England | Companies fined after apprentice fell from height installing CCTV
HSE | Two companies have been fined after an apprentice fell from height while installing CCTV in Weymouth. The then 20-year-old electrical […]
New Zealand | Height safety basics missed in preventable fall from pole
WorkSafe New Zealand | WorkSafe is cautioning all businesses that work at height to review their safety systems, following sentencing for a […]
Australia | Construction company fined $350,000 over death of worker
Government of Western Australia | A construction company has been fined $350,000 (and ordered to pay more than $6,600 in costs) over […]
England | Fire safety breaches mean fine for business owner
FIA | A Warrington business owner has been fined after committing serious fire safety breaches. Muhammad Wasim was prosecuted and ordered to […]
England | Animal feed manufacturer fined £500,000 after worker seriously injured
HSE | A Yorkshire animal feed manufacturer has been fined £500,000 after a worker lost part of his foot when it was […]
England | Fine for film studio following disturbance of asbestos during maintenance works
HSE | A film studio has been fined £6,000 after poor management of minor building works led to the disturbance of asbestos, […]
Australia | Company fined $90,000 after two workers put at risk of wall display collapse
SafeWork NSW | The Danebritt Group Pty Ltd has been convicted and fined $90,000 in the Industrial Court of NSW as a […]
Canada | Company fined $100,000 for serious worker injury
Ministry of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety | 3Twenty Modular has been sentenced after having pleaded guilty in Saskatoon Provincial Court to […]
England | Report calls time on corporate greenwashing
Facilities Management Journal | As businesses face increasing scrutiny over their environmental claims, a growing disconnect between corporate sustainability rhetoric and real-world […]
England | Fire safety conviction for Warrington business owner
FPA | The owner of a site that was providing accommodation above a Warrington barber shop, Muhammad Wasim, has been convicted of […]
England | Home improvement company fined after worker sustains life-changing injuries
HSE | A Staffordshire-based home improvement company has been fined £16,500 after a worker sustained serious injuries when he fell from height […]
Australia | Worker charged after alleged fraud
WorkSafe Victoria | WorkSafe has charged a worker with allegedly obtaining more than half a million dollars in fraudulent workers compensation payments. […]