IOSH - The Heart of Health and Safety

Employee gets £22,000 for back injury

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:20:13 GMT

A driver who delivered newspapers and leaflets in Northumberland has been given £22,000 compensation after he injured his back as a result of improperly loaded newspapers.

Company fined £10,000 over lost fingers

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:20:30 GMT

An explosives company has been ordered to pay a £10,000 fine after one of its employees lost two-and-a-half fingers while using a piece of machinery.

China ship crash causes oil spill

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:20:43 GMT

A cleanup operation is under way after oil spilled into the sea off the coast of northern China following a collision between two ships.

Woman arrested over suspected arson attack

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:20:52 GMT

A woman has been arrested on suspicion of arson following a fire in a Tesco store in South Wales.

Theatre-goer 'hurt by Othello sword'

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:21:09 GMT

A woman was reportedly injured when a "weapon" flew off stage during a fight scene in a West End production of Othello with Lenny Henry.

Agency investigates 500 fish deaths

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:43:36 GMT

Environment Agency Officers are analysing water samples from a Kent lake after 500 fish were found dead.

E.coli petting farm reopens

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:43:52 GMT

A petting farm in Surrey has reopened following a potentially fatal outbreak of E.coli.

Concern over MCA staffing problem

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:44:03 GMT

A report from the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee has revealed that the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has a worrying staffing problem and an "ageing" ships inspection surveyor workforce.

Lifeguard convicted after man drowns in pool

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:44:17 GMT

A lifeguard has been convicted of failing to take reasonable care of a man who drowned at a university swimming pool.

Work-related deaths figure falls

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:44:49 GMT

Deaths and injuries in the workplace have fallen over the past 12 months, according to figures released by the Health and Safety Executive.

Unions challenge pleural plaque ruling

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:44:56 GMT

A fresh appeal will be made to the Government by unions campaigning to have a Law Lords ruling on compensation for asbestos victims overturned.

£12,000 fine follows asbestos exposure

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:24:02 GMT

A court has ordered two businesses and a company director to pay out £12,000 between them for exposing workers to potentially fatal asbestos.

HSE inspectors to improve Sunderland industrial estates

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:24:55 GMT

Industrial Estates in Sunderland are to receive a boost from health and safety inspectors aiming to improve standards and make businesses in the area safer.

Asbestos continues to blight UK workers

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:28:43 GMT

Britain's biggest workplace killer, asbestos, continues to be a risk to tradesmen according to safety campaigners.

Female Beefeater 'bullied in job'

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:49:36 GMT

The Tower of London's first female yeoman warder may have been the victim of bullying, as two Beefeaters have been suspended and another put under investigation for alleged harassment.

Staff with poor mental health 'continue working'

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:49:42 GMT

A new study revealed that most people with mental health problems still work even though it affects their performance.

Farming deaths prompt tractor guide

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:49:46 GMT

Farming is still one of the most dangerous occupations, killing 26 and injuring 1,500 in 2008/09, according to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).

Planners order pipeline change

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:16:28 GMT

Irish planning officials have ordered Shell to re-route part of the Corrib pipeline after ruling it posed a safety risk to nearby homes.

Worker stress 'costing billions'

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:16:36 GMT

Businesses are losing £28.3 billion per year because of stress, anxiety and depression, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (Nice) has claimed.

Judge criticises council over student accommodation

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:16:41 GMT

A High Court judge has criticised a city council for giving the green light to hundreds of new flats for students near a gas depot without consulting the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).

'Make pollution fines tougher'

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:16:45 GMT

The Environment Agency has urged courts to issue hand out bigger fines for environmental pollution to show offenders their attitude is unacceptable.

Company fined £140,000 over death

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:17:35 GMT

A rice manufacturing company has been fined £140,000 after an employee died from injuries sustained in a factory accident.

Bullying at work figures 'shocking'

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:17:40 GMT

A new poll has revealed that more than one in three people have been bullied at work in the past six months.

Packaging firm fined over broken wrist

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:17:45 GMT

A packaging company has been ordered to pay £3,374 after a worker's hand became trapped in a machine between two conveyor belts, leading to burns on his arm and a fractured wrist.

Plane structural failure kills duo

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:12:19 GMT

A man and his pilot were killed when a microlight aircraft experienced loss of control after suffering structural failure, a Maidstone County Hall inquest has been told.

Search begins for missing fisherman

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:12:23 GMT

An air and sea search is underway for a fisherman who went overboard in the Moray Firth north of Aberdeen.

Arm amputated after mill accident

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:12:26 GMT

An accident that led to a worker's arm being amputated has resulted in a Scottish paper mill being fined £6,000 at Aberdeen Sheriff Court. International Paper admitted safety breaches at the plant in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, which led to a "Dickensian

Employee 'lucky to escape death' after fall from height

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:12:31 GMT

A company has been ordered to pay nearly £15,000 after an employee was "lucky to escape death" when he fell from height at work and fractured his skull.

Total pleads guilty over Buncefield

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:12:35 GMT

Oil company Total UK has admitted health and safety breaches connected to the Buncefield oil depot explosion.

Tiger-kidnaps prompt bank warning

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:27:54 GMT

A spate of 'tiger-kidnap' plots has prompted banks to consider tightening rules on staff access to large amounts of money, it has been revealed.

Man dies after industrial estate accident

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:28:01 GMT

A man who became trapped under fallen metal at an industrial state has died, police confirmed.

Fisherman loses battle in hospital

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:28:12 GMT

A fisherman has died in hospital after falling overboard off the west coast of Scotland.

