CQMS News
Stay up-to-date with the latest health and safety news from CQMS. Also, check out recent HSE and Corporate Manslaughter prosecutions.
12th February 2020
An engineering company has been fined for failing to control the risk of its employees developing dermatitis following exposure to metalworking fluid. West Hampshire Magistrates’ Court […]
12th February 2020
A steel fabrication company has been fined after an employee suffered injuries to his thumb from a rotating drill. Mansfield Magistrates’ Court heard that, on 23 […]
10th February 2020
A construction company has been fined after a painter and decorator fell from an unprotected landing on the second floor of a house. Reading Magistrates’ Court […]
10th February 2020
A packaging company has been fined after an employee was struck by a reversing forklift truck. Reading Magistrates’ Court heard that on 9 August 2018 an […]
10th February 2020
A construction company has been fined after a worker fell from a platform causing him to be knocked unconscious and suffer a broken wrist. Peterlee Magistrates’ […]
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 […]