by theEHP | Jun 9, 2011 | Health & Safety
Welcome to HSE prosecutions in brief. An overview of this weeks prosecutions by the HSE. Man’s fingers severed at Telford factory A food manufacturer has been fined £10,000 after a cleaner lost two fingers in a potato processing machine at its Telford site....
by theEHP | Jun 2, 2011 | Health & Safety
Welcome to HSE prosecutions in brief. An overview of this weeks prosecutions by the HSE. Firms fined £130,000 after worker’s electric shock Two companies, a director and a sub-contractor have been fined a total of £130,000 for health and safety failings after a...
by theEHP | May 25, 2011 | Health & Safety
Welcome to HSE prosecutions in brief. An overview of this weeks prosecutions by the HSE. Care home sentenced after resident’s bed rail death A Llangollen nursing home has been fined £70,000 following the suffocation of an elderly woman after she become trapped...
by theEHP | May 19, 2011 | Health & Safety
Welcome to HSE prosecutions in brief. An overview of this weeks prosecutions by the HSE. This post will start at the beginning of each week and will be updated throughout the week. Any comments are welcome. Unregistered gas engineer A Shropshire man has been...
by theEHP | May 12, 2011 | Health & Safety
A Bristol joinery and staircase specialist has been fined £3,750 for taking insufficient action to improve a ventilation unit used to control exposure to wood dust. Overview: The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) reported that on 9 February 2011, a visit by an...