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.
26th May 2023
Security firm, Serco, has been fined £2.25 million for health and safety failings following the death of custody officer Lorraine Barwell. Lorraine Barwell Ms Barwell, a […]
19th May 2023
CCTV footage has been released by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after Gates Engineering and Services UK Limited was fined £200,000. The 22-year-old, from Newcastle, […]
18th May 2023
Two major transport companies have been fined a combined total of £2.2m after ‘a loving dad and husband’ was killed when he was hit by a […]
16th May 2023
A County Durham car valeting company has been fined after failing to comply with enforcement notices and putting workers at risk of electrocution. Health and Safety […]
16th May 2023
A waste and recycling company has been fined after an employee’s leg was amputated after he was run over by a telehandler. The man, who was […]
15th May 2023
Two company directors have been jailed after a wall collapsed killing five men – with both firms having to pay combined fines of £1.6million. Wayne Anthony […]
13th May 2023
A Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecution is being brought against Cambridgeshire County Council following the deaths of three people in separate incidents, and the life-changing […]
5th May 2023
A Bradford man has been given a suspended prison sentence after an employee sustained life-threatening injuries when he fell 30-feet through a fragile roof. Fazal Subkhan, 57, […]
3rd May 2023
The sister of a man killed while unloading a lorry trailer has spoken of the devastating impact her brother’s death has had on their family. Anthony […]
2nd May 2023
A dad from Devon was left with horrific injuries to his hands after an incident at his work. Dean Delahaye, from Barnstaple, had to have all […]
26th April 2023
A food processing firm has been hit with a £100,000 fine after a worker severed part of her finger when her hand was caught in machinery […]
21st April 2023
A joinery firm in South East London has been fined £20,000 for failing to control its employees’ exposure to wood dust. F&E Joinery Limited, in Herne […]