Rogue gas fitters given warning

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:28:18 GMT

Gas fitters who carry out poor work that puts lives at risk have been warned they will be brought to justice.

RAF set to contract out more work

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:28:24 GMT

Despite criticism over the Nimrod disaster, the RAF plans to contract out more maintenance work to save money, it has been reported.

Two die in electrocution accident

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:41:54 GMT

Two men were killed on Friday afternoon when a tipper truck struck an overhead power cable in Middlewich.

Two injured as bulls escape from movie set

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:42:03 GMT

Filming of a new movie starring Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz was suspended after bulls being used on the set escaped and injured two people.

Drive to improve quality of jobs

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:42:19 GMT

Firms should be given a helping hand by the Government in tackling the root causes of lost productivity and ill-health, it has been urged.

Wakefield council signs Asda deal

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:31:14 GMT

Supermarket giant Asda has struck an agreement with Wakefield council to cut red tape across Great Britain.

Watch saves man from electrocution

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:31:28 GMT

A metal wristwatch may have saved the life of a father of four who suffered a severe electric shock while working on a high-voltage switch.

Firm pays £7,500 over worker plunge

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:31:38 GMT

A scaffolding company whose employee fell more than 10 metres through a shop roof and was unable to work for three months has been ordered to pay £7,566 in fines and costs.

Farmer injured in bullock attack

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:31:49 GMT

A farmer in Shropshire has been taken to hospital by air after he was injured by a bullock.

'Covert copers' risk heart attacks

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:32:15 GMT

Men who keep quiet about work conflicts are twice as likely to suffer heart attacks or die from heart disease, according to research.

Tower-crane safety register agreed

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:01:21 GMT

Safety measures for conventional tower cranes agreed by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after consultations with trades unions and contractors are now to be considered by the Government.

Homes destroyed in London fire

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:01:26 GMT

Around 310 people were forced to spend the night in temporary accommodation after a huge fire destroyed their homes in south east London.

40 toxic cabin air cases recorded

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:01:32 GMT

Nearly 40 incidents of toxic cabin air in aircraft were reported to the Civil Aviation Authority between January and the end of June.

Food firm fined over warehouse fall

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:58:20 GMT

A London food retailer has been fined £1,000 with £2,500 costs by City of London magistrates after an employee was severely injured in a 15ft fall at a Wembley warehouse. EAT, of Unit 32-34, Fourth Way, Wembley Industrial Estate, Brent, admitted breach

Fully-loaded skip crushes man's leg

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:58:29 GMT

West Midlands Ambulance Service had to airlift a man to hospital after a fully-loaded skip fell on his leg at a Herefordshire industrial estate.

Firms urged on conflict resolution

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:54:01 GMT

Less than half of firms in Ireland have clear written policies on tackling contentious issues involving groups of employees, a study reveals.

Housing body fined for boiler blast

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:54:16 GMT

A housing association has been ordered to pay more than £50,000 after a woman was killed when the boiler in her house exploded.

Colliery worker dies after pit fall

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:24:29 GMT

A colliery worker in his 50s has died after reportedly falling down a mine shaft at a pit near Rotherham.

Firms fined £100,000 for eye injury

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:24:35 GMT

A chemicals firm has been ordered to pay £100,000 in compensation after a factory worker's eye was permanently damaged by a corrosive substance.

Explosions rock Manchester hospital

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:24:40 GMT

A man was injured when two gas explosions rocked a hospital site, an NHS trust said today.

Guilty verdict for firework boss

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:47:58 GMT

The owner of a firework manufacturing company has been found guilty of manslaughter following the deaths of two firemen at his factory in East Sussex.

Floor collapse firm pays £15,000

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:48:05 GMT

A food manufacturing firm has been ordered to pay nearly £15,000 after an employee was trapped and injured when a floor collapsed beneath him.

Firm fined £65,000 over road death

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:01:00 GMT

A Bristol road maintenance firm has been fined £65,000 after a motorist was killed when he hit a contractor's unlit vehicle parked on the hard shoulder of the M6 in Lancashire.

Lift death health club admits flaws

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:01:06 GMT

A central London health club has pleaded guilty to three breaches of health and safety laws following the death of a young banker who was crushed to death as she exited a faulty lift in March 2003.

Lorry driver bailed after bus crash

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:31:42 GMT

The driver of a lorry which collided with a bus carrying around 30 people in south-west London has been released on bail after questioning.

Father and son jailed over blast

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:31:49 GMT

The "reckless" owner of a fireworks company has been jailed along with his 25-year-old son following an incident at their storage facility in which two firefighters died.

Company fined £11,000 for roof fall

Mon, 04 Jan 2010 11:38:55 GMT

A firm has been told to improve its health and safety practices and ordered to pay nearly £14,000 over an incident in which a worker suffered extensive injuries when he fell 10 feet through a roof.

Icy conditions force garden closure

Mon, 04 Jan 2010 11:39:01 GMT

The National Botanic Garden of Wales has been forced to close in the wintry conditions amid concerns for visitors safety.

Probe into power station blaze

Mon, 04 Jan 2010 11:39:06 GMT

Investigators are probing the cause of a fire that damaged part of the second biggest power station in Britain.

Blaze shuts down Kent power station

Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:42:46 GMT

Fire crews in Kent have launched an investigation into the cause of a blaze which shut down a coal-fired power station on Sunday evening.

Legionnaires' probe at hospital

Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:42:52 GMT

A possible outbreak of legionnaires' disease at a hospital in Essex is being investigated by health chiefs.

Fired banker wins case against CIBC

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 10:17:12 GMT

A German man aged 42 has won an age discrimination case after being made redundant by a UK-based Canadian bank.

