A major metal recycling firm has been hit with a £650,000 fine following a routine inspection by Britain’s workplace regulator. ASM Metal Recycling, which operates four other metal recycling sites, including at locations in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire, received enforcement action from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) for failing to implement effective control measures to … read more
A company has been fined following an outbreak of legionella at its sheltered housing accommodation in Birkenhead, putting vulnerable residents at risk of contracting Legionnaires’ disease. The deadly bacteria was detected at Vincent Naughton Court following the sampling of its water systems in the communal areas and flats in July and August 2018. With all … read more
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has confirmed two non-executive director appointments to the board of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Professor Christopher Johnson and Dr Cathie Mackay replaced non-executive directors Susan Johnson and John McDermid on 1 October and will be in their roles for the next five years. Chair of … read more
A farmer from Hampshire has received a suspended prison sentence after a worker fell to his death. Phillip France lost his life after falling from the roof of a cow shed at Tickner Bros in Hampshire. The self-employer labourer had been dismantling the cow shed with two other workers when he fell through a rooflight, … read more
A contractor from Dorset has been fined after a tree fell onto a forestry worker and left him with life-changing injuries. The 61-year-old man, who was 58 at the time, is now paralysed from the stomach down after the 21-metre ash tree landed on top of him at The Fonthill Estate in Salisbury, Wiltshire on … read more