Ladder fall lands Barrow MP John Woodcock in hospital
Barrow and Furness MP John Woodock has spent the night in hospital after falling off a ladder at his home. The Labour MP told followers on the social networking site Twitter that he had been taken to accident and emergency after being “an eejit”. He...Outdoor advertising giant prosecuted for safety failings following serious injury in Bristol
Outdoor advertising company Clear Channel UK Ltd has been fined after an employee’s hand was caught in a petrol-powered lawn mower in Bristol. In a prosecution brought by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), Bristol Magistrates Court today (20 August) heard...Woman injured by falling machinery
A building firm based in Hertfordshire has been handed a fine after a member of the public was hit by a falling piece of machinery. The woman was waiting for a bus on York Road in London when she was struck by the 0.6 metre-square by two-metre high air handling unit....Local authority prosecuted for gas safety failings
The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham has been fined £83,600 for failing to arrange annual safety checks on gas appliances in tenanted accommodation. The local authority is required by law to arrange annual checks by a Gas Safe registered engineer and keep and...Untrained worker fell from unsupported ladder
The owner of a double-glazing firm has admitted he failed to properly protect a worker who fell five metres from a ladder. Blackpool Magistrates’ Court heard that Craig Goss, trading as Direct Windows Co, had been contracted to install double glazing at a house in...Want to Chat?
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