Shell guilty over refinery accident

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 10:21:28 GMT

Shell and two of its contractors have been fined more than £200,000 by the Health and Safety Executive after an oil refinery accident left a father of three paralysed from the waist down.

Firm fined £16k for five metre fall

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:47:25 GMT

A Preston company has been ordered to pay £21,000 after one of its subcontractors fell five metres down a badly covered stairwell and fractured his skull and other bones.

Small firms 'need Government help'

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:47:34 GMT

Government ministers must do more to help small businesses survive major incidents such as fire, flood, terrorism or swine flu, according to the British Insurance Brokers' Association (BIBA).

Bosses warned of winter slip threat

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:47:40 GMT

Employers have been warned of the need to safeguard their work premises against slips and falls this winter as the icy conditions prove treacherous for employees and members of the public.

Employers 'unaware' of eye test law

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 12:31:22 GMT

A leading eyecare specialist has revealed that the majority of UK employers are unaware professional drivers will be required to take more frequent eye tests under new EU legislation.

Driver shaken after gritter crash

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 12:31:29 GMT

The driver of a gritter was left shaken and bruised after his vehicle overturned on an icy road in Mid Wales, a council has confirmed.

25 killed in China coal mine fire

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 12:31:36 GMT

A blaze at a coal mine in central China has claimed at least 25 lives, according to state news agency Xinhua.

More rail staff needed, urges union

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:29:28 GMT

A railway union urged the hiring of more staff as it prepared to lobby for a campaign to save maintenance jobs.

Firms urged to keep workers warm

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:29:35 GMT

Firms have been asked to ensure that their employees are kept warm following a spate of calls to a leading union regarding the legal temperature for working.

Fire hazard company fined £5,000

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:28:53 GMT

A haulage company which risked a massive fire by illegally storing huge amounts of highly flammable aerosols has been fined a total of £5,000.

Firm fined over forklift incident

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:28:59 GMT

A Gateshead construction firm has been fined £4,500 after a forklift truck telehandler fell on its operator - who was untrained in how to use the machine.

Shining laser at jets made illegal

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:06:06 GMT

Shining laser beams at aircraft has become illegal following the introduction of a new law.

Many staff say 'work is not safe'

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:06:14 GMT

Around 35% of people think they work in an unsafe environment, a new survey has revealed. The Resource GB survey of a 1,000 UK office workers also found that 20% of those questioned would describe their co-workers as 'dangerous'.

Bid to make employees stress free

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:06:20 GMT

In a bid to make employees "happy, healthy and stress-free", psychologists have urged businesses to allow staff to rate their managers' ability.

Company fined over blast death

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:13:06 GMT

Defence company BAE has been fined £80,000 over the death of a worker in an explosion at its Lancashire site.

Firms warned on workplace bullying

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:13:13 GMT

Firms are being warned to be on the lookout for negative behaviour from staff.

Partnership to tackle rail suicides

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 11:25:52 GMT

A £5 million partnership between Samaritans and Network Rail (NR) aims to bring down the number of suicides on the railway.

Crunch 'increasing stress levels'

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 11:26:04 GMT

More than half of British workers are struggling to balance work and family life amid the recession, a study has revealed.

HSE prosecutes hospital over death

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:08:39 GMT

The Health and Safety Executive is to prosecute an Essex hospital over the death of a severely disabled patient, it has been announced.

Tool reveals workplace health stats

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:09:34 GMT

An online tool which enables workers to find out how many of their colleagues are statistically likely to be having an office affair or suffering from depression have been launched by a pharmacy website.

'Carnage' followed fatal explosion

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:09:41 GMT

Scenes of "carnage" followed an explosion that killed a chemical operator performing a routine procedure at a north London pharmaceutical plant.

Campaign targets unsafe cargo loads

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:09:50 GMT

The Health and Safety Executive has launched a campaign to clamp down on heavy goods drivers who fail to secure their loads properly.

Continental rejects Concorde blame

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:48:17 GMT

US airline Continental will present an alternative cause of the 2000 Concorde crash when the carrier faces manslaughter charges in a French court next month, it has been revealed.

Network Rail apologises for death

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:48:23 GMT

The family of a 52-year-old woman killed after a passenger train hit two cars on a level crossing at the weekend has received a "full and complete" apology from Network Rail.

Buildings 'lost heat worth £1.2bn'

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:13:24 GMT

Over the past two weeks of icy weather, buildings across the UK cost £1.2 billion more to heat than they would during a normal winter, according to estimates.

Oil spill risk for wildlife areas

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:02:40 GMT

Efforts are underway to protect two sensitive wildlife areas from the largest Texas oil spill since 1994.

Care home fined after scald death

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:50:21 GMT

A care home firm has been fined £100,000 after a disabled teenager was fatally scalded in what a judge called an "easily avoidable" accident.

Workers 'complacent' over swine flu

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:50:26 GMT

People have grown increasingly complacent over the threat of swine flu, especially in the workplace, according to a health employment specialist.

Train derailment near to station

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:50:30 GMT

A train derailed as it approached a station, but there were no serious injuries to the 60 passengers on board.

Commuters delayed by rail trespass

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:18:18 GMT

Tens of thousands of commuters in and out of central London suffered lengthy delays after a trespasser walked on to one of the country's busiest railway lines.

Picasso painting to undergo repairs

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:18:23 GMT

A Picasso painting sustained damage during an art class at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art after a woman accidentally fell into it.

Man arrested after cockpit attack

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:18:27 GMT

A man has been arrested at Las Palmas airport after he attempted to force his way into the cockpit on a flight from Cardiff to Gran Canaria.

