Polski Dzial Blacksmith fined after worker falls from roof
A self-employed blacksmith and fabricator has been fined after one of his employees was severely injured when he fell more than seven metres from a roof he was working on. Martin Mundie, 23, from Aberdeenshire, was part of a team carrying out work at a farm to convert a former pig shed into a workshop. On […]
Sentencing after Telford fireball incident
A company and its manager have been fined after two workers were engulfed in a fireball when they cut through a live 1,000 volt electrical cable at an industrial unit in Telford. The two men had been told to find an underground water leak at an empty industrial unit owned by the company in Telford. […]
TUC expresses concerns over safety report
The TUC has welcomed the Löfstedt report’s conclusion that the UK’s health and safety laws ‘are broadly right’, but it has major concerns that the proposals to exempt some self-employed workers could have a devastating impact on their safety. The comments follow the Government’s announcement that it intends to begin a major cut back of […]
Double-glazing firm in court over worker’s ladder fall
The owner of a Blackpool double-glazing firm has appeared in court after one of his employees was seriously injured in a fall from a ladder. The 68-year-old fell nearly five metres and landed on a concrete patio after climbing up a ladder to measure a bathroom window on a house in his village. The employee […]
Tradesman fined over asbestos release
A Birmingham handyman has been prosecuted after releasing asbestos fibres while refurbishing a kitchen at a flat in Solihull. Inspectors from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found William Rogers, a carpenter and general handyman, had removed partition walls containing asbestos insulating board at the premises. Solihull Magistrates’ Court heard Mr Rogers had wrongly assumed […]