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.
24th November 2021
Hereford Galvanizers Limited, a company that undertakes hot dip galvanizing for the corrosion protection of steelwork, has been fined after an employee was fatally injured. Kidderminster […]
24th November 2021
A concrete supplier has been fined after an agency worker contracted to work at its site suffered fatal injuries following a tyre explosion. Dudley Magistrates’ Court […]
24th November 2021
A company that manufactures and sells medical devices for the healthcare industry has been fined for failing to adequately control the risk to its employees from […]
24th November 2021
Burghill Farms, a partnership trading as Dalhousie Estates, and Mr Piers Le Cheminant have been fined following an incident where one of the occupants of a […]
24th November 2021
A company has been fined after a worker suffered serious injuries following an explosion at its factory. Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court heard how, on the 24 September […]
24th November 2021
A company has been fined after an employee was struck by an excavator and fatally crushed. Inverness Sheriff Court heard that in May 2017 a crusher […]
24th November 2021
A waste management company has been sentenced for safety breaches after an employee and an agency worker both fell from height. Leeds Crown Court heard that, […]
24th November 2021
A luxury motor yacht manufacturer has been fined after a worker suffered serious crushing injuries to his right hand during a lifting operation. Leicester Magistrates’ Court […]
24th November 2021
The Managing Director of a scaffolding company has been fined after an employee died when he was struck from behind by a forklift truck. Leicester Magistrate’s […]
24th November 2021
A handrail manufacturing company has been fined after an employee’s hand was drawn into a roller and crushed. Manchester Magistrates’ Court heard how, on the 27 […]
24th November 2021
Britain’s safety regulator has today, 25 October, issued a safety notice on the use of wheeled loading shovels, widely used in the waste and recycling sector. The Health […]
24th November 2021
A site supervisor has been sentenced for safety breaches after a 46-year-old worker became entangled in a conveyor belt sustaining serious injuries to his hand and […]