Sole trader fined after worker suffered serious injuries
- Man fell from height due to lack of edge protection.
- Second time HSE action against sole trader.
- HSE guidance on working safely at height is available.
A worker suffered serious injuries after falling from a flat roof that did not have any edge protection.
A sole trader has been fined following a prosecution by...Read More »
Glasgow care home provider fined after death of patient
- Vulnerable man walked more than 300 steps from his room to a carpark.
- Care home staff did not notice he had left and falsified records.
- HSE guidance is available on vulnerable residents
A care home provider has been fined more than £50,000 after an elderly patient died in the early hours of Boxing...Read More »
TATA Steel fined £1.5 million after father-of-three crushed to death at Port Talbot plant
- Grandfather Justin Day would have turned 50 this year
- Family says their world has been “shattered”
- HSE guidance on safe use of equipment is available
Tata Steel has been fined £1.5 million following the death of a contractor at its Port Talbot steelworks plant.
Justin Day’s family learnt of his death while they were...Read More »
Company fined after man seriously injured during home extension work
A Herefordshire-based conservatory manufacturer and installation company has been fined £40,000 after an employee fell through the roof of a first-floor orangery home extension.
Leslie Baker was one of several employees of Atrium Conservatories Limited, working to install an orangery extension covering the footprint of a former first-floor balcony at a...Read More »
Airport fined for failures that led to a man’s death
An airport company has been fined £144,050 for failures that led to the tragic death of a 59-year-old man.
Glasgow Prestwick Airport Limited pled guilty to a breach of health and safety legislation at Ayr Sheriff Court after Joseph Dempsey, an experienced member of the ground handling team, died when a...Read More »