HSE to lead investigation into incident at Lambeth Country Show
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is now leading the investigation into a ride malfunction at the Lambeth Country Show.
On 8 June 2024, four people were injured as a result of the incident which occurred at Brockwell Park in London.
The ride involved in this incident is now being forensically examined...Read More »
Recycling company director sentenced after worker loses leg
The director of a Halifax-based recycling company has been given a community order after a worker lost part of his left leg when it was crushed by machinery.
Daisy Ning Bai, 43, the director of BW Recycling Limited, was told she must complete 160 hours of unpaid work after pleading guilty...Read More »
Human factors: HSE issues major accident warning to offshore firms
Britain’s offshore oil and gas installations are held to high regulatory standards, but human error can still lead to a major incident.
That’s the message from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), who are urging offshore companies to take a closer look at what’s widely known in the sector as human...Read More »
Recycling company fined £3m after one man died and another seriously injured
A recycling company has been fined after a man died and another was seriously injured while decommissioning a North Sea gas rig.
Stephen Picken, 62, and Mark Kumar were working for Veolia ES (UK) Limited at an onshore facility in Great Yarmouth.
Both men were working as demolition operatives also known as...Read More »
£240,000 fine for company after fall left man paralysed
A Cheshire-based electrical transmission company has been fined £240,000 after a man was left paralysed from the chest down after a fall at work.
Gavin Pugh, from Bangor in North Wales, was 35 at the time of the incident and employed as a linesman by Wood Transmission and Distribution Limited. He...Read More »