by theEHP | Jul 22, 2011 | Health & Safety
A Wolverhampton plumber has been given a ten-month suspended jail sentence for causing a gas explosion and fire in which a pensioner sustained 21 per cent burns rescuing his nine-year-old granddaughter.
by theEHP | Jul 14, 2011 | Health & Safety
Welcome to HSE prosecutions in brief. An overview of this weeks prosecutions by the HSE. Essex school fined over caretaker injury…
by theEHP | Jul 8, 2011 | Health & Safety
Welcome to HSE prosecutions in brief. An overview of this weeks prosecutions by the HSE. Global chemical firm sentenced over finger loss A global chemical firm has been prosecuted for ignoring basic safety guidelines after a maintenance worker seriously injured his...
by theEHP | Jul 7, 2011 | Health & Safety
A gas engineer from South Warwickshire has been prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) for carrying out dangerous work that put two people at risk of carbon monoxide poisoning. Cecil Boliver Crane, who trades as Peter Crane Plumbing and Electrical Ltd,...
by theEHP | Jul 7, 2011 | Health & Safety
A North East housing association has been fined after a pensioner died in his home from carbon monoxide poisoning. Gentoo Group Ltd, of Emperor Way, Sunderland – formerly known as Sunderland Housing Company Ltd – was prosecuted by the Health and Safety...
by theEHP | Jul 1, 2011 | Health & Safety
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has released provisional data for the year April 2010 to March 2011, which shows the number of workers killed throughout the UK and in a variety and industries. The statistics show: The number of workers killed in England last...