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
Do you ever let employees get away with poor performance because you don’t want to have the awkward conversation with them? Although this is completely
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
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 charitable trust responsible for maintaining a Tudor stately home has been fined after a butler was crushed to death by a faulty lift. The
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
It is vitally important to maintain proper safety practices. Fail to do so and you may be personally accountable… In an example case, bosses of
