£187,000 Fine in First Corporate Manslaughter Case in Northern Ireland

A Cheshire worker could have been killed when he fell from the top of a chemical storage tank, a court has heard.

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.

HSE Construction inspectors are carrying out an intensive inspection initiative during February and March 2012, focusing on the refurbishment/building site risks that make construction one of Britain’s most dangerous industries – working at height safely, good order on site, and the risks associated with the removal of asbestos.

Workers exposed to asbestos at Redditch industrial unit

A specialist plastering contractor has been fined after two workers were seriously injured during construction of Derby’s Westfield shopping centre.

The workers, who have asked not to be named, fell around seven metres when the scissor lift they were using to transport plasterboards between floor levels overturned. The incident happened on 16 August 2007.A 22-year-old from [...]

The City of Lincoln Council and County Waste (Lincs) Ltd left a family exposed to asbestos fibres for three days before any action was taken.   Both the Council and the contractor have been prosecuted after the Council contracted County Waste to investigate how asbestos insulation board (AIB) was fixed with a view to removing the [...]

It is the responsibility of all business owners to ensure that their workplace meets health and safety requirements and any practices and procedures carried out in the workplace do so also. To enforce the health and safety laws in the UK, HSE Inspectors and Health and Safety Awareness Officers visit workplaces and carry out the [...]