Groundworks contractor fined after worker sustains serious burns

12 October 2022

A contractor has been fined £10,000 after a groundworker, unaware that petrol had been thrown on a bonfire, was engulfed in flames after he was instructed to light it.

Furniture retailer fined for insurance breach

12 October 2022

A furniture retailer has been fined for failing to have Employers’ Liability (Compulsory) Insurance (ELCI).

Building firm fined for breaching Prohibition Notice and putting workers at risk

11 October 2022

A firm has been fined after putting workers at risk of falling from height during a warehouse renovation. Despite being served with a prohibition notice by HSE, the company continued the work the following day.

Contractor fined after worker seriously injured in fall from height

11 October 2022

A contractor employed to remove and replace machinery in a food factory has been fined for unsafe work practices after a worker fell 2.5 metres from an unsecured metal plate.

Firearms Firm Fined £800,000 After Worker Suffers Burns

One of the UK’s leading firearms distributors has been fined £800,000 after a worker suffered burns while disposing of pyrotechnic waste at a manufacturing facility in Lincolnshire. GMK Limited was prosecuted following an investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). [press.hse.gov.uk], [hsmsearch.com] The incident happened on 10 January 2023 at the company’s site in

Decorator Sentenced After Stepson Electrocuted on Job

A self-employed painter and decorator has been given a suspended prison sentence after his stepson was fatally electrocuted while working at a domestic property near Chester. Connor Lambert, 24, died in July 2024 when a ladder being moved during exterior painting work either touched an overhead power line or came close enough for an electrical

DVSA wins major transport case

DVSA has won a significant case against a coach operator with multiple licencing offences. DVSA enforcement examiners impounded a coach run by Callinan Coaches Ltd for carrying passengers without the relevant operator licence. The operator originally came to DVSA’s notice in May 2025, after the coach was originally checked and found to be carrying American

Residential Firm Fined £153,000 Over Fire Safety Failures in Leeds

Residential Firm Fined £153,000 Over Fire Safety Failures in Leeds A property management company has been fined £153,000 after serious fire safety failings were identified at Ahlux House, a residential block in Leeds. Scanlans Property Management LLP pleaded guilty to failing to comply with an enforcement notice relating to a defective fire alarm system and