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.
15th November 2022
A Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecution is being brought against Newcastle City Council following the death of six-year-old Ella Henderson. Ella was hit by a […]
14th November 2022
A Hertfordshire construction company has been fined after a worker fell through a skylight while working on a six-storey house. The man fell over three metres […]
9th November 2022
A transport company has been fined £400,000 after one of its drivers was killed after being knocked off his trailer while loading and unloading it. On […]
9th November 2022
A scrap metal company has been fined for safety breaches after a worker lost parts of four fingers while operating poorly maintained machinery. On 27 March […]
8th November 2022
Logistics company Eddie Stobart has been fined after work at one of its sites exposed staff to asbestos. The firm was fined £133,000 for a series […]
7th November 2022
Two companies have been fined after a heavy goods vehicle (HGV) driver suffered fatal chest injuries while unstrapping a load on a trailer. Andrew Bayley-Machin, 41, […]
7th November 2022
A company that tests ventilation systems has been fined for putting hundreds of workers at risk of serious lung diseases. Airtec Filtration Ltd was used by […]
7th November 2022
Three companies have been given six-figure fines after a driver was crushed between a reversing HGV and a forklift truck in a warehouse beside Heathrow Airport. […]
4th November 2022
A family-run plant hire company has been fined after a member of the public was crushed at its Cambridgeshire site. On 30 January 2020, a FDS […]
2nd November 2022
A Cornish scaffolding company has been fined £24,000 after a worker was injured when he fell through a fibreglass skylight. The 37-year-old scaffolder was working for […]
31st October 2022
A Blackburn building firm has been fined £116,666 after a long history of health and safety failings. An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) […]
28th October 2022
A construction company and two workers have been sentenced after a worker suffered an electric shock whilst working on a farm. On 30 September 2019 an […]