A Burnley manufacturing company has been fined £16,000 after it ignored a formal warning about noise levels at its factory.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecuted Equestrian Surfaces Ltd for putting its employees' hearing at ri…
Scaffolding board incident at hospital
Terence Brown was walking through the entrance of Southend Hospital when a 20ft-long plank fell from the top of the building and narrowly missed him and an elderly couple. A spokesman for Connaught said: “We are currently investigating an incident in which a sc…
16-year-old boy falls through school roof
Thomas Buckett is in a critical condition after falling through the roof of a school in Staffordshire.
Bridge contractor fined $30,800 after three deaths
The Texas contractor working for the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department and Centra…
Shops reopen after scaffold fall
Shops which had to close after scaffolding collapsed in the pedestrian area of Swindon's town centre have reopened. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is investigating the incident.
One dead after falling from crane in Orissa
A contractual worker was kill…
Royal Mail escapes with five-figure fine
Royal Mail has received a reduced fine following the death of an employee after the group mitigated that it’s experiencing financial difficulties. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) issued two Improvement Notices, which required Royal Mail to review i…
Royal Mail fined over crush death
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has warned firms of their legal responsibilities regarding vehicle safety following the death of Colin Smith, 57, who was crushed between a lorry cab and its trailer in September 2006.
…Young builder killed in fall from scaffolding
Justin Gillman, aged 26, is believed to have been pushing a wheel barrow full of bricks on scaffolding on a Chestnut Homes development in Skegness, Linconshire when he fell on Friday 26 February 2010.
The fall of six to eight feet, and the br…