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An airport company has been fined £144,050 for failures that led to the tragic death of a 59-year-old man. Glasgow Prestwick Airport Limited pled guilty to a breach of health and safety legislation at Ayr Sheriff Court after Joseph Dempsey, an experienced member of the ground handling team, died when a corroded guardrail gave way […]

A London-based grocery supplier has been fined £1 million after a worker was killed by a reversing HGV during a delivery in Manchester. Lee Warburton, 53, a father of three from Stockport, was employed by Bestway Northern Limited, a wholesale supplier serving independent supermarkets across Britain, when the incident occurred. On 19 February 2019, Mr […]

Certain motorised display screen wall mounts intended for use in schools and educational establishments are a serious risk of injury. HSE has issued a Safety notice: Risk from height adjustable display screen stands in schools and other education settings for users, installers and procurers of height adjustable display screen stands and wall mounts in education […]

A London property developer has been fined £40,000 after a member of the public was crushed by a faulty falling lift at a block of flats. The 23-year-old had returned to the flats on Cambridge Heath Road in East London, with a group of friends on 9 September 2019. When he and seven others entered […]

Nine rides at a Devon theme park were stopped after a routine inspection by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Woodlands Family Theme Park was unable to provide sufficient assurance that the rides had undergone valid safety checks, but was able to rectify the issues quickly to minimise disruption. On Thursday 26 June 2025, HSE […]

Unannounced visit by Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found failures. The company had failed to protect workers from exposure to wood dust. They also failed to maintain electrical installations. A joinery firm in Middlesbrough has been fined £10,000 after an unannounced visit by Britain’s workplace regulator found multiple health and safety breaches. Inspectors from the […]

Antony Clifton was suspended by the Gas Safe Register – but carried out illegal and unsafe work anyway. People encouraged to check the Gas Safe Register. A rogue gas fitter from Norfolk has been jailed after carrying out unsafe gas work at a residential property while suspended from the Gas Safe Register. Antony Clifton, from […]

Director’s family left with ‘mixed emotions’. No risk assessment or safe system of work in place at time. HSE guidance on safe use of transport is available A textile manufacturer has been fined £220,000 after one of its directors was killed by a reversing HGV in Rochdale. Daniel Ames was a director of The British […]

CCTV stills show the scene moments before the incident. Company failed to property managed vehicle movements on site. HSE guidance is available.   A company in the West Midlands that reclaims and processes textiles has been fined £300,000 after one of its workers was hit by a telehandler. The man, now 42, suffered serious injuries […]

Apprentice injured in luxury hotel renovation HSE guidance on working with machinery is available   Doctors managed to successfully reattach the thumb of a teenage apprentice after it had been severed off by a rotating blade. The then 18-year-old resumed his apprenticeship with another firm following the procedure. He was employed as an apprentice joiner […]

Traffic light system had broken down several weeks before incident, investigation finds. HSE guidance is available on safe use of transport. A Norfolk-based food wholesaler has been fined £66,000 after an employee’s leg had to be amputated after he was injured while loading a lorry. The worker was loading an HGV using a pallet truck […]

Development in central Preston was to fit former warehouse with 35 apartments. Action taken by both the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service (LFRS) in multi-agency collaboration. An Altrincham-based construction company has been fined £165,000 after it repeatedly failed to put in place suitable fire precautions during renovation in Preston. […]

124 workers died in work-related incidents in 2024/25 2,218 mesothelioma deaths in 2023 through past exposure to asbestos Latest annual figures show 124 workers were killed in work-related incidents in Great Britain. A decrease of fourteen from the previous 12-month period. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has today, Wednesday 2 July, published its latest […]

A waste and recycling company has been fined £400,000 after a council worker was crushed at a waste facility in London. Paul McDaid, an Enfield Council employee, was working at the London Energy Ltd transfer station in Edmonton, London, on 13th May 2022 when a shovel loader reversed into him. The 58-year-old had been closing […]

A West Midlands chemical manufacturer has been fined £100,000 after failing to protect employees from the health risks associated with the use of vibrating tools. An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) was prompted by nine reports of Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS) being made to the regulator. The investigation found that workers at […]

A Nottingham builder has avoided an immediate spell behind bars after his failures resulted in a gas explosion leaving a worker with burns so serious, he has been unable to work since. Barry Newman, the sole trader of Foster Brother Builders, was given a 12-month suspended sentence and told to complete 240 hours of unpaid […]

A Liverpool motor vehicle repair company has been fined after a car fell from a two-post car vehicle lift onto a worker who was on his break. The court heard how the man suffered multiple serious fractures in the incident at a garage in the Kensington area of Liverpool on 23 November 2022. The 56-year-old […]

Company’s own procedures on meat cutting were not followed Training only provided in English despite multi-national workforce A Suffolk-based meat producer has been fined £140,000 after one of its workers lost part of his finger while cutting a pig tail. The man had been working for pork producer C & K Meats Limited at its […]

Two workers were on first floor when collapse happened. “Lucky nobody was killed”, says HSE inspector. HSE guidance is available. A London construction company has been fined £50,000 after four men were injured – two seriously – when the first floor of a house collapsed during building works. Aryn Stones Ltd had been contracted to […]

Water rose to workers’ knees before emergency stop Incident was “terrifying”, says HSE inspector An oil and gas operator has been fined £300,000 after three crew members descended into a water filled lift shaft on a floating platform in the North Sea causing them to become partially submerged. The workers had been descending in a […]