Health and Safety

Company fined after admitting safety failures

An Inverurie company has been fined after a teenage worker was seriously injured. Aberdeen Sherriff Court heard that 17-year-old Michael Paul Mark Mclean was found seriously injured at the premises of Denholm MacNamee Limited on 14 August 2015. The In… read more

BUPA fined £3m after death of elderly resident

A care provider has been fined following the death of a resident at an Essex nursing home after he contracted Legionnaires’ disease. Kenneth Ibbetson, 86, died three months after moving into Hutton Village Nursing Home, which is operated by BUPA Care … read more

Maidstone company fined following death of worker

A Maidstone company has been sentenced after a maintenance worker fell five metres through a roof and died. Folkstone Magistrates’ Court heard that on, 23 September 2015, Justin Hewitt fell through an opening that was being created on the roof of the … read more