Motor sales company, Perrys Motor Sales Ltd (PMS) and Occupational Health & Safety Consultants, S & Ash Ltd (previously known as Sound Advice Safety and Health Ltd.), were both sentenced for safety breaches after a worker developed Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS). Sheffield Crown Court heard that in 2013 an employee working as a small […]
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Council fined £100k following fatality caused by a tree branch striking a moving vehicle
Wirral Borough Council has been fined after a branch from a tree fell and struck the vehicle of a pregnant mother while she was driving with her two children. Elizabeth Stear suffered injuries and later, the sad loss of her prematurely born baby. Liverpool Magistrates’ Court heard that 39-year-old Elizabeth, who was 36 weeks pregnant, […]
Tile manufacturer fined £10k after employee suffered serious injuries
A tile manufacturing company in Colchester has been fined after a worker was drawn into the in-running nip of a conveyor tail drum and suffered three breaks to his left arm and crush injuries to his forearm. Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court heard how, an employee was removing sand from the inside of a conveyor belt in […]
Staying safe while working in a ceiling void
False ceilings create a handy space to conceal structural elements of the building and pipes and cables. But when these installations require maintenance or alteration, what hazards should you take into account? When work takes place in a ceiling void the overriding difficulty is in gaining safe access. Traditionally you might choose a stepladder for this work, […]
Illegal gas work left a Devon home in dangerous state
A self-employed property maintenance contractor has been sentenced after arranging and being in control of gas work that his contractors were not registered or competent to do, leaving it in a dangerous condition. Exeter Crown Court heard how Nigel Borrough, the sole director of Collier Property Management Ltd, quoted for a kitchen re-fit which included […]
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