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 January 2021
A scaffolding company has been fined for safety failings after scaffolding collapsed on to a street in Maidenhead while it was being dismantled. High Wycombe Magistrates’ […]
11th January 2021
A company director has been sentenced for failing to comply with work at height regulations, placing workers at risk of injury. High Wycombe Magistrates’ Court heard […]
11th January 2021
Construction company, Cheshire Oak Structures Limited, has been fined after a young employee suffered injuries when assisting in moving a load of timber with a telehandler […]
11th January 2021
A company and an individual have been fined after a worker suffered life changing injuries while dismantling an external platform lift. Basingstoke Magistrates’ Court heard how, […]
11th January 2021
Construction logistics provider, Wilson James Limited, has been fined following a fatal incident where one of their traffic marshals, Kiril Karadzhov, was fatally injured by a […]
11th January 2021
Cheshire West and Chester Council has been fined after a young child fell almost three metres to the floor from a gap in railings, sustaining serious […]
11th January 2021
A construction company has been fined after an employee was struck by the placing boom of a concrete pump, causing serious injuries. Brighton Magistrates Court heard […]
11th January 2021
A transport company has been fined after a worker was fatally injured when the pallet of stone tiles he was attempting to deliver fell onto him. […]
11th January 2021
A pallet transport company has been fined after a forklift driver was killed when his forklift overturned. Mr Reginald Bacon was working as a forklift driver […]
11th January 2021
Luton Borough Council has been sentenced today after a teacher was assaulted by a pupil. Luton Crown Court heard how on 17 June 2016, the assistant […]
11th January 2021
A packaging company in Wiltshire has been fined following an incident where an employee suffered serious crush injuries to their hand. Basingstoke Magistrates’ Court heard how, […]
11th January 2021
A building contractor has been fined after an employee suffered serious injuries when the forward tipping dumper truck that he was operating rolled over at a […]