CQMS News
Stay up-to-date with the latest health and safety news from CQMS. Also, check out recent HSE and Corporate Manslaughter prosecutions.
10th February 2020
A self-employed gas fitter has been jailed after working on gas appliances while unregistered. Manchester Crown Court heard that in November 2014, Mr Richard Goldthorpe was […]
7th February 2020
South Wales Police has been fined after an employee received an electric shock whilst installing computer data cables. Cardiff Magistrates’ Court heard that on the 16 […]
7th February 2020
A company that designs, manufactures and distributes construction materials has been fined after an employee suffered serious injuries, resulting in his left arm being amputated. Loughborough […]
5th February 2020
West Dunbartonshire Council has been fined after two employees were injured by a 6×4 all-terrain vehicle whilst working at their greenkeeping jobs at a golf course. […]
5th February 2020
Materials Movement Ltd and P J Labour Services Ltd have been fined after a worker was killed in an explosion at a demolition site. Westminster Magistrates’ […]
4th February 2020
Central Bedfordshire Council has been sentenced after a worker fell from a roof. Luton Magistrates’ Court heard that on 19 December 2017, the injured person was […]
4th February 2020
Flybe Ltd has been fined today after an investigation into a worker falling into a lift shaft at Exeter Airport uncovered health and safety failings. Exeter […]
3rd February 2020
An engineering company has been fined after a 31-year-old employee fell through a hole in a mezzanine floor during construction work being carried out in Bristol. […]
31st January 2020
A waste management and packing company has been fined after a worker was struck by a falling bale of compacted waste paper. Paisley Sheriff Court heard […]
31st January 2020
An employer has been sentenced for failing to reduce the exposure and spread of asbestos when demolishing a large pig shed. Lincolnshire Magistrates’ Court heard that, […]
21st January 2020
A manufacturer of concrete blocks has been fined for failing to maintain the safety enclosure of the cubing area in the block plant. Ipswich Crown Court […]
19th December 2019
W D Cormack & Sons, a partnership operating a haulage business, has been fined after a driver fell from a trailer to the ground. Perth Sheriff […]
