HSE inspector Jennifer French talks gender bias on International Women’s Day
Jennifer French has been as HSE inspector for over seven years. She works in the Field Operations Division, the largest operational inspectorate in HSE, which covers many employment sectors including agriculture, general manufacturing, engineering, food and drink,...Read More »
Farmer sentenced after child fatally injured in fall from farm vehicle
The mother of a four-year-old boy who fell from a farm vehicle and was run over sustaining fatal injures has called for a change in attitude in agriculture.
Today, farmer Brian Nutter was given a suspended prison sentence following the death of his nephew Harry Lee.
Wigan Magistrates’ Court heard that...Read More »
Construction company prosecuted after workers fall from height
A construction company has been sentenced following an incident where two bricklayers fell from height during the construction of a parapet wall.
Manchester Magistrates’ Court heard that on 31 October 2019, two employees suffered serious injuries at a property in Over Alderley, Cheshire when the makeshift platform they were working...Read More »
HSE focuses on health and safety in the construction industry in Birmingham
With the number of new construction schemes started across Birmingham City Centre almost doubling in 2021[1], the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) are sending inspectors out to sites to ensure firms are complying with health and safety regulations, it announced today (Thursday 3 March).
As the city prepares to...Read More »
A letting company and its director have been fined for gas safety failings
A letting agent company and its director have been fined for failing to carry out essential safety checks on gas appliances in their rental property.
Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court heard how the landlord, Belleview Property Limited (Belleview), failed to carry out the annual gas safety check at their rental property in Colchester,...Read More »