This week the articles most read have been: £3m fine for waste management company after two deaths, RAAC: A timeline of events, Company fined after worker suffers life-changing injuries in fall, Network Rail fined £6.7m following Stonehaven derailment and Printing company fined after worker’s hand crushed.
Mark Wheatley. Credit: Health and Safety Executive.
£3m fine for waste management company after two deaths
A waste management firm has been fined a total of £3 million following the deaths of two workers in separate incidents.
RAAC: A timeline of events
SHP provides a summary and timeline of the events with RAAC, tracking the development of one of the biggest public building safety stories in UK history, Dani Wozencroft reports.
Company fined after worker suffers life-changing injuries in fall
A Cumbrian construction company has been fined after a man was critically injured falling 10m through the roof of an industrial unit.
Network Rail fined £6.7m following Stonehaven derailment
Network Rail has been fined £6.7 million following fatal Stonehaven derailment that killed three people in 2020.
Printing company fined after worker’s hand crushed
A commercial printing company has been fined £100,000 after an employee’s hand was crushed by a laminating machine.
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