The owner of a pallet manufacturing firm has appeared in court after he allowed fires to be repeatedly lit at his premises next to gas storage sites in Carlisle.

The managing director of a St Helens gas supply firm has appeared in court after he and an employee suffered multiple burns in an explosion.
John Webster was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after he and another worker received burns to their faces, hands and legs at North West Gases Ltd. A third employee sustained minor injuries in the explosion, which lifted the roof off the building on Alma Street in St Helens.

A Staffordshire-based aluminium casting company has been prosecuted after a man was burned by molten metal at its Worcester factory.

A Batley family was put in danger after a local builder carried out defective gas fitting work while constructing an extension to their home, a court has been told.

Safety in the workplace is essential and fire training is no exception. Every business is legally required to comply with the laws regarding fire safety (The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005) and ensure that all staff are trained accordingly.
It makes sound financial sense to have your staff fire safety trained in-house, that way all [...]