2008
    Burntwood company fined £7,000 after employee suffers crushed fingers
    Fingers crushed at an engineering company
    
    
    
  • 29.05.2008
    HSE safety alert to the printing industry: Fatalities on hand-fed platen machines
    Safety alert aimed at employers in the printing industry
    
    
    
  • 23.05.2008
    HSE warns companies to manage health and safety concerns following Norfolk prosecution
    Tulip Ltd, of Caxton Way in Thetford, was fined £265,000 with £21,653.35 costs
    
    
    
  • 21.05.2008
    HSE warns failure to meet responsibilities when dealing with asbestos will be penalised
    HSE prosecutes a building surveyor
    
    
    
  • 21.05.2008
    HSE warns employers to assess risks properly after worker loses finger in unguarded circular saw
    Employers are being warned, by the HSE, to ensure they assess workplace machinery risks properly
    
    
    
  • 21.05.2008
    North Yorkshire construction company fined after workplace transport accident in Crook
    The HSE warned companies that they need to manage the movement of vehicles in the workplace
    
    
    
  • 19.05.2008
    HSE Safety Alert: Explosion risk from redundant domestic back boilers
    HSE Safety Alert
    
    
    
  • 15.05.2008
    Building firm fined £10,000 after worker injured in fall
    Sunderland building firm was fined £10,000 today
    
    
    
  • 04.05.2008
    HSE warns of robust action after prosecution of Everest Ltd
    HSE prosecutes Everest Ltd in relation to working at height
    
    
    
  • 30.04.2008
    HSE warning following prosecution of David Johnson formerly trading as Merlin Building and Roofing Contractors
    Man found guilty of Gross Negligence Manslaughter
    
    
    
  • 30.04.2008
    Gateshead firm fined £10,500 after worker is left blind in one eye
    Gateshead firm fined £10,500 after worker is left blind in one eye
    
    
    
  • 28.04.2008
    Bromsgrove company fined £5,000 for quarry worker's head injury
    HSE prosecute Wildmoor Quarry Products following an incident in Bromsgrove
    
    
    
  • 28.04.2008
    Quarry firm and foreman prosecuted after worker became trapped in machinery
    HSE is warning those responsible for the health and safety of workers not to neglect their duties
    
    
    
  • 24.04.2008
    HSE Chair's reminder on leadership agenda
    The HSE reminds business directors to put effective health and safety performance high on their agendas.
    
    
    
  • 17.04.2008
    HSE crane safety warning after Liverpool company is prosecuted following death of welder
    A man was killed after being struck by a load that fell from a crane.
    
    
    
  • 15.04.2008
    World’s largest clay brick manufacturer fined £2,000 after workers exposed to hazardous fumes
    Wienerberger Ltd, based in Cheshire, pleaded guilty to two breaches of the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002
    
    
    
  • 15.04.2008
    HSE warn of the danger of leaving live electricity cables exposed after two workmen suffer serious burns
    The HSE have warned of the need to manage the risk from live electricity cables
    
    
    
  • 13.04.2008
    Girl critical after tractor crash
    A 13-year-old girl remains in a critical condition
    
    
    
  • 10.04.2008
    HSE urges construction industry to do more to prevent deaths at work
    Around 69 construction workers were killed in 2007/08
    
    
    
  • 10.04.2008
    Farmer 'crushed to death by bull'
    A 74-year-old farmer was crushed to death by a bull
    
    
    
  • 09.04.2008
    Control of Noise at Work Regulations come into force for music and entertainment sectors
    The Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 came into force for the music and entertainment sectors on 6th April
    
    
    
  • 09.04.2008
    HSE prosecutes forklift truck driver
    A forklift truck driver has been prosecuted by HSE following serious injuries caused to a colleague on 17th January 2007.
    
