Friday, July 05, 2019

Press Update: Company fined after worker suffers serious scalp injuries and loses both ears

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Company fined after teenage apprentice overcome by fumes

3 July 2019

 

An alloy wheel refurbishment company has been fined after a 16-year-old apprentice was overcome by chemical vapours and found unconscious.


HSE releases annual workplace fatality figures

3 July 2019

 

HSE has released annual figures for work-related fatal injuries during 2018/19 as well as the number of people known to have died from the asbestos-related cancer, mesothelioma, in 2017.


Company fined after worker suffers serious scalp injuries and loses both ears

2 July 2019

 

A St Helens company has been fined over £400,000 after a worker was dragged into a rotating drive shaft by her hair, resulting in the loss of her full scalp, ears and one of her thumbs.


Construction company fined after builder falls seven metres

2 July 2019

 

A Sheffield construction company has been fined for safety breaches after a builder fell seven metres onto a concrete floor.


Demolition company fined after nearby worker injured

2 July 2019

 

A demolition company has been fined after demolition waste spread from a site in Durham to a nearby property where a worker was seriously injured.

 


HSE urges local authorities to make a commitment to improve health and safety standards

26 June 2019

 

HSE is urging local authorities across the country to make a statement of commitment to work with others and improve health and safety standards in the sectors they regulate.

 

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