CQMS News
Stay up-to-date with the latest health and safety news from CQMS. Also, check out recent HSE and Corporate Manslaughter prosecutions.
26th April 2019
A Salford building contractor has today been sentenced after exposing workers to danger of falls from height and exposure to silica dust. Manchester Magistrates’ Court heard […]
26th April 2019
Two companies have been fined after a worker received serious electrical burns during demolition work. Chelmsford Magistrates Court heard how on the 12th April 2017, two demolition […]
24th April 2019
A principal contractor has been prosecuted after a worker suffered a serious injury when he fell approximately three metres through an unprotected stairwell opening. Folkestone Magistrates’ […]
29th March 2019
A food processing company, 2 Sisters Food Group, has today been sentenced after a worker was injured while unblocking a machine on the poultry slaughter line. […]
15th March 2019
The Health and Safety Executive has launched its Annual Science Review focusing on the work scientists and engineers do to support HSE’s regulatory activities. HSE has […]
15th March 2019
A manufacturing company today has been fined after a worker’s hand was caught in machinery. Liverpool Magistrates’ Court heard how, on the 5 July 2017, an […]
27th February 2019
A marine contractor has been fined after a worker fell six metres sustaining multiple fractures to the neck, back, ribs, and hip, plus head injuries and […]
20th February 2019
Two companies have been fined after a worker suffered fatal crush injuries when he was struck by a shovel loader. Mold Magistrates Court heard how on […]
14th February 2019
A housing association has today been fined after failing to manage exposure to vibration, resulting in a diagnosis of Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVs) for one […]
14th February 2019
The operator of Twinlakes Family Theme Park at Melton Mowbray has been fined after one of its employees was badly injured whilst using a circular saw. […]
1st February 2019
A Cumbrian-based steel cladding company has been fined after a worker’s hand became trapped in machinery. Carlisle Crown Court heard how, on 21 October 2015, Matthew […]
31st January 2019
A construction company has today been fined for serious safety failings with regards to the management of asbestos at a site located at Finchley Road, London. […]