Major builders merchant fined £2.2 million after worker killed in conveyor crush
- Paul Coulson was crushed by a three-tonne pallet after another worker operated a conveyor not knowing he was inside
- Dangerous working practices had previously been captured on CCTV, but
- Company only made changes after Mr Coulson’s death.
One of the country’s largest building merchants has been fined more than £2 million after one...Read More »
Plastics firm fined after two workers lose fingers in just ten days
- Both incidents happened during ten-day period in August 2024.
- Two workers lost fingers in different pieces of machinery.
- One of them, a grandmother, had worked at the firm for 28 years.
A company in Leeds that produces plastic products has been fined after two of its workers lost fingers in machinery in separate...Read More »
HSE invites applications for new Chair of the Science Quality and Assurance Group
HSE is looking for an experienced scientist, engineer or analyst to Chair the Science Quality and Assurance Group (SQAG).
SQAG provides the HSE Board, HSE Chief Executive and Director of Science with robust external assurance of the science, engineering and analysis (SEA) work which underpins HSE’s decision making.
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Construction firm fined after death of teenage labourer
- 19-year-old labourer died after falling six floors from a ventilation shaft
- HSE investigation found that the ventilation shaft had been covered only by a sheet of plasterboard and roofing foam
- Jerram Falkus Construction Limited fined £40,200
A construction firm has been fined £40,200 after a teenage labourer died falling down a ventilation shaft...Read More »
Waste management company fined after employee falls from height
- Worker broke leg after falling from compost screening machine while clearing blockage.
- HSE investigation found company failed to assess risks and provide safe system of work.
- Employees were able to bypass safety measures while cleaning machinery.
A green waste recycling company based in West Sussex has been fined after an employee broke his...Read More »