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.
28th April 2015
Bristol City Council prosecuted after worker thrown from tractor Bristol City Council has been ordered to pay almost £25,000 for safety failings after a park keeper […]
27th April 2015
Animal feed firm fined £600,000 over lorry driver’s death An animal feed company has been fined following the death of a lorry driver who was buried […]
27th April 2015
Window firm fined after worker’s severe hand injury A window manufacturing firm was fined £10,000 after a worker was seriously injured while using a chop saw […]
23rd April 2015
Fatality at construction site leads to fine Mark Hammond was fined £12,500 after a 21 year old worker was electrocuted whilst carrying out works in the […]
22nd April 2015
Fine for unsafe gas work Terence Moulton, trading as Terry Moulton Building Services, was fined £800 with £924.32 costs at Birmingham and Solihull Magistrates’ Court after […]
17th April 2015
Steel firm sentenced over North Yorkshire worker’s death A Sheffield steel company has been sentenced after a catalogue of safety failings led to a 42-year-old worker […]
14th April 2015
Two companies were fined after two electricians suffered severe burns while working on live electrical equipment at a plant in Glenrothes, Scotland. The incident occurred when […]
13th April 2015
Farm fined after serious ATV injury A farming company was fined £2,000 and ordered to pay costs of £483 after the fiancée of one of the […]
13th April 2015
Narrow escape for victims of “incompetent” brothers Two Sheffield brothers were jailed for safety failures after a building collapse left three injured, up to 20 people […]
26th January 2015
Firm in court after worker paralysed in roof fall An East Lothian firm has been fined for serious safety failings after a worker was left paralysed […]
23rd January 2015
Care home owner in court over death of vulnerable resident The owner of a Leicester care home has been fined £100,000 after a vulnerable 85-year-old resident […]
21st January 2015
Businessman fined for asbestos failure in Colwyn Bay A businessman allowed the spread of asbestos in an industrial building by not employing licensed contractors to remove […]