Health and Safety

Waste Firm Fined £2.5m After Worker Crushed by Reversing Skip Wagon

A series of prosecutions has renewed warnings about vehicle safety and poor site practices after a worker was fatally crushed and another impaled.

Scotland Records Sharpest Rise in Workplace Deaths as Fatalities Fall in West Midlands

New analysis shows major regional differences in workplace safety across the UK, with Scotland’s fatalities rising and the West Midlands achieving the biggest fall.

Employers Told to Prepare for Traumatic Injuries and Mass Casualty Events

St John Ambulance launches a nationwide campaign urging UK employers to improve trauma response training as workplace injuries rise.

Workplace Safety Failures Lead to Major Fines and Legal Action

HSE probes demonstrate the ongoing risks workers face, particularly in hazardous industries like construction and manufacturing.

Welsh Firm Fined £100,000 for Safety Failures at Recycling Centre

Sundorne Products (Llanidloes) Limited admitted to multiple safety breaches at Llandrindod Wells Household Waste and Recycling Centre.

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