Health & safety in court

All the latest news from court, including health and safety prosecutions, fines for health and safety breaches and other penalties.

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Construction firm fined £285k after worker loses life and another injured

A company has been sentenced after a 62-year-old worker fell 10 metres to the ground and died during the construction of a new university facility. Read More

Routine HSE inspection results in £150,000 fine for food manufacturer

A North London food manufacturer has been fined £150,000 for failing to prevent access to dangerous parts of machinery. Read More

Tyre firm fined after worker dragged into machine

An Essex-based tyre refurbishment company has been fined £54,000 following a worker sustaining significant injuries after being drawn into a machine. Read More

Birmingham company fined after failing to clear 4,000 tonnes of waste

The Environment Agency prosecuted a Birmingham company for failing to clear around 4,000 tonnes of waste from land near Fradley in Staffordshire. Read More

National Grid fined £3.2m after pylon worker suffers serious burns

National Grid has been fined more than £3million after safety failures left a father-of-two with life-changing injuries from working on a pylon in South Wales. Read More

Safety fine for landlord who put tenants lives at risk

A landlord has been given a suspended sentence of 26 weeks and electronically tagged for 4 months after putting the lives of her tenants at risk by not maintaining gas appliances at a property in Kent. Read More

Fire safety enforcement notices at nuclear power plant complied with

Two companies involved in construction work at Hinkley Point C nuclear power station have now complied with enforcement notices served on them in January for breaches of fire safety legislation. Read More

Company fined after worker died in excavation

A company has been fined after a man died while working inside an excavation at a construction site in Glasgow. Read More

Company fined more than £100k after worker loses leg

A Manchester-based waste and recycling company has been fined more than £100,000 after an employee lost his leg after being struck by an excavator. Read More

Woodworking company fined following collision death

A wood recycling company has been fined after an employee was killed when he was struck by a JCB wheel loader. Read More