    
    
  • 04.04.2008
    Eversheds unhappy with suggested penalties under the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007.
    The law firm, Eversheds, has slammed the recommendations of the Sentencing Advisory Panel
    
    
    
  • 03.04.2008
    Two companies fined £30,000 plus costs after a worker loses fingertips at recycling plant
    HSE today warned businesses to make sure that workers and contractors are properly trained to carry out risk assessments
    
    
    
  • 28.03.2008
    Schools trips are an essential part of every child's education, say's HSC Chair
    The Chair of the Health and Safety Commission (HSC) this week urged teachers to take a sensible approach to risk assessment
    
    
    
  • 26.03.2008
    Workmen were electrocuted
    Two men were electrocuted when the mobile towerlight they were pushing contacted a high voltage overhead power cable
    
    
    
  • 26.03.2008
    Man fatally injured by chainsaw
    Man fatally injured by chainsaw
    
    
    
  • 21.03.2008
    Taking risks is a part of life, says HSC Chair
    Taking risks is a part of life, says HSC Chair
    
    
    
  • 18.03.2008
    HSE WARNS EMPLOYERS TO UNDERTAKE SUITABLE RISK ASSESSMENTS AFTER DEATHS OF TWO WORKERS
    The warning follows its prosecution of two companies within the JCB group
    
    
    
  • 18.03.2008
    Road builder Alfred McAlpine fined £250,000 after HSE prosecution
    The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is urging construction companies to ensure they carry out proper planning
    
    
    
  • 07.03.2008
    Unacceptable performance by refurbishment sector of the construction industry
    Over one in three construction sites visited put the lives of workers at risk
    
    
    
  • 03.03.2008
    Corporate manslaughter under the spotlight at WWT mock interview event in Cardiff
    The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 comes into force on 6 April 2008
    
    
    
  • 03.03.2008
    'Shattered Lives' could affect you, says HSE
    Every 25 minutes, someone breaks or fractures a bone at work according to the latest figures from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
    
    
    
  • 28.02.2008
    West Sussex construction site death
    A 48-year old roofer has died from injuries
    
    
    
  • 28.02.2008
    Companies fall foul of work at height laws
    HSE warns that companies who fail to implement safe systems for work at height will be prosecuted
    
    
    
  • 21.02.2008
    Workmen plunged through fragile roof.
    2 men working on a derelict farm building fell through its fragile asbestos cement roof
    
    
    
  • 21.02.2008
    Council fined for gas safety management lapse
    Magistrates have fined Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council a total of £10,000
    
    
    
  • 16.02.2008
    CLASP schools - statement by the Health and Safety Executive
    A simple solution has been shown to prevent asbestos fibres escaping into classrooms.
    
    
    
  • 16.02.2008
    No further action on scalded baby
    Taunton Deane council will not face further action after a baby was scalded to death
    
    
    
  • 14.02.2008
    Man buried under quarried stone
    A 28-year-old man has died in an industrial accident at a limestone quarry in Somerset.
    
    
    
  • 13.02.2008
    HSE warns waste industry to ensure safe systems are in place for reversing refuse trucks - after schoolgirl is killed
    Warning follows HSE’s prosecution of Coventry City Council after an 11-year old girl was killed.
    
    
    
  • 31.01.2008
    HSE reminds employers of their legal duties to employees engaged in manual handling
    The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is reminding companies of their legal duties relating to manual handling
    
    
    
  • 29.01.2008
    Rhondda landlord prosecuted for carrying out his own gas work
    Martin Griffiths, of Herbert Street, Treorchy, was fined a total of £6,000
    
    
    
  • 24.01.2008
    Retailer fined over car park death
    Asda has admitted breaching health and safety laws.
    
    
    
  • 18.01.2008
    HSE statement on improvement notice served to Warwickshire fire service after death of four fire fighters
    The HSE is investigating the warehouse fire at Atherstone-on-Stour in November last year.
    
    
    
  • 15.01.2008
    HSE statement following the inquest into the death of Rhianna Hardie, Taunton, Somerset
    Death of Rhianna Hardie, Taunton, Somerset
    
    
    
  • 08.01.2008
    Cookers fell on worker
    Indesit has been fined £39,500
    
    
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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