In a blunt reminder of the risks of using vehicles without proper planning, management or monitoring, a firm has been fined £800,000 after a worker
An electricity supplier has been fined £900,000 after safety law failings led to a worker’s death. The employee was up a ladder trimming plants away
Recent high profile fines on charities have highlighted the need for organisations to ensure they are complying with their obligations under the Data Protection Act
It is vital that risks are identified before work is started. The latest high profile case of a company failing to do this involves Whirlpool
A charitable trust responsible for maintaining a Tudor stately home has been fined after a butler was crushed to death by a faulty lift. The
There has been a dramatic rise in the size of Health & Safety fines in the last year and the latest case sees furniture giant
More than 350 businesses have been named and shamed for not paying their staff the national minimum rates. This is the largest number of companies
The cost of working without assessing the risks has again been highlighted in court. A packaging company was fined after unsafe work practices resulted in
The importance of risk assessments and training has again been shown following a university’s prosecution after students were given killer caffeine levels. Two sports science
The dangers of working on roofs are well known. Too many workers are killed or seriously injured in incidents involving working on roofs every year.
