Worker sustained life-changing injuries after a 1.2-tonne crate fell from a forklift truck. HSE investigation found unloading operation was poorly planned, not assessed and unsupervised. Case highlights the importance of properly managing non-standard lifting operations. A Hull business has been sentenced after safety breaches resulted in a 64-year-old employee sustaining life-changing injuries. Smith & Nephew […] read more
Public urged to check Gas Safe Register as new HSE figures released show seventeen people convicted for illegal gas work in the past 18 months alone They include a fraudster who faked the Gas Safe logo to exploit a new homeowner, and a rogue trader whose faulty gas work put a 90-year-old man in danger […] read more
Maintenance engineer suffered catastrophic, life-changing injuries after his arm was pulled into an unguarded conveyor Working alone, he waved at a CCTV camera for help after becoming trapped in the machinery Factory Services UK Limited fined £160,000 after pleading guilty to health and safety breaches A Merseyside animal‑feed manufacturer has been sentenced after a maintenance […] read more
Gheorghita Arsene, 33, died after being buried under around two tonnes of soil when the trench collapsed at a site in Banstead on 24 June 2020. A joint investigation found that the trench had no supports to prevent it from collapsing and soil had been piled right next to the edge. The collapse happened during […] read more
Wayne Culliss got his son teenage Kazys to carry out boiler-replacement work despite the fact he wasn’t qualified to do so The work carried out was dangerous and resulted in a gas leak The lives of tenants – including a baby – were put at risk A father and son have been sentenced after illegal […] read more