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
Organisations increasingly face investigation for corporate manslaughter and the number of convictions is expected to dramatically increase in the coming years. The Corporate Manslaughter and
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
The gig economy has seen increasing numbers of self-employed drivers on our roads. But campaigners warn this increase along with pressure to make deliveries on-time
Before starting a job you must assess the significant hazards and risk of someone being harmed. A firm that failed to do just that has
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
You can’t predict when someone will arrive at your doorstep to do a Health & Safety inspection. Inspectors have the right to enter your premises
A firm of estate agents has been fined after a househunter fell down a well in the garden of a home she had gone to
There has been a dramatic rise in the size of Health & Safety fines in the last year and the latest case sees furniture giant
