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.
3rd March 2022
A recycling company has been fined after an employee was injured whilst clearing a blockage in a waste metal chute. Shrewsbury Crown Court heard how, on […]
3rd March 2022
A landlord has been fined for failing to ensure that gas fittings, appliances and associated flues were checked for safety. Edinburgh Sheriffs Court heard that from […]
3rd March 2022
A scaffolding contractor has been fined after a worker fell from height resulting in serious injuries. Brighton Magistrates Court heard how, on 15 August 2019, Darren […]
3rd March 2022
A self-employed contractor has been given a suspended sentence and community service for illegal gas work after undertaking gas work on a property whilst not being […]
3rd March 2022
A plant hire company has been fined for leaving workers at risk of a fall from height and failing to provide minimum welfare facilities. Blackpool Magistrates’ […]
3rd March 2022
The law relating to building safety in England is changing. Proposed building safety reforms currently making their way through parliament will introduce a safety case regime. […]
3rd March 2022
Kieran Lynch has been prosecuted after his employees were exposed to asbestos while refurbishing domestic premises in Barnsdale Road, Reading. Reading Magistrates’ Court heard how Mr […]
3rd March 2022
A company has been sentenced after an employee of a Powys construction company was fatally injured in Liverpool when he fell six metres through a roof […]
3rd March 2022
A construction firm and its director have been sentenced after carrying out unsafe work on the roof of a multi-storey building in Manchester. Manchester Crown Court […]
3rd March 2022
A gas engineering company has been fined after undertaking Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) installation work at a food factory near Spalding that was later condemned as […]
3rd March 2022
An export services company has been fined after an employee suffered serious injuries when his finger came into contact with a saw blade. Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court […]
3rd March 2022
An Irvine-based construction company and its director have been sentenced after multiple health and safety failings, giving rise to significant risk, were found on a house […]