Recent Prosecutions
It is paramount to ensure your Health and Safety procedures in place are robust enough to protect you, your business and your workforce from accidents occurring, particularly in the current harsh economic climate. CQMS Ltd urges all employers to review their arrangements and procedures, supervision and competency of employees to ensure they are doing all they reasonably can to prevent workplace injuries and dangerous occurrences.
The cases outlined below have been taken from the press and are provided as a stark reminder of what can happen when those arrangements are inadequate.
30th June 2023
A London primary school has been fined £35,000 after a child received 45 per cent burns to their body at a carol concert. The school was […]
27th June 2023
A Runcorn business park operator has been fined £13,000 after a worker fell more than 13 feet through a fragile roof. The man sustained life-threatening injuries, […]
26th June 2023
Serco has been fined £240,000 after a man was killed when the lorry he was a passenger in crashed into litter picking vans blocking a lane […]
23rd June 2023
A manufacturing company has been fined after a dad was drawn into a machine and broke his arm in two places. Paul Pearce, a father-of-two from […]
21st June 2023
A private health care provider has been fined after three workers received treatment following exposure to chlorine gas. Anthony Coombes, an engineer from Sandhurst, Berkshire, was […]
20th June 2023
A transport company has been fined £255,000 after a worker fell from a lorry and fractured his skull. The man, who was working as a delivery […]
20th June 2023
A vape liquid manufacturing company in Manchester has been fined after a worker lost two fingers and a thumb while clearing a blockage in a packaging […]
19th June 2023
A leading manufacturer of aircraft seats has been fined £660,000 after one of its employees suffered horrific injuries when he fell through a roof at a […]
19th June 2023
Chelmsford City Council has been fined £80,000 for waste collection safety failures, after a father-of-three died when he was struck by a bin lorry. Steve Bishop, […]
8th June 2023
A Wiltshire landowner has been fined £15,000 after members of the public were seriously injured by cattle while walking along footpaths on his estate. Sir Charles […]
6th June 2023
A plastics manufacturing company in West Bromwich has been fined after it put workers and the public at risk of being infected with potentially deadly bacteria. […]
6th June 2023
A leading bedding manufacturer has been fined £80,000 after an employee suffered horrific injuries when his hand was drawn into a machine. John Cotton Group Limited […]