Firm fined over airport death

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:46:35 GMT

A company has been fined £90,000 over the death of a worker who was crushed by an electric vehicle. Airport maintenance engineer Mohammed Taj, of west London, died when the 'tug' used for pulling baggage to planes fell on his head while working at Heat

Norovirus bug closes hospital wards

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:46:40 GMT

Visitors who feel under the weather have been asked to stay away from hospitals in South Wales after an outbreak of the winter vomiting bug, norovirus.

Warning over gritter driver attack

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:46:45 GMT

A gritter driver suffered injuries when a missile was flung through his vehicle window at the weekend, sparking a warning from Durham County Council officials for drivers to be aware of the danger.

Workman killed in Forth Bridge fall

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:41:52 GMT

A contractor has died after falling 150 feet from a ladder while working on the Forth Rail Bridge.

Tesco store bans shopping in PJs

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:41:57 GMT

A Tesco store in Cardiff has asked customers not to shop without their shoes or in their pyjamas to avoid causing "offence or embarrassment" to others.

Workers 'hiding illness details'

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:52:48 GMT

Many employees may be putting themselves at greater risk by hiding medical conditions such as depression or stress from their bosses, according to a new report.

Drive to reduce workplace injuries

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:52:58 GMT

Injuries caused by slips and falls at workplace may be costing the economy £800 million every year, according to the Health and Safety Executive which has launched a campaign to tackle the problem.

Charity on trial over carer tragedy

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:53:07 GMT

The killing of a graduate worker stabbed 39 times by a paranoid schizophrenic has resulted in the employing mental health charity facing trial.

Firm fined over man's ladder death

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:02:08 GMT

A company has been fined thousands of pounds after a worker fell from a ladder and died while building new homes in Greater Manchester.

Fisherman dies after sea rescue

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:02:12 GMT

The body of a fisherman has been recovered by coastguards in the Highlands.

Charity fined over stabbed graduate

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:02:17 GMT

A young mental health worker stabbed to death during her probationary period was failed by her charity employer, a court has ruled, fining the organisation £50,000.

One in five losing sleep over jobs

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:25:13 GMT

Employers have been warned of the dangers of workplace stress with one in five UK workers suffering from broken sleep as a result of work worries.

Train crash due to bridge corrosion

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:25:20 GMT

Heavy corrosion on a bridge resulted in its collapse, leading to the derailing a fuel-laden freight train that burst into flames, a report has revealed.

'Razor-sharp blade' in baby shoe

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:24:35 GMT

Budget clothes retailer Primark has launched an investigation after a customer from Folkestone found an inch-long blade in a pair of its baby shoes.

Lorry driver abducted from cabin

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:24:40 GMT

Thieves stole Lego and beauty products from a lorry after gagging and tying up the vehicle's driver, who had been asleep in his cabin before the raid, police revealed.

Asbestos claim Bill back in Commons

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:24:44 GMT

A Bill that would recognise lung scarring due to asbestos exposure as open to compensation has returned to the Commons.

Passenger ferry backs into pier

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:19:08 GMT

Passengers were evacuated from a ferry after it crashed into a pier, it has been revealed. The Caledonian MacBrayne ferry, the MV Isle of Arran, was reversing into the harbour at Kennacraig on the Kintyre peninsula at 9.30am on Saturday, the Maritime a

Electrics company fined over fumes

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:19:12 GMT

Ventilation problems at a Huddersfield recycling plant led to several workers being exposed to toxic mercury fumes, it has been revealed.

Stonemasons fined over lung disease

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:19:17 GMT

A stonemasons has been fined £30,000 after employees working around silica-based materials fell ill with lung diseases.

Legionella probe firm fined £2,000

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:05:52 GMT

The head of a Black Country metal finishing company has been fined £2,000 for neglecting to control legionella at the firm's plant.

'Fuel system ice caused BA crash'

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:05:57 GMT

Investigators looking into a British Airways (BA) plane crash two years ago have said the problem was probably caused by ice, but could not fault safety requirements because the risk was "unrecognised at that time".

New mine 'threat to locals' health'

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:06:02 GMT

A planned UK-run mine in India would threaten the health of nearby inhabitants, it has been warned.

Police investigate worker's death

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:46:46 GMT

An investigation has been launched into the death of a construction worker at a Hampshire cricket ground.

Firm fined over death of worker

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:46:53 GMT

Dudley Metropolitan Council has been ordered to pay £50,000 in fines and costs over the death of a worker. George Pagett was struck and killed by a wheeled shovel loader while working at the council's Lister Road Depot in Netherton on October 27 2006.<

Plans to help claim compensation

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:47:07 GMT

A Government department has announced plans to help the thousands of people who have struggled to get compensation after developing serious industrial diseases.

Airport 'improved' after collisions

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 09:38:19 GMT

Manchester Airport has tightened its take-off procedures after two passenger planes hit other two aircraft while taxiing towards the runway, air accident investigators have said.

New Corporate manslaughter guidance

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 09:38:33 GMT

Companies and organisations convicted of corporate manslaughter could face fines up to millions of pounds under new guidelines that have been published.

Company fined £35,000 over accident

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:34:59 GMT

A food manufacturing company has been fined £35,000 after an employee's arm was crushed in an industrial conveyor in Lincolnshire.

Eurostar slammed over tunnel chaos

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:35:03 GMT

Eurostar has been heavily criticised in an independent report revealing multiple failings over the breakdown of five trains in the Channel Tunnel just before Christmas.

