CQMS News
Stay up-to-date with the latest health and safety news from CQMS. Also, check out recent HSE and Corporate Manslaughter prosecutions.
3rd July 2019
An alloy wheel refurbishment company was sentenced after a 16-year-old apprentice worker was overcome by vapours from a chemical used in the stripping and cleaning of […]
3rd July 2019
Construction company Construction 360 Ltd was sentenced for safety breaches after a worker collapsed and lost consciousness while working at the site of King Asia Foods […]
2nd July 2019
A St Helens wood product manufacturer and a company director have been fined after a worker was dragged into a rotating drive shaft at their site […]
28th June 2019
A company director has received a Community Service Order and two construction companies have been fined after a worker suffered life changing injuries following a fall […]
20th June 2019
A milling company has been fined after a worker suffered life changing injuries resulting in loss and partial loss of three fingers in his dominant hand. […]
17th June 2019
Red Funnel Ferries has been fined after a worker fell from the unprotected edge of its Red Falcon ship’s mezzanine car deck. Southampton Crown Court heard […]
12th June 2019
A stone masonry company has been sentenced after failing to adequately control employees’ exposure to respirable silica dust, resulting in an employee developing silicosis. Burnley Magistrates’ […]
4th June 2019
A self-employed builder has today been given a suspended jail sentence after a three-year-old girl suffered severe head injuries when a length of timber fell on […]
23rd May 2019
A football club has today been fined after the death of a volunteer who fell through a fragile roof. Luton Magistrates’ Court heard how, on 18 […]
20th May 2019
A fairground ride inspector has today been fined after he issued a safety certificate for a roller-coaster without ensuring he had a crucial safety report for […]
14th May 2019
Case Study 1 Failure to provide sufficient pre-demolition information by client: A contract to demolish high rise residential blocks built of large precast panels used a […]
10th May 2019
A company and its director have been fined after a sub-contractor suffered serious burns from the steam of a boiler while working at a house in […]