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.
23rd February 2023
A company has been fined after an employee fractured his back and ribs following a fall from a house in Frodsham, Cheshire. The man was working […]
17th February 2023
A company and its director have been fined after they failed to provide suitable welfare facilities at a construction site in Belsize Park, North London. East […]
15th February 2023
A farmer has been fined £8k after a teenage worker suffered serious head injuries when a six-tonne dumper he was driving overturned. The 19-year-old and his […]
14th February 2023
A health board has been fined £180,000 after a patient died while being treated at a hospital. Colin Lloyd, 78, was brought to Raigmore Hospital, Inverness, […]
14th February 2023
A company has been fined £120,000 after a dad died following a fall from the roof of a building site. Father-of-one Dennis Vincent, 36, and another […]
10th February 2023
A company has been fined £20,000 for a catalogue of health and safety failings at a building site in Alderley Edge. Work was taking place to […]
10th February 2023
A plumber has been jailed for 16 months after carrying out illegal gas work that cost an elderly woman over £1000. Christopher Roland Shaw, also known […]
10th February 2023
Two companies have been fined more than £380k after a worker fell through the roof of a retail unit in Milton Keynes. The roofer, who was […]
9th February 2023
A supported housing company has been fined £100k after a disabled woman in their care died after choking on a marshmallow. Shirley Breeze, who had severe […]
26th January 2023
A care home provider has been fined £400k after an eight-year-old girl suffered catastrophic injuries when a tree fell on her. Bupa Care Homes (CFHCare) Limited […]
26th January 2023
A wine and drinks supplier has been fined after a visiting HGV driver was killed after being hit by a forklift truck at its depot in […]
25th January 2023
A building firm has been fined for a catalogue of health and safety failings that included two builders being lifted into the air by a raised telehandler […]