Employee sustained serious injuries after fall from height Company failed to implement safety measures for work at height activities Kingsley Roofing Contractors Limited fined £16,650 A Northampton roofing company has been fined £16,650 after an employee suffered serious injuries when he fell through a skylight opening. Ryan Robinson, 31, was working for Kingsley Roofing Contractors […] read more
Workplace safety failure results in serious injury to young employee Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found that Isoma Limited had failed to carry out a suitable and sufficient risk assessment Isoma Limited fined £16,000 A conveyor systems manufacturer based in Swadlincote has been fined £16,500 after an 18-year-old employee broke his arm when he became […] read more
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is hosting a webinar on process isolations in the offshore oil and gas sector, aimed at driving improvement in this critical safety area. The free online event will take place on 4 December 2025 from 10:30 to 11:30. Why this matters Process isolations are a key barrier to preventing […] read more
Alban Watts died due to a ‘basic and simple’ failure. Dangerous parts of machinery had inadequate guarding. HSE guidance on working with machinery is available. The family of a much loved man from Cumbria have spoken of their anger that his life was worth less than “the cost of a 50 pence screw”. Alban Watts […] read more
Driver sustained a brain injury and multiple fractures after falling from trailer Company failed to implement adequate fall prevention measures Penn Elcom Limited fined £80,000 A manufacturing company has been fined £80,000 after a visiting lorry driver sustained life-changing injuries when he fell from a trailer during loading operations at a site in County Durham. […] read more