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 December 2015
Company fined and two directors get suspended prison sentence after 27 year old killed by telehandler A landscaping company and its two directors were sentenced after […]
11th December 2015
Metal company prosecuted after employee falls from height Manchester Galvanizing Ltd, a manufacturer of coated metals, was fined after an employee suffered a fractured foot and […]
11th December 2015
Concrete company find after worker crushed by stairs A company which produces precast concrete products has been fined for safety failings that led to the death […]
10th December 2015
Worker injured falling from roof Redditch Magistrates’ Court heard how Woodhull Roofing Limited were refurbishing the roof at Pitcheroak Primary School, Willow Way, Redditch when a […]
9th December 2015
Worker injures hand in cropping machine A company producing lights for trucks has been fined after a workers’ hand was injured in a cropping machine. Sandwell […]
9th December 2015
Worker loses part of finger in pie machine A company who produces cakes and pastries has been fined after a worker lost part of her finger […]
9th December 2015
Man fined for unlicensed removal of asbestos A Surrey man was fined for exposing the residents of a house in Putney, himself and his assistant to […]
21st August 2015
Suspended prison sentences for Torbay brothers’ poor gaswork An unregistered gas fitter and his brother illegally installed a gas boiler and left it in a dangerous […]
20th August 2015
Construction Company fined for unsecure site A construction company has been fined for safety failings which led to a two-year-old boy wandering onto a building site. […]
19th August 2015
Two companies fined for serious breaches in the removal of asbestos A construction management company and a director of a construction company were fined for serious […]
14th August 2015
Engineering firm fined over safety breach A north east engineering firm has been fined for deliberately compromising the safety guards on machinery for production reasons. South […]
13th August 2015
North Devon housing company prosecuted again for safety failings A South-West housing firm have been sentenced after capping off a chimney at one of their occupied […]