CQMS News
Stay up-to-date with the latest health and safety news from CQMS. Also, check out recent HSE and Corporate Manslaughter prosecutions.
19th February 2020
The former director of a construction company has received a suspended prison sentence after failing to comply with Prohibition Notices and for carrying out unsafe work […]
19th February 2020
Waste management company, Peter Norris (Haulage) Ltd has been fined £140,000 after an agency worker suffered lower leg amputation after being struck by a moving excavator. […]
16th February 2020
Health surveillance allows for early identification of ill health and helps identify any corrective action needed. Health surveillance may be required by law if your employees […]
13th February 2020
A construction company has been fined after a worker was injured when a water pump set weighing over 700kg fell on him at a construction site. […]
12th February 2020
A tower crane hire company has been fined after a worker fell two metres when the podium steps he was working on toppled over. Cambridge Magistrates’ […]
12th February 2020
A car retailer operating across the South East of England has been fined after a car bodywork sprayer developed occupational asthma. West Hampshire Magistrates’ Court heard […]
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 […]