A self-employed gas fitter has been sentenced to 16 months in prison after he carried out unsafe gas work while falsely pretending to be Gas Safe Registered.
Link: Gas fitter sentenced to 16 months in prison after carrying out unsafe gas work
Source: Health and Safety
A Worcestershire-based haulage firm has been sentenced following a fatal incident in which a driver was crushed by a reversing vehicle.
Link: West Midlands haulage firm prosecuted after worker killed
Source: Health and Safety
A Norwich manufacturing firm has been fined after two employees working with flammable substances in a spray booth were killed by an explosion.
Link: Manufacturer fined after two killed by spray-booth explosion
Source: Health and Safety
Two companies have been sentenced after an employee fell from scaffolding whilst at work.
Link: Two companies fined after worker suffers fall from height
Source: Health and Safety
Food flavourings company Frutarom (UK) Ltd has been fined after two separate health and safety breaches.
Link: Frutarom (UK) Ltd fined after two health and safety breaches
Source: Health and Safety
A Cheshire-based trailer manufacturing company has been fined after a worker was struck by a load on a fork lift truck and left with multiple injuries.
Link: North West trailer manufacturing company sentenced after worker injured
Source: Health and Safety
Dullam & Co (Farmers) Ltd have been fined today after a worker was dragged into a reed combing machine.
Link: Farming company sentenced after threshing machine incident
Source: Health and Safety
A Stockport construction firm has been fined after putting employees at risk due to widespread safety failings when carrying out work in an unsafe manner at two construction sites.
Link: Construction firm fined after multiple safety failings
Source: Health and Safety
Comhairle Nan Eilean Siar is the local authority which covers the Western Isles and was today fined £12,000 after a boy received chemical burns.
Link: Local Authority fined after a boy received chemical burns
Source: Health and Safety
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has today informed two companies they face prosecution following an incident at the Pembroke Refinery on 2 June 2011, which resulted in the deaths of four people and serious injuries to another.
Link: HSE to prosecute following 2011 explosion at Pembroke Refinery
Source: Health and Safety
