News and Prosecutions
Agency worker at Veolia burned by incinerator ash
30 April 2012
Waste management operator Veolia has been fined just £5000 after an agency worker who spoke little English was burned by hot ash. The Veolia group has a string of previous…
Builder ignored notices at ‘death trap’ site
26 April 2012
The HSE has prosecuted a construction company after it repeatedly and “blatantly” ignored warnings to improve safety at a site in Croydon.
Migrants’ ‘disturbing’ conditions were fault of mushroom grower
20 April 2012
The HSE has prosecuted a mushroom producer after inspectors found multiple and “disturbing” safety failings at its Suffolk factory.
Show beats tell for protecting migrant builders
01 March 2012
Incorporating pictures into safety training could reduce the death and injury toll among UK-based migrant construction workers, new research has found.
Golf ball washing machine partially amputated finger
26 August 2011
A golf club operator has been ordered to pay out £26,500 in fines, costs and compensation after a migrant worker suffered serious hand injuries while trying to free a jammed…
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