Recent Prosecutions
It is essential to have robust Health and Safety procedures in place to protect your business, workforce, and yourself from accidents, especially in the current harsh economic climate.
CQMS Ltd urges all employers to review their arrangements, procedures, supervision, and employee competency to ensure they are taking all reasonable steps to prevent workplace injuries and dangerous occurrences.
The cases mentioned below are taken from the press and serve as a stark reminder of what can happen when the arrangements are inadequate.
27th April 2022
A North West company that manufactures soft furnishings has been fined after an employee sustained serious hand injuries whilst working on an automatic duvet rolling machine. […]
27th April 2022
A food manufacturing company specializing in jams and preserves has been prosecuted after a worker sustained multiple fractures after falling from a ladder. Llandudno Magistrates’ court […]
27th April 2022
Priory Healthcare Ltd appeared before Westminster Magistrates’ Court, on Wednesday 20 April, and pleaded guilty to failing to discharge a duty under Section 3(1) Health and […]
27th April 2022
A Manchester construction company was fined after much of a three-bedroom domestic property in Stretford collapsed during a loft conversion and ground floor extension work. Manchester […]
27th April 2022
Gurmit Properties Limited were fined today for safety breaches after a substantial part of a wall at a construction site at Barnsley Road, South Elmsall collapsed, […]
27th April 2022
Robert McBride Ltd was sentenced today for safety breaches after a 31-year-old worker suffered 13 per cent superficial burns to his right arm and hand following […]
27th April 2022
A principal contractor and subcontractor have been fined after an employee’s retina was damaged by an explosion caused by a cable strike during construction works at […]
27th April 2022
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has been issued with a Crown Censure by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after an employee was shot during a […]
27th April 2022
Holt Estates England Ltd has been fined after a homeowner sustained burns from a gas explosion when an open-ended pipe ignited. North Somerset Magistrates’ Court heard […]
6th April 2022
A transport and haulage company was sentenced after a worker died after falling from the rear of a transport shipping container. Newcastle Magistrates’ Court heard that […]
6th April 2022
A farmer has been sentenced after a worker suffered multiple injuries after becoming entangled in the contra-rotating rollers of a potato harvester. Folkestone Magistrates’ Court heard […]
28th March 2022
A principal contractor has been sentenced after he was found to have supervised unsafe excavation work at a site in Denton, which put workers in danger […]