Director’s family left with ‘mixed emotions’. No risk assessment or safe system of work in place at time. HSE guidance on safe use of transport is available A textile manufacturer has been fined £220,000 after one of its directors was killed by a reversing HGV in Rochdale. Daniel Ames was a director of The British […] read more
CCTV stills show the scene moments before the incident. Company failed to property managed vehicle movements on site. HSE guidance is available. A company in the West Midlands that reclaims and processes textiles has been fined £300,000 after one of its workers was hit by a telehandler. The man, now 42, suffered serious injuries […] read more
Apprentice injured in luxury hotel renovation HSE guidance on working with machinery is available Doctors managed to successfully reattach the thumb of a teenage apprentice after it had been severed off by a rotating blade. The then 18-year-old resumed his apprenticeship with another firm following the procedure. He was employed as an apprentice joiner […] read more
Traffic light system had broken down several weeks before incident, investigation finds. HSE guidance is available on safe use of transport. A Norfolk-based food wholesaler has been fined £66,000 after an employee’s leg had to be amputated after he was injured while loading a lorry. The worker was loading an HGV using a pallet truck […] read more
Development in central Preston was to fit former warehouse with 35 apartments. Action taken by both the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service (LFRS) in multi-agency collaboration. An Altrincham-based construction company has been fined £165,000 after it repeatedly failed to put in place suitable fire precautions during renovation in Preston. […] read more