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.
11th October 2021
A roofing contractor has received a suspended sentence after an employee fell approximately 30 feet through a glass skylight on a warehouse roof in Blackburn. Preston […]
11th October 2021
A skip hire and waste management company and its managing director have been sentenced after a worker was seriously injured in a transport incident. Folkestone Magistrates’ […]
11th October 2021
A food manufacturing company has been sentenced after repeated failures to maintain safety devices on its food processing machinery. South Tyneside Magistrates’ Court heard that on […]
11th October 2021
A manufacturer of thermal and acoustic insulation panels has been fined after a worker’s hand was severed in a roller press at their site in Burton-on-Trent. […]
11th October 2021
A lighting manufacturer in Blackburn has been fined after an employee was fatally injured when the forklift truck he was driving struck an overhead steel beam. […]
11th October 2021
An asbestos removal company has been fined after a worker fell off a garage roof and fractured a vertebrae bone in his back. Aberdeen Sheriff Court […]
11th October 2021
Granville Oil & Chemical Company Ltd has been sentenced for safety breaches after a worker suffered chemical burns to both arms and one leg. Sheffield Magistrates’ […]
11th October 2021
A construction company has been fined for failing to comply with work at height regulations after a worker fell from a garage roof in Worcester. Kidderminster […]
11th October 2021
A director of a woodworking company has been fined for failing to comply with Enforcement Notices served to protect the health and safety of workers in […]
11th October 2021
A forging company has been fined after an employee suffered a fatal injury when he fell from height from a mobile tower scaffold. Dudley Magistrates’ Court […]
11th October 2021
A self-employed fitter has been jailed after carrying out gas work at a residential address in the New Forest whilst he was not competent to do […]
11th October 2021
Cheltenham Tool Company Limited has been fined after an employee was fatally injured while moving heavy machinery. Cheltenham Magistrates’ Court heard how on 13 November 2019, […]