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
A car manufacturing company has been fined after an employee became trapped and suffered crush injuries whilst unloading a chassis from a delivery vehicle. Kidderminster Magistrates’ […]
24th November 2021
A Lincolnshire-based food manufacturer has been fined after one of its employees sustained two broken ribs having been crushed within an industrial cooking machine whilst working […]
24th November 2021
A self-employed gas fitter from Burnley has received a 15-month community order after carrying out gas work without being Gas Safe registered. Preston Crown Court heard […]
24th November 2021
A self-employed fitter has been jailed after carrying out unsafe gas work on four domestic boilers whilst unregistered, leaving them in a dangerous condition. Southampton Crown […]
24th November 2021
A yacht manufacturer has been sentenced after an employee was injured when his forklift truck overturned. Plymouth Magistrates’ Court heard how on 3 August 2018, a […]
24th November 2021
A North-East manufacturer of artificial trees, plants and flowers has been sentenced after an employee suffered serious injuries when he fell from height. Newcastle Magistrates’ Court […]
24th November 2021
A company has been fined after a worker was fatally electrocuted whilst operating a lorry mounted crane. Cardiff Crown Court heard how on 17 May 2016, […]
24th November 2021
MS Properties (Northern) Ltd have been fined for safety breaches after employees were exposed to asbestos on 22 March 2019 after removing false ceiling tiles during […]
24th November 2021
A company that owns and operates ports across the United Kingdom was fined £1.8m after a driver suffered fatal injuries whilst tipping 30 tonnes of brown […]
11th October 2021
William Henry Swanson, trading as LTS Construction has been fined following an incident when a worker suffered serious injuries after falling through a fragile roof light […]
11th October 2021
The Spencer Academies Trust has been fined after failing to control the risk to humans from infectious diseases carried by animals. Southern Derbyshire Magistrates’ Court heard […]
11th October 2021
A company has been fined after a worker was paralysed after falling 11 metres down a stairwell at a football stadium when the concrete floor he […]