Company and director sentenced for putting workers at risk
A roofing firm has been fined while its director has been handed a suspended prison sentence after putting the lives of workers at risk during a roof renovation in Surrey.
Weather Master Roofing Limited and company director Jack Avanzo, also known as Jack Avenzo, were sentenced at Brighton Magistrates’ Court on...Read More »
Plastic manufacturing company fined after death of young dad
A company that manufactures plastic products for the food industry has been fined £330,000 after a young dad was killed while doing his job.
Nathan Hook, a father of one, was working for Suffolk-based Maynard and Harris Plastics, when he was drawn into rotating machinery. As a result, the 34-year-old suffered...Read More »
Councils’ asbestos management to be assessed during inspection campaign
Hundreds of inspections at council buildings will be carried out by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to check councils are managing the risk of asbestos properly.
HSE inspectors will visit the head offices of dozens of councils across the country to ensure asbestos risks are being managed effectively to keep...Read More »
Company failed to manage legionella risk as prisoner dies
A company has been fined after it failed to manage the risk of legionella bacteria in the hot and cold water systems at HMP Lincoln.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigation followed the death of an inmate.
Amey Community Limited has now been fined £600,000 after pleading guilty to a health...Read More »
Company and contractor sentenced as failures led to evacuation in village
A company and a contractor have been fined following the evacuation of 30 homes in a Derbyshire village.
Residents in Wessington were forced to leave their properties on 21 June 2022 after Elliott Kirk struck an underground gas main with a mechanical post knocker.
Mr Kirk had been installing fencing around Belper...Read More »