Author Archives: HSE

Property management company fined and managing director handed suspended sentence after death of ‘brave, strong, and determined’ teenage apprentice

18-year-old apprentice joiner Chloe Bidwell was fatally crushed by unsecured board materials at a renovation site in Bangor Chloe was working alone with no lone working policy, inadequate supervision, and no safe storage procedures in place for the boards that killed her An HSE investigation found the company and its director failed to provide safe […] read more

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North Wales waste and recycling company fined over welfare facilities and repeated site failures

The company had received previous enforcement notices on several occasions over an 11-year period  Employees had no access to running water or soap after sorting waste materials that could be contaminated with asbestos by hand  HSE guidance states employers must provide employees who are liable to interact with asbestos containing materials with suitable training A waste and recycling company has been fined £36,000 for repeatedly failing to […] read more

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HSE takes landmark enforcement action against occupational health service provider

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued its first ever Prohibition Notice against an occupational health service provider, following findings that inadequate health surveillance was putting workers at risk of serious and irreversible harm. The action marks a significant milestone in HSE’s regulation of occupational health provision and is evidence of the regulator’s focus […] read more

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