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.
8th June 2021
Wayne McKnight (trading as RJE Construction) has been fined for safety breaches after a 17-year-old worker fell from a mezzanine floor to the ground below. Sheffield […]
8th June 2021
Southend High School for Boys Academy Trust has been sentenced after a worker fell from a ladder. Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court heard how, on 19 February 2019, […]
8th June 2021
C F Booth (Engineering) Ltd has been sentenced after a 37-year-old worker became entangled and pulled into a CNC lathe. Sheffield Magistrates’ Court heard that, on […]
8th June 2021
Kepak Group Limited (formally 2 Sisters Red Meat Limited), has been fined after a worker was seriously injured following a workplace transport incident. Merthyr Tydfil Magistrates’ […]
8th June 2021
A decking manufacturer based in Stockport and its director have been fined after a delivery driver was seriously injured in a preventable accident involving improper forklift […]
8th June 2021
A bakery has been fined for failing to provide suitable machinery guarding and poor electrical standards. Luton Magistrates’ Court heard how, during an inspection in June […]
8th June 2021
Harlands Builders Limited has been fined for safety breaches after a ground worker was trapped having entered a two-metre-deep excavation. Bridlington Magistrates’ Court heard that on […]
8th June 2021
T Cook & Son (Farmers) Ltd has been sentenced for safety breaches after a 17-year-old worker suffered crush injuries to his foot. Bridlington Magistrates’ Court heard […]
8th June 2021
Food manufacturer, Young’s Seafood Limited, has been fined after a worker was trapped by a mixing machine. Grimsby Crown Court heard that, on 16 October 2017, […]
8th June 2021
An automotive company has been sentenced after an employee developed an allergic form of dermatitis after coming into contact with metalworking fluids. Reading Magistrates’ court heard […]
8th June 2021
A building contractor has been fined after a worker’s leg was seriously injured and later amputated above the knee following the collapse of a masonry wall. […]
8th June 2021
A paper recycling company has been fined £600,000 following the death of a 20-year-old agency worker who suffered fatal crush injuries at a plant in Crayford, […]