H&S NEWS | Packaging firm fined £50k
17th July 2018
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A packaging company has been fined after a worker lost three fingers in a cutting machine. The employee was cleaning the hot blade of a
A packaging company has been fined after a worker lost three fingers in a cutting machine. The employee was cleaning the hot blade of a
Whether time spent by a worker sleeping on shift counts as working time for the purposes of calculating whether they have been paid at least
A Cheshire wedding venue owner who repeatedly flouted fire safety rules has been jailed. Visiting Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service firefighters found ‘flagrant’ disregard of
A manufacturer has been fined for exposing a worker to fumes that led to them developing occupational asthma. When the soldering worker was first employed,
Transport company fined after Health & Safety failings led to death. A haulage company has been fined after a worker was fatally crushed while helping
Plans to strengthen employment law rights have been announced. The government has responded to the Taylor Review published last summer, which took a closer look
While machinery makes jobs much easier, it can also cause serious injuries. Between 2014/15 – 2016/17 an annual average of 44,000 workers suffered injury due
Often, people can find themselves in all sorts of legal trouble for not thinking twice about what they write in emails. There’s a widespread assumption
Enforcement figures from the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) show the significant impact of February 2016’s sentencing guidelines. HSE statistics show total fines increased 80%
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