Warden attacked with lit cigarette

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:35:07 GMT

A 55-year-old traffic warden had a cigarette stubbed out on his face while standing in a street making a note.

US ice rink roof collapse probed

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 08:35:26 GMT

Authorities are investigating after a massive section of the roof at a US skating rink collapsed during a youth hockey tournament.

Council probes curry house ovens

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 08:35:31 GMT

A council has launched a crackdown on curry houses following a clutch of tandoori oven-related injuries. Officials launched the investigation after employees at restaurants across Birmingham suffered burns when lighting the ovens.

Supermarket fined after mice found

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:30:03 GMT

A supermarket has been fined £17,000 after customers spotted mice running between the aisles at a branch in Suffolk.

Firm fined over site safety risks

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:30:07 GMT

A Bradford property developer has been fined after a building site in Hull exposed workers to "risk of serious injury or death", the Health and Safety Executive said.

Site safety 'must be top priority'

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:44:38 GMT

Construction site safety must be put at the top of the industry's agenda, according to the Health and Safety Executive.

Bangladesh factory blaze kills 21

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:56:01 GMT

At least 21 people have been killed and dozens more injured after a fire swept through a sweater factory near the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka, police said.

Man saved after rail track fall

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:33:42 GMT

A man has had a lucky escape after falling between two rail carriages as a train pulled into a Birmingham station.

Prosecution over death of patient

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:33:47 GMT

Hospital officials have admitted breaching health and safety laws over the death of a 20-year-old patient whose head became trapped.

Corporate manslaughter trial delay

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:33:56 GMT

The trial of the first British company charged under the landmark Corporate Manslaughter Act has been delayed because its director is unwell.

Gate death building firm fined

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:50:35 GMT

A Hampshire construction company has been fined £80,000 for its role in a tragic accident, in which a young boy was crushed to death by electrically powered gates.

Construction safety under review

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:50:39 GMT

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has announced a crackdown on unsafe working practices on the UK's construction sites.

Firms urged to help arthritic staff

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:58:05 GMT

A new charter has called for more support to employees afflicted with musculoskeletal problems such as back pain and lower limb disorders.

Driver cleared over workplace death

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:58:10 GMT

A Royal Mail driver who fatally injured a colleague by reversing a vehicle into him has been cleared of violations of the Health and Safety at Work Act.

Worker killed in building site fall

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:04:55 GMT

A 26-year-old construction worker was killed in a fall from a scaffold while wheeling a barrow of bricks, police have said.

Holiday firm's appeal thrown out

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:47:11 GMT

The owner of a holiday park convicted of failing to ensure the safety of a seven-year-old boy who nearly drowned in one of its pools has lost its appeal against the conviction.

Four burnt in titanium factory leak

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:41:33 GMT

Toxic gas has escaped from a chemical factory, halting shipping in a nearby estuary and leaving four people in hospital with burns.

£110,000 for 'stressed' worker

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:41:38 GMT

A Staffordshire University employee has been awarded £110,000 in compensation after claiming an alleged 65-hour working week exposed him to high levels of stress and damaged his health.

Firm faces woman's lift death trial

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:02:46 GMT

A firm charged with causing the death of a woman who was crushed to death by a lift is due to appear in court.

US crane firm in court over deaths

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:23:13 GMT

The owner of a US crane company has been indicted on manslaughter after one of his rigs collapsed, killing two employees.

Firm fined for damaging habitat

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:56:00 GMT

An Ipswich construction company has been fined £915 for damaging the natural habitat of endangered newts.

Drive to protect workers' hearing

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:56:05 GMT

Manufacturers and businesses are being urged to consider the noise levels of their machinery and the effect on workers' hearing.

Tougher rules on road works safety

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:56:10 GMT

Councils are to face tougher safety rules covering road works under plans announced by the Government.

Royal Mail fined over crush death

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:14:23 GMT

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has warned firms of their legal responsibilities regarding vehicle safety following the death of a Royal Mail worker, who was crushed between a lorry cab and its trailer.

Firm fined over unsafe scaffolding

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:14:28 GMT

A building firm that put its workers lives at risk by failing to install safe scaffolding has been fined £1,000.

Payout for September 11 rescuers

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:56:55 GMT

Rescuers made ill by dust after the September 11 attacks have agreed to a settlement of up to £433 million after a lengthy court battle.

Danger guide issued to firefighters

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:57:04 GMT

Firefighters are to be issued with new guidance on what to do during dangerous rescue operations in an attempt to cut through health and safety red tape, which can slow them down.

Building's windows to be checked

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:17:40 GMT

Every outside panel on Alexandra Tower in Liverpool is to be checked after one of its 100-kilo glass windows fell 21 metres to the ground.

Popcorn infested with tiny insects

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:58:02 GMT

The maker of a brand of popcorn has recalled its product after tiny insects were found to have infested packets of the food.

Terrorism security drill announced

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:58:10 GMT

British Transport Police (BTP) officers are to hold a five-day counter-terrorism training exercise in north-west London, it has been announced.

Companies 'not prepared for crises'

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:52:14 GMT

Crises such as severe weather or computer problems would catch most firms unaware because they do not have adequate plans in place to deal with emergencies, according to a new report.

Radar fault hits planes' operation

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:52:20 GMT

Temporary restrictions on the movement of planes in the skies in northern England and Scotland have been lifted.

Boeing tail flaps to be inspected

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:52:25 GMT

Following tail damages on a Boeing 737, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued an urgent airworthiness directive to airlines asking them to examine a mechanism controlling tail flaps on the giant aeroplane.

