Maintenance failures led to electric shock

A structural engineering firm that had no record of maintaining electrical equipment over a 50-year period has been fined after a worker suffered a shock when he connected a portable welder to an extension cable.

Contractor forged asbestos licence

A principal contractor and two unlicensed subcontractors have been fined for illegal work with asbestos. One of the firms forged documentation to indicate that the work had been carried out by a licensed company

Dyer and Butler’s golden hours

Jocelyn Dorrell finds out how a behavioural safety approach has helped Dyer and Butler achieve two million working hours without a reportable accident.

Failure to follow procedure led to fall

Training and procedural failures have cost BUPA Care Homes more than £25,000, after the HSE brought a prosecution against the company over an incident involving an 80-year-old quadriplegic

Roofing firms fined for teen's 9m fall

Two roofing contractors have been successfully prosecuted after a 19-year-old worker was seriously injured falling through a fragile rooflight.

Employee hit by load falling from FLT

An IT equipment disposal firm has been fined after an employee was hit by a one-tonne shredder

Worker suffered 10cm-deep stab wound at food factory

A worker on a turkey processing line suffered a 10cm-deep stab wound to his abdomen

Treacherous excavation breached Prohibition Notice

A building firm that allowed work to continue in poorly supported excavations in breach of a Prohibition Notice has been ordered to pay more than £18,000 in fines and costs.

Fragile roof fall costs employer nearly £10k

Corporate manslaughter case to begin in February

The first ever case under the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act is expected to begin in February next year, but the company is yet to enter a plea.