Company fined after fall leaves grandad with life-changing brain injuries

2 December 2022

A vehicle parts company has been fined £30,000 after a worker fell 2.5 metres from a delivery vehicle to a concrete floor and was in a coma for 24 days.

Engineer jailed for illegal gas work

2 December 2022

An unregistered plumbing and heating engineer has been jailed for 20 weeks after installing a gas central heating boiler that did not meet current safety standards.

Company fined £800,000 after employee suffers serious burns

2 December 2022

A chemicals company has been fined after a worker suffered life-changing injuries, including partial blindness, in an explosion.

Demolition firm and director prosecuted after labourer crushed

28 November 2022

A demolition firm has been fined and one of its directors ordered to do 250 hours of unpaid work after a 20-year-old worker was crushed by an excavator.

Health board fined £160,000 after employees diagnosed with hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS)

25 November 2022

An investigation by HSE found the health board had failed to properly assess the levels of exposure to its employees and that information, instruction and training given to staff was limited.

Call for Safety Focus as Solar Panel Fire Numbers Increase

A renewed emphasis on installation quality, regular maintenance and system inspections is being called for as the number of solar panel fire incidents continues to climb alongside the rapid expansion of renewable energy technology. Fire and safety specialists say that while solar power remains a safe and effective energy source, poorly installed equipment, faulty components

Safety notice: GEC VMX High Voltage Switchgear

HSE has published a safety notice following the failure of a GEC VMX high voltage vacuum circuit breaker, which resulted in electrical arcing and fire within a substation. HSE’s investigation identified partial discharge activity as the most likely cause, with previous warning signs having been detected but not acted upon. The notice applies to GEC

Company and director prosecuted after worker injury

A company and its director have been prosecuted after a worker suffered life-changing injuries during the dismantling of a steel frame structure in Surrey. The incident occurred when a steel beam weighing more than 100kg fell after a ratchet strap, not designed for lifting operations, failed. [press.hse.gov.uk], [hse-network.com] The worker sustained multiple fractures to the

Network Rail fined £1.2m over wall collapse

Network Rail has been fined £1.2 million after a boundary wall at Rugby railway station collapsed and seriously injured 81-year-old Edward Hanlon in September 2022. Investigators found the wall had been omitted from inspection records after boundary changes were incorrectly documented, meaning its deteriorating condition went unnoticed. [orr.gov.uk], [yahoo.com] The incident left Mr Hanlon with