Tesco has been handed a £700,000 fine after a 91-year-old pensioner slipped at store and broke his hip. The IP was pushing his trolley in a meat and dairy produce aisle at the Tesco Extra store. He s...
Read MoreAfter failing to control the removal of asbestos. A property owner and building contractors have both been sentenced after a refurbishment project of an old hotel was found to contain asbestos contain...
Read MoreThe Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM 2015) have been in force since April 2015 but there are still many areas of confusion and misunderstanding. We answer some of the more ...
Read MoreLeeds Magistrates’ Court heard how, on 28th April 2016, Mark Smith, aged 36, fell 4.8 metres through an unprotected opening while working at Stone Gappe Hall in Lothersdale. The house is owned by a ...
Read MoreA solar panel company and its director have been sentenced after his brother’s fatal fall from height. Worcester Crown Court heard that on 9 December 2015, during installation of solar panels on the...
Read MoreOne of the main statutory responsibilities falling on directors is the understating of the Health and Safety Policy Is there support for Leaders in Health & Safety? Yes. As company directors...
Read MoreA worker was using a forklift truck near a row of FIBCs (flexible intermediate bulk containers), when they reversed the vehicle and tore a bulk bag. While attempting to repair the tear, an FIBC weighi...
Read Moreand how does it relate to responsibilities placed upon individuals (s36) and Leaders s3&) in the Health and Safety at Work, etc Act 1974? Gross negligence manslaughter occurs when someone i...
Read MoreThe number of injuries and incidents at work across Great Britain is still too high, new statistics show. Figures show that around 581,000 workers sustained non-fatal injuries in 2018/2019, wit...
Read MoreA sole director and employee of a Ltd company has been sentenced after an employee, was crushed to death by an excavator bucket, which director was operating. The employee was pinned against the wall ...
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