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Inadequate roof-access equipment increased risk to farm worker

A dairy farm failed to provide adequate protective equipment for a contractor who fell 16 feet through a fragile shed roof in Cornwall. James Best, 24, was a self-employed la...

Young worker killed by machine head-clamp

Pressure group Families Against Corporate Killers (FACK) has slammed a major construction firm for failing to put 'very basic' measures in place to protect a worker who suffer...

Bill aims to stop firms escaping justice after worker fatalities

The case of a worker who was fatally crushed on a construction site is the inspiration behind a new Bill aimed at preventing companies going into administration to escape puni...

Health and safety used as excuse by harried border-control staff

A parliamentary select committee has criticised a major Government agency for using health and safety as a ‘routine’ excuse for not following recommended procedures. The Comm...

Fatal fall results in suspended prison sentence

A Leicester man has been given a 12-month suspended prison sentence for failing to properly plan roof work, after a migrant worker sustained fatal injuries in a fall at a disu...

Footage of safety failings found on victim’s phone

A property developer has been fined £112,000 after a labourer sustained fatal injuries in a fall from the roof of an industrial unit, which had no precautions in place to prev...

Roofer more concerned about beating the rain than safety

A roofer has admitted putting workers and members of the public at risk, after being spotted working on a roof without any fall protection by a passing HSE inspector. Burnley...

Local authority in dock for multiple safety breaches

Suffolk County Council has appeared in court for failing to manage health and safety at three of its workplaces, including two schools. The council pleaded guilty to six char...

Forklift fall left driver with serious back injuries

A refractory goods manufacturer has admitted failing to create a safe system of work for unloading deliveries, following an incident where a forklift truck fell off a ramp. A...

Independent panel to challenge inspectors’ advice now operational

Businesses that believe they have been the recipients of erroneous, or over-the-top advice from HSE or Local Authority (LA) inspectors can now appeal these decisions to an ind...