CQMS News
Stay up-to-date with the latest health and safety news from CQMS. Also, check out recent HSE and Corporate Manslaughter prosecutions.
1st July 2014
Logistics firm fails to spot gap in safety A Northampton logistics firm has been prosecuted after an agency worker fell from a loading ramp at their […]
20th May 2014
Worker in court after asbestos exposure A supervisor in charge of removing asbestos from a Canterbury school boiler house has been prosecuted after he recklessly exposed […]
16th May 2014
Video footage lands skip firm owner in court The owner of a skip hire firm in Bacup has been fined after he was filmed putting an […]
13th May 2014
Construction firm prosecuted after apprentice’s fall A Dutch building firm has been fined after an apprentice fractured his skull falling more than six metres from a […]
13th May 2014
Construction firm fined after worker’s roof light fall A Sunderland construction firm has been fined after a worker was seriously injured when he fell three metres […]
11th May 2014
This alert advises that covers/shrouds on machine controls do not protect against entrapment of operators between the machine and nearby obstructions. Devices used to reduce operator […]
9th May 2014
Forklift operator in court after dangerous lift causes serious injury A forklift truck operator has been prosecuted for safety failings after a teenager was seriously injured […]
8th May 2014
Firm in court for failing to communicate known asbestos risk A Battersea building firm has been fined for failing to highlight the known presence of asbestos […]
8th May 2014
Scaffolding firm fined after worker fell from ladder A Birmingham firm has been fined after a worker suffered life-changing injuries in a two-metre fall from a […]
6th May 2014
County Durham firm in court after worker’s hand severely injured A County Durham firm has been fined after a worker suffered serious injuries to his hand […]
30th March 2014
Mobile Sweepers (Reading) Ltd was charged with the offence, along with its sole director, Mervyn Owens, who faces a charge of gross-negligence manslaughter, in relation to […]
11th February 2014
An operator was killed when a Genie Z135/70 mobile elevating work platform became unstable and overturned whilst it was working at or very close to its […]