Worker crushed after untrained worker allowed to drive forklift
A mechanic was killed after a forklift truck he was trying to fix reversed into and crushed him, Crewe Magistrates Court heard.
By Belinda Liversedge on 02 May 2023
Prosecutions
Didcot investigation into four workers’ deaths still unresolved
On 23 February it will be the sixth anniversary of the Didcot disaster which claimed the lives of four demolition workers. But police say it’s still not possible to say when the investigation will be completed.
By Belinda Liversedge on 15 February 2022
Network Rail fined £1.2m after man crushed inside machine
Network Rail has been fined £1.2 million after its failure to implement a safe system of work caused a long-standing employee and grandfather to be killed.
By Belinda Liversedge on 01 September 2023
Recycling firm fined for manslaughter of 23-year-old man
A Cornish waste recycling company has been fined £200,000 for corporate manslaughter after an employee was killed at its Redruth plant.
By Belinda Liversedge on 08 December 2020
Thames Water fined after sewage engulfs workers in tunnel
Thames Water has been fined £300,000 after three workers were carried along a sewer in a gate collapse at the Thames Tideway Tunnel project.
By on 15 January 2020
Recycling firm managers admit safety failings in manslaughter case
Managers at a recycling firm where a scrap metal worker was killed after suffering head injuries have been convicted of health and safety failings in a case brought by CPS Special Crime Division.
By Belinda Liversedge on 08 March 2022
Vehicle MOTs must be improved to reduce air pollution
Throughout my career as a Member of Parliament, I have been a passionate campaigner for the environment and I believe that people across the country, no matter our political differences, believe that there is an inalienable right to breathe clean, safe air.
By Barry Sheerman MP on 14 March 2022
Excavator crush not reported despite worker losing leg
A Surrey builder has been jailed for six months after failing to report a serious safety incident at a construction site he oversaw.
By Belinda Liversedge on 15 June 2021
Hull firm fined after worker loses arm in tyre blast
A Hull tyre company has been ordered to pay over £41,000 in costs and fines after its employee lost his arm when a crane tyre he was inflating exploded in an incident in December 2015.
By on 01 October 2019
Intelligent safety
Universal Safety Assurance is a new approach for sharing mutual compliance information using blockchain technology, a step towards increased contractor safety.
By on 01 February 2019
