Recent Prosecutions
It is paramount to ensure your Health and Safety procedures in place are robust enough to protect you, your business and your workforce from accidents occurring, particularly in the current harsh economic climate. CQMS Ltd urges all employers to review their arrangements and procedures, supervision and competency of employees to ensure they are doing all they reasonably can to prevent workplace injuries and dangerous occurrences.
The cases outlined below have been taken from the press and are provided as a stark reminder of what can happen when those arrangements are inadequate.
7th August 2019
A construction company has today been fined after failing to ensure the safety and welfare of workers on site during the renovation of a property. Preston […]
2nd August 2019
A construction company and one of its employees have been sentenced for health and safety breaches after another worker was struck by an excavator and was […]
25th July 2019
A concrete production company has today been fined after a welder lost four fingers during an unsafe lifting operation. Southwark Crown Court heard how on 27 […]
24th July 2019
EGP Building Services Limited (EGP) has been fined for unsafe gas work which resulted in gas escapes. Subsequent fires were reported at two occupied properties at […]
24th July 2019
A car and commercial vehicle component manufacturer has been fined after two employees suffered burns whilst cleaning a distillation tank. Cheltenham Magistrates’ Court heard how on […]
16th July 2019
A Plymouth-based furniture company has been sentenced for failing to have employers’ liability compulsory insurance (ELCI) the day an employee was injured. Pinexpress flouted repeated requests […]
16th July 2019
A Stockport construction company has been prosecuted after failing to ensure suitable welfare facilities were provided for workers on site. Manchester Magistrates’ Court heard that R […]
12th July 2019
The proprietor of a set of lock up garages in Wigston, Leicestershire has been sentenced for asbestos related offences. Leicester Crown Court heard that work carried […]
11th July 2019
A restaurant owner has been fined after asbestos was disturbed during the conversion of rooms above the restaurant into flats in Essex. Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court heard […]
3rd July 2019
An alloy wheel refurbishment company was sentenced after a 16-year-old apprentice worker was overcome by vapours from a chemical used in the stripping and cleaning of […]
3rd July 2019
Construction company Construction 360 Ltd was sentenced for safety breaches after a worker collapsed and lost consciousness while working at the site of King Asia Foods […]
2nd July 2019
A St Helens wood product manufacturer and a company director have been fined after a worker was dragged into a rotating drive shaft at their site […]