A Leeds-based printing company – The Lettershop Ltd – has been forced to pay over £25,000 after its failure to observe health and safety laws resulted in one of its workers severing his thumb.
Total UK fined £1.4m after worker killed in an oil refinery fire
Total UK, the global energy company, has been ordered to pay over £1.4m after a fire at its oil refinery in North Lincolnshire resulted in the death of one of its workers.
Green party members challenge ban on MP job sharing
Two Green party members – Sarah Cope and Clare Phipps – are seeking a judicial review after their application to jointly stand for election in Basingstoke was rejected.
Inadequate training programme sees tree specialist fined for employee’s injuries
Oak View Tree Specialists Limited (OVTSL), a tree specialist company based in Essex, has been fined after a skip-loading dumper overturned and resulted in a worker sustaining life-changing injuries.
Glasgow-based construction firm fined after worker killed
Morris & Spottiswood Limited – a construction firm based in Glasgow – has been found guilty of serious health and safety failings after a worker was crushed to death by a 1.6 tonne steel frame.