A chicken-processing company has been criticised
05/10/2010 09:05:00
... following two serious incidents at its factory in Norfolk.
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Birmingham firm fined for unsafe work at height
22/02/2011 14:20:00
A Birmingham construction firm has been prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) for putting its staff at risk when working at height.
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Carlisle worker's skull crushed in work accident
03/08/2010 08:50:00
Two brothers have been fined a total of £13,000 after a worker was left with a crushed skull and permanent brain damage when he fell through an industrial roof in Carlisle.
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Comet fined £75,000 over Wrexham fatal work accident
13/07/2010 15:00:00
... death of a roof worker at a Wrexham store
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Companies prosecuted for exposing employees to Asbestos
23/08/2010 13:02:00
Acetech Construction Limited in 2008 failed to carry out an adequate survey for asbestos on a boat it was dismantling
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Company fined after fatal accident at work at Immingham
01/11/2010 00:00:00
A Durham company has been fined £120,000 at Grimsby Crown Court after safety failings led to the death of a man at its coal processing plant in Immingham.
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Firm fined after worker suffers serious injury after being trapped in machine
28/06/2010 09:20:00
A company in Greater Manchester has been fined £26,000
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Firms sentenced after Bolton steeplejack falls to death
01/02/2011 17:13:00
Two companies have been fined ..
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Firms warned following cut-glass accident
03/12/2007 00:00:00
Employers have been told to crack down on unsafe working practices by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), following a
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Five exposed to asbestos at Manchester's Arndale centre
23/08/2010 10:52:00
A shop fitting company has been fined after five workers were exposed to potentially deadly asbestos fibres...
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Fork lift death sparks investigation
21/11/2007 00:00:00
A 27 year old Worcester resident...
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Government responds to DWP inquiry into fatal accidents
26/06/2010 09:16:00
Government responds to DWP inquiry into fatal accidents on construction sites
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Lancashire couple in court after repeated injuries
04/10/2010 17:11:00
A Lancashire couple has been prosecuted after an employee was seriously injured twice in less than two months at a pine furniture workshop in Bacup.
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Laptops can toast your skin (and worse)
15/10/2010 12:19:00
Doctors at Basel University warn that prolonged use of a laptop computer can cause a mottled skin condition known as “toasted skin syndrome”
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Major pub operator fined after asbestos exposure
29/11/2010 16:07:00
A major UK pub operator has been fined after three electricians and two plumbers were exposed to asbestos during refurbishment works at a Darlington pub
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Murky waters
05/10/2010 14:23:00
The owners of the Deepwater Horizon oil-rig .......
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Poundstretcher fined for poor safety practices
01/10/2008 00:00:00
A budget chain-store has been prosecuted for exposing its workers to danger, the Reading Chronicle reports.Bosses at Poundstretcher's Newbury branch
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Power company fined after worker is crushed to death
15/02/2011 10:52:00
A Cambridgeshire power company has today ....
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Scaffolding Firm Prosecuted For Dangerous Installation
19/07/2010 17:20:00
A roofer was seriously injured after plunging almost six metres when a scaffolding platform in Bridlington collapsed
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Tyneside firm sentenced after worker's scaffold fall
02/03/2011 10:39:00
A Tyneside construction company has today been fined after a worker suffered serious injuries following a fall from unsafe scaffolding.
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Unsafe roofwork led to fatal fall
04/01/2011 16:52:00
Two companies from Cardiff and Surrey have been prosecuted today ....
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Work accident results in firm fine
03/01/2008 00:00:00
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has successfully prosecuted a Stirlingshire building firm, who were found to have lax worker safety standards.
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Work accident claims "falling"
06/12/2007 00:00:00
The number of claims made in relation to workplace accidents is falling in the UK, according to new figures.Research carried...
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