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Combined fines of £130,000 for excavator fatality

A driver was killed instantly when the mini excavator he was driving was crushed after a 32-tonne tipper lorry suddenly overturned on uneven ground while delivering 20 tonnes ...

Firm only prosecuted 'so HSE could recover costs', director claims

In a prosecution taken under the Electricity at Work Regulations, a factory worker suffered serious burns and open wounds after receiving an electric shock while working on an...

Ministers quizzed in run-up to Workers’ Memorial Day

As part of this year’s Worker’s Memorial Day – which falls on Saturday, 28 April – safety campaigners have sent ministers and MPs a quiz on health and safety at work so they c...

Worker hung on for life during scaffold collapse

The director of a dissolved scaffolding company has been prosecuted after two workers were injured during a scaffold collapse in Nottingham. The two men, who wish to remain a...

Agriculture dangers prompt renewed call for roving safety reps

With statistics underlining that agricultural workers are more likely to be killed at work than any other occupational group, the Unite union is calling on the Government to i...

Appeal against 'manifestly excessive' fine dismissed

The Court of Appeal has rejected a challenge by a transport firm against its six-figure fine for a serious but non-fatal injury, concluding that the penalty was ‘stern’ but no...

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...