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
A scaffolding company has been fined after scaffolding collapsed across the entrance to the car park of Coventry Skydome. Coventry Magistrates’ Court heard how, on 3 […]
8th June 2021
The governing body of Christ the King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre in Southport has been fined after an employee fell from height whilst […]
8th June 2021
A commercial maintenance company has been fined after a friend of the director suffered injuries to his torso when he fell through the roof of a […]
8th June 2021
A company has been fined after a worker was fatally injured by steelwork, which fell from a telehandler forklift truck during loading. Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court heard […]
8th June 2021
A nursing home has been fined after a resident’s leg was repeatedly trapped in a bed rail. Merthyr Tydfil Magistrates’ Court heard how in November 2018, […]
20th January 2021
London Borough of Tower Hamlets Council has been sentenced after a five-year-old girl died when playground equipment collapsed on top of her at Mile End Park. […]
20th January 2021
The director of a construction company has been sentenced after a sub-contractor suffered serious injuries when a stack of plasterboards fell on him at a construction […]
20th January 2021
Nestlé UK Ltd was sentenced for breaching health and safety regulations after an employee was dragged into a machine on the production line of their Albion […]
20th January 2021
A company has been sentenced after a worker was seriously injured when his hand came into contact with a rotating bandsaw blade. Blackpool Magistrates’ court heard […]
11th January 2021
L.S. Starrett Company Limited, a precision tool manufacturer, has been fined after an employee’s index finger was severed and his thumb deeply lacerated in an incident […]
11th January 2021
A roofing contractor has been fined after a health and safety inspector came across two workers jet washing a steeply pitched roof on a house without […]
11th January 2021
A groundworks company has been fined after an employee was injured when he was struck by a metal bow shackle whilst laying a sewer pipe. Luton […]