Asbestos Removal Poses Serious Risks
Despite all of the work being carried out to highlight the severity of asbestos and the importance of safety regarding the removal of the material, companies are still failing to follow the law. Asbestos is a killer; it is responsible for many serious diseases such as: Asbestosis Mesothelioma Lung Cancer directly related to Asbestos Non-malignant …Read the Full Post
Construction Firm Fined £100,000 after Young Man Killed on the Job
A young man aged just 23 years old lost his life while working for the construction firm JN Bentley Ltd. Steven Allen was on site helping to move approximately 30 bags of cement while the company were carrying out a construction job for Bradford Council. Tragic Accident Happened Just Days before Worker was Due to …Read the Full Post
Dundee Firms Fined After a Fall from Height
A 23 year old man was seriously injured at work in 2008. He has been left with constant pain and is continuing to make a slow recovery more than 3 years after an accident which could have been prevented while at work. Christopher Carson was an electrician’s labourer and at the time of his accident …Read the Full Post
Gas Safety Failings Sees Landlord Fined
As a landlord it is your responsibility to your tenant to ensure that the gas fires and other gas operated appliances in properties are kept in good order and well maintained. A Tenby Landlord, David Ian Douglas-Law has recently been prosecuted and fined after the Health and Safety Executive investigated a property owned by the …Read the Full Post
Manager Fined After Two Workers Are Seriously Burnt
A Birmingham company and the manager have been prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive. Two of the firms’ employees were seriously burned in a fireball caused by accidently cutting through an electrical cable. The 1000v cable was live when the workers drilled into the floor with an electric drill, both men are lucky to …Read the Full Post
Crane Accident Costs One Man His Life
A life has been needlessly lost due to the negligence of employers who failed to maintain the equipment being used on their sites. Richard Thornton, who went by his middle name Mark, was aged just 46 when he tragically lost his life while working in Liverpool. Mr Thornton was employed by Siteweld Construction Ltd and …Read the Full Post
Back Broken in Nasty Fall Results in Fine for Two Firms
A young worker broke his back in a fall from height after having inadequate equipment for the work he was carrying out. Anthony Strong, aged 24, fell from a void in a roof while he was carrying out some pipe work. During the time of the fall Mr Strong had been working for Cambs Compressor …Read the Full Post
Tragic Loss of Life at the Andrex Factory
A 28 year old man tragically lost his life while working for the global company Kimberley-Clark in November 2007. The young man was working in Barrow-in-Furness at the well-known Andrex factory when he was fatally hit by some machinery during his night shift at the plant. Machinery Needs to Be Properly Guarded to Protect Employees …Read the Full Post
Are You Protecting the Public?
The construction industry is one of the most dangerous industries to work in. When managing a site not only is it necessary to make sure that all the workers work in a safe manner, the safety of the public is also of paramount importance. Reducing the risks is all part of site management and therefore …Read the Full Post
Roof Fall Leaves Man Seriously Injured
A farmer from Carmarthenshire has been fined by the Ammanford Magistrates Court after a roofer fell whole working on the roof on the farm. The Health and Safety Executive decided to fine Anthony William John Daniel after investigation the fall which occurred on April 15 2011. Mr Daniel’s employee, Daniel Elliot, a 24 year old …Read the Full Post