Crane company fined for fatal Battersea collapse
A national construction company has been fined £750,000 for safety breaches that led to tower crane collapse that left two men dead.
Investigation into council worker injured by molten liquid
An investigation has been launched into an incident where a council worker was splashed with molten thermoplastic whilst painting lines on a road in Oxfordshire.
Payout confirmed for worker seriously injured in accident
A Tayside Contracts employee from Arbroath has received a compensation payout after suffering a crushed leg when a tarmac chipper rolled over him while working on Roods Road in Kirriemuir.
Gas engineer prosecuted for unsafe asbestos removal
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has prosecuted a gas engineer from near Barnstaple in Devon for putting himself and others at risk from exposure to fibres from asbestos.
Food manufacturers face extra insurance challenges
With the introduction of the Insurance Act from August 2016 onwards, UK food manufacturers will need to ensure they avoid ‘data dumping’.