Health and Safety prosecutions will be resolved more quickly December 2011 The Work-Related Deaths Protocol (WRDP) will change as of October the 1st, meaning that health and safety prosecutions will be settled much more swiftly Read More
Fatal ladder fall leads to fine for manager December 2011 A site manager and the bread production company that he works for have admitted that they failed to provide a safe work environment after Read More
Fire safety breaches lead to fines for nightclub bosses December 2011 Two nightclub bosses have been fined after being found guilty of breaching fire safety laws. Kevin Clarke and Stephen Bailey had a hearing before Read More
Blaze prompts plug-in air freshener warning October 2011 Twenty firefighters tackled a fire in a bungalow that is believed to have been caused by a plug-in air freshener. Four fire engines attended Read More
Teenagers charged over M1 motorway blaze October 2011 Six teenagers have been charged in connection with the fire that closed a stretch of the M1 motorway in April. They are among ten Read More
Suspended prison sentence for building owner’s fire safety breaches October 2011 A London building owner has been given a six month suspended prison sentence after being convicted of seven offences under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Read More
Safety breach led to teenager’s fairground trauma October 2011 A fairground attendant has been in court after a teenage girl plunged head-first onto concrete when a restraint bar opened on the ride she Read More
Company fined after scaffolding collapse at wedding October 2011 A Surrey-based company has been fined after the floor of a marquee collapsed just as 150 guests sat down to enjoy a wedding breakfast. Read More
Supermarket giant failed to address slip risks October 2011 Morrisons Supermarkets has been fined £17,500 after a worker fractured her elbow when she slipped at a store in Ipswich. In June 2008, an Read More