Roofing company fined after safety failings Date:8 June 2017 A roofing company has today been sentenced for safety failings related to working at height. Brighton Magistrates Court heard how numerous concerns were raised by members of the public about work being carried out by G & S Roofing Limited. The…
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Engineering company fined after worker crushed
Engineering company fined after worker crushed Date: 26 May 2017 Pipework Engineering Services Limited (PESL) has been fined after a worker suffered life changing injuries as a result of a crush incident. Birmingham Magistrates’ Court heard that on 21 March 2016 the worker was operating a foot pedal saw when…
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Directors jailed over fall from height
Three directors jailed over skylight fall 23 May 2017 Three directors of two companies have been jailed for breaching the Health and Safety at Work (HSW) Act, after a worker died in a fragile roof fall at an Essex warehouse. Image credit: ©iStock/kynny The directors’ companies, Nikolai Valkov’s employer Koseoglu…
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DHL and JCB both fined after worker struck by overturning trolley and hydraulic rams
Two companies have been fined after a worker was seriously injured by a trolley carrying hydraulic rams. Stafford Crown Court heard how an employee of DHL Services Limited (DHL) was auditing in-coming deliveries of equipment in an outside yard at JCB World Headquarters when he was struck from behind by…
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Food manufacturer fined after workers death
Food manufacturer fined after workers death Date: 28 April 2017 A North West food firm has been fined after a worker died when plastic bales fell on top of him. On 4 February 2015, 29 year old father of one Jacek Adamowicz was cleaning a storage yard when a number…
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Food manufacturer fined after worker suffers hand injuries Date: 19 April 2017 SCLA Limited has been fined after a worker suffered life changing hand injuries while operating machinery. Westminster Magistrates Court heard how on 17 December 2015 the worker was working to clear a blockage on one of the noodle…
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Safety Pass Alliance are pleased to announce the latest version of the successful Petrol Retail Passport Scheme has been released to all approved SPA training providers and will be live from May 1st. Supported by UKPIA , the oil companies and franchises the contractor safety passport continues to be the…
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Two construction companies fined
Two construction companies fined after worker suffers severe electric shock Date: 4 April 2017 BAM Construction Limited and Shoreland Projects Limited have been fined after a man suffered multiple life changing injuries including severe burns to his neck. Winchester Crown Court heard how BAM Construction Ltd had been appointed by…
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Two companies fined following asbestos investigation
Fine for two companies following asbestos investigation in Surrey Date:31 March 2017 Two companies have been fined after unsafe asbestos work was carried out on a property in Leatherhead, Surrey. Staines Magistrates’ Court heard how Kingsley Asbestos Services Limited (KAS), although a licensed asbestos removal contractor, was sub contracted by…
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Laing O’Rourke fined £800,000 after worker fatally crushed at Heathrow Airport
Laing O’Rourke fined £800,000 after worker fatally crushed at Heathrow Airport Date: 24 March 2017 A construction firm has been sentenced following the death of Philip Griffiths at Heathrow Airport in October 2014. Southwark Crown Court heard that Philip’s brother Paul accidentally reversed into his 38-year-old sibling when the pair…
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