HSE Prosecutions
HSE Prosecutions
Company and its Director Prosecuted for Unsafe Removal of Asbestos Across Great Britain
An asbestos removal company has been convicted and its director given a prison sentence after failing to ensure the safe removal of asbestos.Asbestos Boss Limited, also k
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Construction Company and Director Fined After House Partially Collapses
A construction company and its director have been fined for health and safety failings after a house partially collapsed in Manchester.The Health and Safety Executive (HS
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Initial Findings from the HSE's Recent Silica Inspections in Manufacturing
HSE inspectors are carrying out targeted inspection initiatives focusing on manufacturing businesses where materials that contain silica are used.The inspections, which s
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Company Fined after Surveyor Fatal Accident
An Inverness company has been fined after a surveyor died from injuries caused by an electrical explosion.Christopher Wayne Earley, a director at CWE Asbestos Consultants
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HSE Visiting Officers Attending Licensed Asbestos Work Sites Jan - Mar 2023
This January-March 2023, Health & Safety Executive’s Visiting Officers (VOs) will be attending sites notified as licensed work in order to view documents and collect info
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Company Fined £200,000 after Employee Badly Injured in Fall
A property management company has been fined £200,000 after an employee was left in a wheelchair after falling eight metres through a rooflight.Robin Williamson, an asbes
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HSE Publishes Annual Work-Related Ill-Health and Injury Statistics for 2021/22
The estimated number of workers in Great Britain suffering a work-related illness is 1.8 million with stress, depression, and anxiety making up around half of cases, new
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Guidelines Launched to help staff Succeed at Work and get Businesses Growing
New guidance will help employers support disabled people and those with long-term health conditions thrive at workFirms will be given advice on retaining staff as many bu
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Eddie Stobart Fined after Workers Exposed to Asbestos
Logistics company Eddie Stobart has been fined after work at one of its sites exposed staff to asbestos.The firm was fined £133,000 for a series of failures that took pla
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HSE - Extreme Heat: What are my rights at work?
Employers must make sure indoor workplace temperatures are reasonableNo “maximum temperature” for workplaces in Great BritainWorkers must take care to keep coolHSE shares
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