Tories blasted for site safety plan

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:59:15 GMT

Conservative plans to privatise construction site safety inspectors could lead to more deaths and injuries, a leading union has warned.

Toyota admits failures on training

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:59:19 GMT

Toyota has promised better Quality Control training for staff after global recalls sparked mass criticism.

Firm fined £5,000 after site visits

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:59:24 GMT

Blue Chip Hotels has been fined £5,000 after failing to make improvements to a construction site in Newquay.

School first aid policy criticised

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:59:28 GMT

First aid procedures in UK schools have come under fire following the death of a Cheshire schoolboy after teachers failed to call an ambulance to attend an asthma attack.

Instructor found drunk on motorbike

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:33:56 GMT

A motorbike instructor kept falling off her bike while giving a lesson because she was nearly four times the legal alcohol limit.

Lead poison firm fined £10,000

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:34:01 GMT

The failure of a firm to identify that lead paint was present at the site of a renovation project has left it with a £10,000 fine.

India Games project safety slammed

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:34:05 GMT

At least 43 workers have died in accidents at Commonwealth Games construction sites India's capital New Delhi, according to a report.

Liquid gas pipes to be replaced

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:26:40 GMT

All metal pipes which carry liquid petroleum gas underground will be replaced, the Government has said as it responded to a report on a factory explosion which killed nine people in Glasgow almost six years ago.

Man dies after toxic fume leak

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:30:11 GMT

A man has died following a gas leak at a factory near Grimsby, it has been announced.

25% of city building sites 'unsafe'

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:21:38 GMT

More than a quarter of 163 construction sites in Greater Manchester visited by safety inspectors last week failed to meet the required standards.

Windfarm shut after turbine snaps

Tue, 23 Mar 2010 14:53:51 GMT

Europe's largest windfarm was shut down after a blade snapped off one of the huge turbines, operators said today.

Reward offered over railway debris

Tue, 23 Mar 2010 16:34:21 GMT

Damaged caused to three trains from large bits of debris on railway tracks has prompted Network Rail and train operator Cross Country to put up a £10,000 reward to catch those responsible.

Firms fined after decorator's fall

Tue, 23 Mar 2010 16:34:26 GMT

Decorating firm directors have been fined £2,000 after a worker suffered brain damage in a fall while he was painting.

Firms warned over health and safety

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 15:48:08 GMT

An Irish health and safety body has unveiled a three-year scheme which seeks to protect and safeguard employees.

Maintenance boss denies crash claim

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 15:48:13 GMT

A former maintenance chief at Continental Airlines has denied any responsibility in the crash of a Concorde in Paris in July 2000.

IOSH attacks Policy Exchange report

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 16:02:05 GMT

IOSH has issued a strong response to the Policy Exchange report "Health and Safety - reducing the burden".

China TV fire suspects plead guilty

Thu, 25 Mar 2010 09:06:52 GMT

The former chief of Chinese state television's construction bureau, who was charged for his part in a major fire in Beijing last year, has pleaded guilty.

Firm fined over injured joiner

Thu, 25 Mar 2010 14:17:30 GMT

A company has been fined £4,000 after an apprentice joiner injured his head and legs in a fall from the first floor of a new-build house he was working on.

Staff suspended after pupil's death

Thu, 25 Mar 2010 14:17:34 GMT

A school which "significantly contributed" to the death of an 11-year-old pupil following an asthma attack has suspended five members of staff.

Men to appeal blast deaths sentence

Thu, 25 Mar 2010 14:17:38 GMT

A father and son jailed over the deaths of two firemen killed by a huge blast at a firework company are to appeal, it has been announced.

Truck danger warning after death

Fri, 26 Mar 2010 15:49:56 GMT

A fatal accident has prompted a warning that variable reach trucks should not be used if the right-hand side window is missing or broken.

Three killed in Norway train crash

Fri, 26 Mar 2010 15:50:01 GMT

Empty wagons from a freight train hurtled out of control and slammed into a building killing three people in Norway, it has been revealed.

Workers trapped in flooded mine

Tue, 30 Mar 2010 10:34:51 GMT

Around 153 workers have been trapped in a flooded coal mine in northern China, the country's work safety agency has said.

£40,000 fine for firm after blaze

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 09:48:05 GMT

A York recycling company has been fined £40,000 for failing to safely store flammable liquid, which was later used in an arson attack.

Firm fined after engineer loses arm

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 09:48:09 GMT

A construction company has been fined £6,000 at Huddersfield Magistrates' Court after an employee lost his arm in an accident at work.

Firm fined over engineer's death

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 15:02:25 GMT

Durham Crown Court has fined an engineering company £100,000 after a maintenance worker died following an accident at work.

Fine for company following fire

Tue, 06 Apr 2010 16:14:12 GMT

Investigations into an arson attack at a recycling company have seen the firm hit with a £40,000 fine for failing to safeguard flammable liquid.

Corus fined over chimney explosion

Tue, 06 Apr 2010 16:14:17 GMT

Steel giant Corus has been fined £16,155 over an explosion in a 75-metre-tall steel chimney in Scunthorpe.

Coffee break saves worker's life

Tue, 06 Apr 2010 16:14:21 GMT

A worker was fortunate to escape a machine explosion that ripped through a factory in Manchester and sent an iron girder crashing onto his workbench.

Ship stranded on reef 'secure'

Wed, 07 Apr 2010 16:23:29 GMT

A Chinese coal carrier stranded on the Great Barrier Reef is stable and no longer leaking engine oil, the Australian government has said.

