Health & Safety: Play equipment manufacturer fined £4,700 after saw accident
An international play equipment manufacturer has been fined £4,700 after one of its workers severed four fingers using a circular saw. Overview: The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) reported that Selby resident Allan Davis, suffered severe injuries to his right...Health & Safety: Company fined £5,000 after worker injured by forklift
A metal engineering company has been fined £5,000 after one of its workers was serious injured when a forklift truck tipped and the load landed on him. Overview The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) reported that on 28 July 2009, Mark Connett, from Crewkerne, was...Health & Safety: Property developer fined £10,000 for safety fears
Property developer Prestige Homes Construction Company Ltd was fined £10,000 after being ordered to stop work three times over safety fears at a construction site in Greater Manchester. Overview The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) reported that Prestige Homes...This Week at theEHP: 30th April – 5th May
Welcome to the first issue of This Week at theEHP. The Health & Safety Executive has been busy This week at theEHP. Prosecutions have led to fines totalling £214,000 and orders to pay costs of over £148,000.



