School and contractor fined for unsafe removal of asbestos
A school and its maintenance contractor have been fined after workers disturbed asbestos at the school while installing a new heating system.
Peterlee Magistrates’ Court heard that, in February 2019, T.W. Steam & Heating Services Limited had been contracted by Park View Academy, to install a new heating system in the...Read More »
Farm fined after employee crushed during demolition project
Farming partnership, J & D Foster Farms LLP, has been fined following an incident on its farm where a 21-year-old employee was killed whilst dismantling a redundant piece of farming equipment.
Folkestone Magistrates’ Court heard how, on 30 April 2019, an employee was crushed by a grain drying tunnel at Fishpond...Read More »
Quarrying company fined after blasting operation puts workers at risk
Breedon Trading Ltd has been fined for safety breaches after a fly rock projection event occurred during the use of explosives.
Llandudno Magistrates’ Court heard that, on 15 January 2020, a blast at Cwt-y-Bugail Quarry in Llan Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, North Wales, resulted in rocks being ejected outside of the danger zone.
An...Read More »
Trailer manufacturing company fined after worker fell from height
Montracon Limited has been fined for safety breaches after a worker suffered head injuries after falling from a stepladder.
Sheffield Magistrates’ Court heard that the 57-year-old worker was cleaning the cant rail of a curtain side trailer that had just been manufactured.
Whilst using stepladders positioned on top of the trailer to...Read More »
Trailer manufacturing company fined after worker fell from height
Montracon Limited has been fined for safety breaches after a worker suffered head injuries after falling from a stepladder.
Sheffield Magistrates’ Court heard that the 57-year-old worker was cleaning the cant rail of a curtain side trailer that had just been manufactured.
Whilst using stepladders positioned on top of the trailer to...Read More »