Qantas plane returns to airport

Wed, 07 Apr 2010 16:23:35 GMT

Another Qantas aircraft, a Boeing 747, has been grounded shortly after it took off from Bangkok to London - the sixth time the firm's planes have been disrupted in a week.

Crash prompts Heathrow review call

Thu, 08 Apr 2010 16:23:19 GMT

Procedures at London's Heathrow Airport must be tightened following a collision on the runway between two passenger planes, a report by the Air Accident Investigation Branch concluded.

Reef ship oil removal to go ahead

Thu, 08 Apr 2010 16:23:33 GMT

Leaked oil from the ship that ran aground on the Great Barrier Reef has dispersed into the ocean, it has been confirmed, with salvage crews now preparing to move the remainder of the substance from the vessel.

Firm fined after man breaks spine

Thu, 08 Apr 2010 16:23:42 GMT

A waste management firm has been fined £12,000 after a worker narrowly escaped falling into a crusher.

Beer rules spark Carlsberg strike

Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:54:13 GMT

Nearly 250 workers at Carlsberg's brewery in Denmark have walked off their jobs over a new alcohol policy limiting workplace drinking.

Seven die in Italian train crash

Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:54:39 GMT

A fatal train crash in northern Italy has left seven people dead and many more injured.

Oil-leak reef ship afloat again

Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:55:15 GMT

A grounded coal ship ship which leaked three tons of oil into the Great Barrier Reef is floating again.

Firm faces fine after fatal fall

Tue, 13 Apr 2010 14:58:24 GMT

The managers of a building firm which saw one of its employees fall to their death from the roof an aircraft hanger will learn how much they will be fined in court.

Small firms 'suffer over sick pay'

Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:03:25 GMT

A leading industry group has claimed that three out of four small businesses are being prevented from hiring staff because of new rules on long-term sick leave.

Recession blamed for mental illness

Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:03:48 GMT

Increasing mental health illness among UK workers is directly attributable to worries related to the economic downturn, according to a new report.

Firm fined over worker death fall

Thu, 15 Apr 2010 09:55:30 GMT

A Warrington-based plant hire company has been found guilty of breaching health and safety regulations after an employee fell five metres to his death.

Firms on trial over major oil blast

Thu, 15 Apr 2010 12:00:51 GMT

Three firms are on trial over the Buncefield oil depot blast, which is thought to be the biggest explosion in peacetime Europe.

Delay not to blame for boat deaths

Thu, 15 Apr 2010 16:51:22 GMT

A 23-minute delay in a helicopter's arrival at an accident after a "regrettable" decision to transfer control of the incident between coastguard bases did not contribute to the deaths of three fishermen, a report has concluded.

Depot staff 'not trained properly'

Fri, 16 Apr 2010 10:06:02 GMT

Supervisors at the Buncefield oil depot which witnessed an explosion as severe as an earthquake were overworked and did not receive the necessary training, a court has heard.

Buncefield workers 'blown off feet'

Fri, 16 Apr 2010 14:56:35 GMT

Workers at the Buncefield oil depot were blown off their feet when an enormous explosion ripped through the site, a court was told today.

Firm fined £100k for employee fall

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 14:31:29 GMT

A £100,000 fine has been handed to a building firm following the death of a workman who fell 30ft from an aircraft hangar in 2006.

Firm tries to quell cancer fears

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 14:31:41 GMT

Insisting on its commitment to workers' health and safety, Samsung has said that staff at its semiconductor factories are not more likely to suffer from cancer.

Sickness presence threat to firms

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 14:31:46 GMT

New research has warned that people working when ill - or sickness "presence" - could be costing organisations more than sickness absence.

Council fined over electric charge

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:06:16 GMT

A Yorkshire council has been fined £10,500 after a lorry driver was found to be at risk from a high voltage charge which blew out the tyres of his tipper truck.

Firm fined over forklift accident

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:06:30 GMT

A metal processing firm that failed to roll out suitable health and safety measures has been fined £12,500 after one of its workers was run over by a forklift truck.

Firm fined over driver's death

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:07:02 GMT

A truck driver was killed when a crushed car rolled down a scrapheap in Newport and struck him from behind, a court heard.

Nurses uniform causing irritation

Wed, 21 Apr 2010 16:04:34 GMT

A "minority" of nurses in two Welsh health trusts have complained that new uniforms have given them skin irritation.

Firms count cost of travel chaos

Wed, 21 Apr 2010 16:04:41 GMT

Business will be taking stock of any financial damage caused by grounded flights due to the volcanic eruptions in Iceland.

Fears for oil rig blast workers

Wed, 21 Apr 2010 16:04:50 GMT

At least 11 people are missing after an explosion and fire at an oil drilling platform operated by BP in the Gulf of Mexico.

Oil platform sinks after explosion

Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:43:32 GMT

The US Coast Guard says an oil platform which was rocked by a massive explosion two days ago has sunk in the Gulf of Mexico.

Firm fined over worker hand injury

Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:43:37 GMT

A metal recycling firm has been forced to pay more than £13,000 after an employee's hand was crushed in machinery as he carried out his job.

Fine for sole trader after accident

Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:43:43 GMT

An employee of a sole trader broke his leg in two places when he fell three metres off the roof of an Aberdeenshire farm building.

Tesco fined for fire safety failure

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:30:19 GMT

The UK's largest retailer has been fined almost £100,000 for failing to ensure one of its supermarkets was safe from the risk of fire.

Illegal migrant worker fines double

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:30:28 GMT

The number of companies fined for employing illegal workers almost doubled in 2009, figures have revealed.

Sweet company fined over death

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:30:41 GMT

A confectionery company has been fined £300,000 after a foreign worker was crushed to death at a factory in Dorset.

