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HSE News & Prosecutions

HSE News & Prosecutions

Stone company fined after repeatedly failing to protect workers

A company that produces stone products and its director have been fined a total of just under £20,000 after repeatedly failing to protect workers from exposure to Respira
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Health and Safety Executive Turns 50

The national regulator for health and safety in Great Britain today (1 January) celebrates its 50th Anniversary.Created by the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974, the
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Councils’ Asbestos Management to be Assessed During Inspection Campaign

Hundreds of inspections at council buildings will be carried out by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to check councils are managing the risk of asbestos properly.HSE
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New HSE Guidance: ASB5 Finish Dates

We have recently received new gudiance from the HSE regarding ASB5 finish dates.The key takeaway from the new guidance is that HSE has modified the ASB5 database and amen
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Companies Fined After 16-year-old Worker Exposed to Asbestos

Two companies have been fined after a teenage worker was exposed to asbestos.The 16-year-old had been working for P Turnbull Joinery and Building Services Ltd on an outbu
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Recycling Company Fined After Workers Exposed to Wood Dust

The long-term health of workers at a wood waste recycling centre was put in danger due to excessive exposure to the dust their work created, a Health and Safety Executive
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M&S On Board for the Latest HSE Podcast on Asbestos

Britain’s workplace regulator has just launched a new podcast outlining the duty to manage asbestos in buildings.In this episode, experts from the Health and Safety Execu
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Company and Director Fined after Workers Exposed to Asbestos

A company and its director have been sentenced after workers were exposed to asbestos and its potential harmful effects.Inspectors from the Health and Safety Executive (H
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Company Fined after HSE Inspection Finds Wood Dust Failures

A company has been fined after an inspection by Britain’s workplace regulator found workers were being exposed to excessive levels of wood dust.Breathing in wood dust exc
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Director Jailed for Failing to Protect Workers from Asbestos Exposure

A company director has been jailed for eight months after failing to protect workers from exposure to asbestos at a student development project in Winchester.Stephen Davi
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