Employers’ responsibilities to staff after an accident Workplace accidents refer to any unplanned, unexpected incidents that result in injury or harm to employees during the course of their work. A thoughtful, thorough response demonstrates the employer’s commitment to employee wellbeing and safety. Proper handling of workplace accidents is both a legal obligation and an ethical […]
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Woodworking company fined £150k after worker injured
May 2021 A company has been sentenced for safety breaches after a worker was struck by objects falling from an articulated trailer. The Court heard that in July 2019, the 45-year-old worker had been unloading the bottom deck of the double deck articulated trailer, which was being used for overflow storage at the company’s site. […]
Sole trader sentenced after worker sustains serious injuries in fall from height
May 2021 A Sole trader has been fined after a sub-contractor fell five metres through a sky light onto a concrete floor. The Court heard how a sub-contractor working for the sole trader was renewing the guttering between two building. While fitting a roof panel back into place the sub-contractor fell backwards through a sky […]