Manufacturer fined £16,000 after 18-year-old breaks arm in workplace accident
- Workplace safety failure results in serious injury to young employee
- Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found that Isoma Limited had failed to carry out a suitable and sufficient risk assessment
- Isoma Limited fined £16,000
A conveyor systems manufacturer based in Swadlincote has been fined £16,500 after an 18-year-old employee broke his arm when...Read More »
Health and Safety Executive Webinar: Offshore UKCS Process Isolations – Regulatory Expectations and Learnings
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is hosting a webinar on process isolations in the offshore oil and gas sector, aimed at driving improvement in this critical safety area.
The free online event will take place on 4 December 2025 from 10:30 to 11:30.
Why this matters
Process isolations are a key barrier...Read More »
Much loved man lost his life ‘due to cost of 50 pence screw’ say family
- Alban Watts died due to a ‘basic and simple’ failure.
- Dangerous parts of machinery had inadequate guarding.
- HSE guidance on working with machinery is available.
The family of a much loved man from Cumbria have spoken of their anger that his life was worth less than “the cost of a 50 pence screw”.
Alban...Read More »
Manufacturing company fined after driver suffers life-changing injuries in fall from HGV trailer
- Driver sustained a brain injury and multiple fractures after falling from trailer
- Company failed to implement adequate fall prevention measures
- Penn Elcom Limited fined £80,000
A manufacturing company has been fined £80,000 after a visiting lorry driver sustained life-changing injuries when he fell from a trailer during loading operations at a site in...Read More »
Film studio fined £6,000 after disturbance of asbestos during maintenance works
- Employees exposed to asbestos risk during dismantling of wall panelling.
- Asbestos had not been identified in previous surveys of the studio buildings.
- HSE investigation found failures in assessment, training and emergency arrangements.
A film studio in Hertfordshire has been fined £6,000 after poor management of minor building works led to the disturbance of...Read More »