New Zealand | Delivery death underscores power line hazards
WorkSafe New Zealand | Businesses and workers must steer clear of power lines and plan work carefully, WorkSafe New Zealand says, following […]
England | Derbyshire firm to pay nearly £90,000 for breaking waste permit
Environment Agency | A recycling company has been prosecuted for breaking an environmental permit requiring it to keep all waste within its […]
England | Fine after man dies following fall from height
HSE | Skyladder Construction Limited has been fined £33,500 after a man died when he fell through a skylight opening at a […]
England | Plastics firm fined following fatal machinery accident
HSE | A plastics conversion company based in Derbyshire has been fined £277,500 after an employee sustained fatal injuries when he became […]
Canada | Company fined $55,000 for serious worker injury
Ministry of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety | Brandt Industries Canada Ltd. has been sentenced after being found guilty in Regina Provincial […]
Australia | Drill services company fined $897,500 over worker death
Government of Western Australia | A Welshpool drill services company has been fined $897,500 (and ordered to pay almost $6,500 in costs) […]
England | Fine for care home company after failures resulted in resident’s death
HSE | A care home company has been fined over £1.8 million after a resident choked on a piece of food while […]
England | Construction firm fined after worker fell from barn roof
HSE | A construction company has been fined after a worker fell from the roof of a partially constructed barn in Shropshire. […]
England | £250k fine following death of employee
HSE | A Middlesbrough road haulage company has been fined £250,000 after a man died while working inside a shipping container. Gary […]
New Zealand | Tech solution for forestry road safety
WorkSafe New Zealand | Forestry roads nationwide are set to become safer, thanks to a new agreement between WorkSafe New Zealand and […]
Australia | Fine of $330,000 issued after worker hit by forklift
SafeWork NSW | JBS Australia Pty Ltd has been convicted and fined $330,000 in the District Court of NSW as a result […]
England | Employment Rights Bill stumbles at final hurdle
Personnel Today | The Employment Rights Bill will now enter a “ping pong” battle after a number of amendments were rejected by […]