England | Scrap yard fined after father and son injured by collapsing metal pile
HSE | A scrap metal recycling company has been fined after two members of the public were injured when a large pile […]
England | ‘Harrowing incident’ leads to fine
HSE | A clinical waste disposal company has been fined £300,000 after one of its workers severed his arm from the elbow […]
England | Sawmill and company director fined after failing to act on health and safety notices
HSE | A Cornwall-based timber company and its director have been fined £20,000 after failing to comply with a series of enforcement […]
England | Oil and gas company fined after five leaks of extremely flammable hydrocarbons
HSE | ExxonMobil Chemical Limited has been fined £267,000 after health and safety inspectors found corroded pipes had resulted in five leaks […]
New Zealand | Unguarded farm machinery can change lives in seconds
WorkSafe New Zealand | WorkSafe is reminding farmers to make sure all machinery guards are in place and regularly checked after a […]
Canada | Oil and gas company fined $312,500 for worker’s death
Canadian Occupational Safety | Birchcliff Energy Ltd., an Alberta oil and gas company, must pay $312,500 after a worker died falling into […]
England | Responsible Person prosecuted for HMO fire safety breaches
FPA | A prosecution was brought by East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service (ESFRS) in relation to a House in Multiple Occupation […]
England | Telehandler driver sentenced over death of colleague
HSE | A self-employed telehandler driver has been sentenced after he reversed over his colleague on a construction site in Cheshire, causing […]
England | Bricklayer fell through collapsing roof
HSE | An Oldham-based construction company has been fined after a bricklayer was hospitalised for a month when the floor he was […]
Australia | Scaffolding company fined for failing to comply with SafeWork SA notice
SafeWork SA | A scaffolding company has been fined $6,000 after failing to comply with a formal SafeWork SA notice requiring information […]
Australia | Building and maintenance company fined $390,000 after worker falls from 2.8 metre height
SafeWork NSW | Fitzmoore Group Pty Ltd has been fined $390,000 in the Industrial Court of NSW as a result of a […]
England | Suspended prison term for skip-hire boss
Environment Agency | The owner of a business near Braintree hiring out rubbish skips has been sentenced to a six-month suspended prison […]