8th September 2021 As more people return to the workplace, authority bodies are stressing the importance of good ventilation to support businesses minimize the risk of coronavirus. Alongside cleaning, hygiene and handwashing, good ventilation is one of the best ways to reduce the spread of coronavirus in the workplace as it reduces the amount of […]
Tag: health and safety
Company fined after several workers contracted occupational disease
August 2021 A construction company was sentenced today for safety breaches after multiple employees were diagnosed with Hand Arm Vibration (HAVS). The Court heard that the company reported seven cases of HAVS between 2016 and 2018. All of the workers involved had been carrying out ground works involving vibrating tools. Many of them had been […]
Construction company fined after worker falls from domestic garage roof
July 2021 A construction company has been fined for failing to comply with work at height regulations after a worker fell from a garage roof. The Court heard that in February 2020, the worker had accessed the roof using a ladder and was working on his knees with his side to the open edge whilst […]
Company and director sentenced for exposing workers to asbestos
July 2021 A wood working company and its director have been fined after an inspection by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found a series of failings and risks associated with significant quantities of asbestos-containing materials within the premises. The Court heard that in August 2016, during an unannounced visit to the workshop, the asbestos […]
Planning a Construction Site office? Things to consider…
It is vital that employers plan their workspaces correctly, this is especially important for those in charge of construction site offices. Everything from storage through to health and safety needs to be examined, and comprehensive plans and contingencies need to be put in place to maintain productivity. A site’s office needs to be safe and […]
Construction company fined after worker seriously injured by a mitre saw
June 2021 A construction company has been fined after a worker’s hand was severed by an inadequately guarded mitre saw on a construction site. The Court heard that, in January 2019, a worker installing skirting board in a new build house was using a powered mitre saw to cut material to length. The guard of […]
Construction company fined after an employee dies after being run over by a dumper truck
An organisation has been fined after an employee was run over by a dumper vehicle. The Court heard that in October 2016, an employee was changing over a blade on a piece of work equipment at the side of a roadway when the employee was run over by a six-tonne dumper truck. The employee sustained […]
Director fined after young worker injured in fall from height
27th May 2021 A Director of a Construction company has been fined for safety breaches after a 17-year-old worker fell from a mezzanine floor to the ground below. The Court heard that, on February 2019, the worker and two others were building the mezzanine floor on a site in Sheffield. The injured person stepped on a […]
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. […]
Builder receives custodial sentence for failing to report an incident where a worker was seriously injured
May 2021 A builder has been imprisoned for 24 weeks after he failed to report a serious incident at a construction site he was in charge of. The Court heard that on January 2019, the IP had been clearing a site with an excavator so a new house could be built. The excavator tipped while […]