CQMS News
Stay up-to-date with the latest health and safety news from CQMS. Also, check out recent HSE and Corporate Manslaughter prosecutions.
20th September 2022
A grandfather whose hand was cut off while he was repairing a factory machine has said his injuries are so bad he struggles to pick up […]
8th September 2022
An electric motors and gearbox manufacturer has been prosecuted after an employee’s little finger was severed from her right hand. On 16 September 2019 an employee […]
6th September 2022
A company specialising in the manufacture of stabilisers and additives used in plastic products has been fined £200,000 after an employee suffered serious hand injuries while […]
6th September 2022
Two companies and two people have been sentenced after an 18-year-old construction worker was fatally injured while working on a house-build construction site in Boston, Lincolnshire. […]
2nd September 2022
A North West roofing contractor has been fined after an employee fell from a roof ladder and died at the scene. In May 2021, roof replacement […]
31st August 2022
A property development company has been fined £8,000 for failing to adequately assess the risks involved in a refurbishment project, despite having been subject to previous […]
31st August 2022
A Devon-based timber company has been fined £80,000 after an employee fell through a stairwell while working on a barn conversion. The 49-year-old driver and warehouse […]
23rd August 2022
A waste management company has been fined £190,000 after a contractor died when he fell seven metres while carrying out maintenance work. The experienced maintenance contractor […]
17th August 2022
A cargo handling company has been fined after an employee was fatally crushed between shipping containers whilst working in a container park in Portsmouth. On 25 […]
15th August 2022
A plumber who was suspected of having undertaken dangerous gas work while unqualified to do so, was fined for failing to answer questions put to him […]
15th August 2022
Employers need to act now to make sure their workplaces are ready for warmer weather in the future. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is advising […]
15th August 2022
A bus company has been fined £380,000 after one of its employees was crushed between a reversing bus and a stationary vehicle. The employee of Stagecoach […]