South Tyneside Magistrates’ Court was told that on 20 September 2017, an employee of Northern Structures Ltd was removing roof sheets from a timber frame farm building when he fell approximately four metres through one of the asbestos cement roof…
A luxury bedroom furniture company has been fined £113,000 after an employee fell more than 2m from a makeshift mobile elevating work platform (MEWP) that had already been deemed ‘unacceptable’ in a safety audit report from 2006. On 1 February…
Kent County Council (KCC) has been fined £200,000 after asbestos was disturbed at Lansdowne Primary School in Sittingbourne. Canterbury Crown Court was told how, on 6 November 2014, an environmental health officer was carrying out a routine food inspection when…
Steel company Tata Steel UK Ltd has been sentenced for safety breaches after a worker fell into an open pit. Sheffield Crown Court was told how, on 26 February 2014, Mr Steven Ayres was working at Tata Steels Billet Mill…
A landlord who put tenants’ lives at serious risk in due to lax fire safety in Reading has been fined a total of £177,000. Crestcourt Properties Ltd was fined by Reading Magistrates, where Mr Brotherton, the Company Owner, pleaded guilty…
Abbey Forged Products Ltd, a hot metal forging company, has been sentenced for safety breaches following the death of a worker. Sheffield Crown Court was told how, on 17 July 2015, Billy Fairweather, 35, was tasked with hammering down pieces…
Wood Treatment Ltd, a wood processing company, has been fined after unsafe asbestos work was carried out at its premises in in Macclesfield. On 20 October 2016, in the aftermath of a large explosion at the Bosley site, the company…
A Yorkshire transportation and storage company has been sentenced for safety breaches after a worker suffered injuries leading to the loss of his left arm. On 9 August 2017, a lorry driver for was delivering wheat to Low Newstead Farm…
A company that carries out repairs of aircraft components has been fined £400,000 after exposing around 100 workers to the risk of developing hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS) for 22 years. Cardiff Crown Court was told that 30 of Nordam Europe’s…
Nordam Europe Limited have been fined after workers were exposed to Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS). Cardiff Crown Court heard how around 100 employees of the company, which maintains and repairs aircraft components, were exposed to Hand Arm Vibration (HAV)…
