Man fell from height due to lack of edge protection. Second time HSE action against sole trader. HSE guidance on working safely at height is available. A worker suffered serious injuries after falling from a flat roof that did not have any edge protection. A sole trader has been fined following a prosecution by the […] read more
Vulnerable man walked more than 300 steps from his room to a carpark. Care home staff did not notice he had left and falsified records. HSE guidance is available on vulnerable residents A care home provider has been fined more than £50,000 after an elderly patient died in the early hours of Boxing Day in […] read more
Grandfather Justin Day would have turned 50 this year Family says their world has been “shattered” HSE guidance on safe use of equipment is available Tata Steel has been fined £1.5 million following the death of a contractor at its Port Talbot steelworks plant. Justin Day’s family learnt of his death while they were waiting […] read more
A Herefordshire-based conservatory manufacturer and installation company has been fined £40,000 after an employee fell through the roof of a first-floor orangery home extension. Leslie Baker was one of several employees of Atrium Conservatories Limited, working to install an orangery extension covering the footprint of a former first-floor balcony at a house in Abberley, Worcestershire […] read more
An airport company has been fined £144,050 for failures that led to the tragic death of a 59-year-old man. Glasgow Prestwick Airport Limited pled guilty to a breach of health and safety legislation at Ayr Sheriff Court after Joseph Dempsey, an experienced member of the ground handling team, died when a corroded guardrail gave way […] read more