by Russell Worth | Feb 9, 2015 | asbestosis compensation, Industrial Disease, News
A businessman has been fined £8,000 after he allowed asbestos to be spread in an industrial building through not appointing licensed contractors to get rid of the potentially fatal material. Peter Rees, owner of a business unit in Mochdre Business Park, Colwyn Bay,...
by Russell Worth | Feb 9, 2015 | asbestosis compensation, Claims, Industrial Disease
Two companies have been prosecuted after exposing workers to potentially-fatal asbestos. Pilkington Plumbing and Heating Ltd allowed two of its employees to conduct the removal of a back boiler and drill a wall panel at a house in Ilfracombe, despite it not receiving...
by Russell Worth | Feb 9, 2015 | Back Injury, Claims, Personal Injury
A roofing firm has been fined £10,000 after a young mental health patient fell from the roof of a hospital, breaking her back and pelvis. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecuted W Hughes and Son Ltd after finding that the firm had failed in its duty to...
by Russell Worth | Feb 2, 2015 | Accident at Work, Claims, Injury at Work, News
A global metal recycling company has been in court and fined £150,000 after one of its workers was killed by a 33-tonne metal barge, which collapsed on top of him. Father of two William Ward, who was 56 years old and lived in Handsworth, Sheffield, suffered...
by Russell Worth | Jan 28, 2015 | Accident at Work, Claims, News
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is urging employers in the North West of England to focus on the wellbeing of their employees as the organisation celebrates its 40th birthday. During 2013/14 there were 15 fatalities at North West based businesses, the HSE...
by Russell Worth | Jan 27, 2015 | Accident at Work
Tyrrells, the crisp producer based in Hertfordshire has been fined after one of its employees lost a part of his finger in a fryer. The 35-year-old man, who has asked not to be named, was cleaning part of the frying machine in November 2012 when he caught his finger...
