UK | Company fined after inspectors discover serious safety breaches
HSE | A waste and recycling company in South East London has been fined after the HSE found multiple failures, including skips […]
UK | Company fined after roofer fell 11 feet
HSE | A Hampshire-based company has been fined after a roofer suffered life‑changing injuries when he fell through an unprotected loft hatch […]
Australia | Man to repay more than $117,000 for chilli sauce fraud
WorkSafe Victoria | A supermarket worker who was caught running a chilli sauce business while receiving compensation for a work-related injury has […]
Australia | National Disability Insurance Scheme provider fined $675,000 after customer fatally injured during care
SafeWork NSW | LiveBetter Services Limited has been fined $675,000 in the District Court of NSW as a result of a prosecution […]
England | Dorset farmers to pay £33,500 over slurry handling
Environment Agency | Three Dorset farm companies have paid £33,500 to environmental charities after an Environment Agency investigation into their failure to […]
UK | Manufacturer fined after worker injured hand unblocking machine
HSE | A tissue manufacturing company has been fined after an employee was seriously injured while clearing a machine blockage at its […]
UK | Worker ‘lucky to be alive’ after sustaining severe injuries
HSE | A tree surgeon suffered a powerful electric shock from an overhead powerline while carrying out maintenance to hedges on a […]
New Zealand | Two businesses fined for forestry road failures that led to fatality
WorkSafe New Zealand | Two more businesses have been held to account for the forestry road failures that killed Coromandel truck driver […]
Australia | Recycling centre fined $472,500 after worker fatally injured by a green waste grinder
SafeWork NSW | Northwest Recycling Centre Pty Ltd has been fined $472,500 in the District Court of NSW as a result of […]
UK | IWFM launches revised recycling, waste, and resource management good practice guide
Facilitate Magazine | The Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM) has published an updated edition of its “Good Practice Guide Recycling, […]
UK | Recreational diving instructor fined after falsifying HSE diving medical certificate
HSE | A recreational diving instructor has been fined after falsifying a HSE commercial diving medical certificate. Stuart Elmes, of Bournemouth, falsified […]
UK | Company fined for not having compulsory insurance for its workers
HSE | The HSE has reminded all company owners of their legal responsibility to hold Employers’ Liability Compulsory Insurance (ELCI). This follows […]