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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