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 cardboard manufacturer has been sentenced after a visiting lorry driver suffered life changing injuries when he was struck by a forklift truck (FLT). Peterlee Magistrates’ […]
3rd March 2022
A housing company has been sentenced after an agency worker suffered serious injuries in a ladder fall. Teesside Magistrates’ Court heard that on 8 November 2017, […]
3rd March 2022
A building contractor was prosecuted after carrying out unsafe excavation works, which resulted in the partial collapse of a residential building. Manchester Crown Court heard how […]
3rd March 2022
Great Britain’s workplace regulator is asking demolition and construction firms to double-down on thorough planning, management and control of demolition and refurbishment work. The Health and […]
3rd March 2022
A self-employed builder has been fined after a contractor working for him suffered serious injuries when a single-story roof he was demolishing by hand, collapsed at […]
3rd March 2022
A hazardous waste treatment company has been fined after an employee died when a forklift truck he was driving overturned and crushed him. Manchester Magistrates Court […]
3rd March 2022
A commercial printing company has been sentenced for safety breaches after two employees were injured in separate incidents involving a printing press and a palletising machine. […]
3rd March 2022
A livestock market partnership has been prosecuted after an employee was attacked by a horned bull prior to auction. Telford Magistrates’ Court heard how, on 16 […]
3rd March 2022
A foundry has been sentenced for safety breaches after an employee suffered life-changing burns following an eruption of molten slag during a slag tipping procedure. Telford […]
3rd March 2022
A UK manufacturer of brick products, Ibstock Brick Ltd, has been fined for safety breaches after a worker’s hand was entangled and wrapped around the rotating […]
3rd March 2022
A lift maintenance company has been sentenced and a care home owner cautioned after a resident and care worker plunged four metres to the basement in […]
3rd March 2022
A sawmill has been fined after a worker injured his finger when his hand came into contact with the moving parts of a machine. Plymouth Magistrates’ […]