Firms fined £100K & £140K Costs at Bristol Crown Court after Fatal crush accident at Bath University
Date:14 June 2012 A carpenter died when a large slab of concrete fell on him during construction of a new accommodation block at Bath University. Philip Hames, of Weston-super-Mare, was working for Creagh Concrete Products on the University’s Claverton Down Campus...Receptionist’s roof fall puts dental firm in court – Fined £18,500 with costs of £71,632.79.
The operator of a Sheffield dental practice has been fined for safety failings after a receptionist fell more than three metres through a roof light while spending her lunch break on the flat roof of the surgery. During a two-week trial, Sheffield Crown Court heard...Health & Safety Executive released their statistics for the year 2010/11
On the 5th July 2012, the Health & Safety Executive released their statistics for the year 2010/11. Key annual figures 2010/11 1.2 million working people were suffering from a work-related illness 175 workers killed at work 115 000 injuries were...Legionella
25th June 2012 – The number of people thought to have been affected by a recent outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in Edinburgh has risen to 95. There are now 48 confirmed cases and 47 suspected cases, with three of the patients in intensive care. The...CITB Construction Skills Health and Safety test to be revised and improved
As part of the Industrial Training Board and Sector Skills Council’s commitment to increasing competence in the construction workforce CITB – Construction Skills is launching its improved Health, Safety and Environment Test from 2 April. Anyone taking the...Want to Chat?
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