health and safety

Healthcare firm ordered to pay over £260,000 after death in accident at work

December 2, 2013

A St Helens-based healthcare firm has been ordered to pay over £260,000 in fines and costs after it was found guilty of health and safety breaches that led to the death of a worker. TRU Limited was fined £170,000 and ordered to pay £82,145 towards the costs of the prosecution after Mr Peter Winchurch, a […]

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Cardboard manufacturing firm prosecuted after accident at work

October 25, 2013

A corrugated cardboard manufacturer has been fined after an employee was seriously injured at work because of health and safety failings in the workplace. The 29-year-old worker – who does not wish to be named for personal reasons – had been cleaning around a baling machine at Prowell Ltd’s factory in Ellesmere Port when his […]

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Pharmaceutical company hit with £100,000 fine after worker sprayed with toxic chemical

September 21, 2013

A pharmaceuticals company has been heavily fined after serious health and safety breaches meant that a worker was seriously injured by toxic chemicals. The employee, who was employed by Aesica Pharmaceuticals, was working on a storage tank when the accident occurred in February 2012. The tank had previously, in 2007, been taken out of service […]

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A brief guide to the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurences Regulations 1995

September 21, 2013

In this post we’re going to take a look at the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (“RIDDOR”), which set out the duties for reporting serious accidents and injuries to the Health and Safety Executive and local authorities. We’re going to examine the following: When does RIDDOR apply? How do RIDDOR and […]

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Why good management of health and safety at work is a priority

October 2, 2012

The management of health and safety at work should be an absolute priority for an employer. Employers have a moral as well as a legal duty to care for the health and safety of their employees and should therefore take adequate and reasonable steps to protect the well-being of their employees. What good health and […]

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The benefits of investing in health and safety training for your employees at your work place

July 25, 2012

As a business owner, you juggle many costs from day to day, but work accident claims shouldn’t be one of them. If you have an employee who is seriously injured on the job and files a claim, your worker’s compensation premium can skyrocket before you even have a chance to explain to your insurer what […]

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