Inquest begins into artwork tragedy

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 11:41:05 GMT

An inquest into the deaths of two women killed in a tragedy involving an inflatable artwork began on Monday, four years after the incident.

Scots law to tackle 'poverty' fines

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 11:41:10 GMT

Scottish companies will no longer be able to dodge fines imposed for causing workplace deaths just by pleading poverty, if a Bill amendment is passed.

NHS board considers stalking policy

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 11:41:16 GMT

Scotland's largest NHS board has been forced to formulate a stalking policy after doctors and nurses were followed, photographed and harassed.

Coal bosses' pay cut after deaths

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 16:26:08 GMT

Two fatal accidents at UK Coal's deep mines last year saw the company's bosses have their salaries frozen and bonuses slashed, it has emerged.

Site commemorates dead workers

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 16:26:12 GMT

A website dedicated to the thousands of people who never returned home from work has been set up to mark the first official Workers' Memorial Day.

Water firms fined following fall

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 16:26:16 GMT

A water services company and its sub-contractor have been fined following a worker's fall through the roof of a pumping station where he fractured a vertebra in his back.

Unison members mark worker deaths

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 08:56:59 GMT

Nearly £2 million was awarded in the last year alone to Unison members who have suffered from deadly asbestos-related diseases, the union has revealed.

Teacher in court over roof fall

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 08:57:05 GMT

A head teacher is due in court accused of health and safety breaches after a pupil was seriously injured in a fall.

Tradesmen blamed for care home fire

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 11:51:38 GMT

The owner of a care home in which 14 elderly residents were killed by a blaze has said electricians were partially to blame for the fire.

Artwork women's deaths accidental

Fri, 07 May 2010 14:08:27 GMT

An inquest jury has ruled that two women who died when an inflatable artwork broke free and flipped into the air suffered accidental deaths.

Women face job stress heart risk

Fri, 07 May 2010 14:08:31 GMT

Women under 50 face a greater risk of heart disease if they have stressful jobs, new research suggests.

Food outlets shut over health fears

Fri, 07 May 2010 14:08:36 GMT

Four closure orders were served on food businesses last month in Ireland, including three eateries in Roscommon, it has been revealed.

Firm fined £1,000 for safety breach

Fri, 07 May 2010 16:12:10 GMT

A tool manufacturer has been ordered to pay a total of £2,000 after a worker lost a finger while using an emery cloth on a metalworking lathe.

Worker injury lands firm with fine

Fri, 07 May 2010 16:12:16 GMT

A firm which caused a young worker to break his leg in several places after 700kg of steel fell onto him has been fined £8,000.

Aircraft firm launches fire probe

Tue, 11 May 2010 13:34:42 GMT

An aircraft firm is investigating after a fire broke out at its factory in Northern Ireland.

Breathing devices harming patients

Tue, 11 May 2010 13:34:47 GMT

Patients in hospitals around the country have been harmed in a series of incidents involving artificial breathing machines.

Gas firm fined for 'dangerous' leak

Tue, 11 May 2010 13:34:51 GMT

A gas supplier is facing a bill of more than £50,000 after being prosecuted for a "major leak" at its terminal in Essex.

£170,000 fines after man paralysed

Tue, 11 May 2010 13:34:55 GMT

An incident in which a young man fell more than 9m leaving him paralysed from the chest down has seen two companies and a managing director fined a total of £170,000.

Landlord jailed after flat fire

Tue, 11 May 2010 13:34:59 GMT

A landlord who failed to provide "even the most basic protection" for tenants has been jailed after a teenager was "lucky" to survive a flat fire.

Sweet firm fined over worker coma

Wed, 12 May 2010 10:16:14 GMT

A confectionery company has been fined £75,000 after a blow to the head partially or completely destroyed four of a worker's five senses.

KFC pays £19,000 over cockroach

Wed, 12 May 2010 10:16:19 GMT

A cockroach seen by an environmental health officer at a branch of KFC in London has cost the company nearly £19,000.

Firm fined after man falls on boat

Wed, 12 May 2010 15:41:12 GMT

Representatives of a fishing boat company have appeared in court after an electrician fell from a ladder aboard their boat and suffered serious injuries.

EU warning follows oil rig disaster

Wed, 12 May 2010 15:41:16 GMT

Oil and gas giants operating offshore in Europe have been urged to improve security measures in the wake of the Gulf of Mexico oil rig explosion as the ecological disaster continues to unfold.

Documents "expose BP rig failures"

Fri, 14 May 2010 10:09:03 GMT

Information gathered on the oil rig explosion, which killed 11 workers and has so far polluted the Gulf of Mexico with millions of gallons of oil, has revealed several problems and failures at the rig.

Warning over World Cup absenteeism

Fri, 14 May 2010 10:09:09 GMT

A majority of employers do not have a policy in place to deal with staff absenteeism during the upcoming World Cup, a survey has found.

Fatal accidents fall for third year

Fri, 14 May 2010 10:09:13 GMT

The number of fatal accidents in the construction sector fell by a third in the past year to what is believed to be the lowest level ever recorded.

Caffeine 'cuts shift work mishaps'

Fri, 14 May 2010 13:51:06 GMT

Potentially dangerous workplace mishaps caused by worn-out shift workers could be avoided by a simple shot of caffeine, research has shown.

Oil rig data lost in explosion

Fri, 14 May 2010 13:51:10 GMT

No data records from the critical safety test supposedly performed hours before a BP-operated oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico survived the blast, its owners told politicians in the US.

Office collapse firms fined £7,000

Fri, 14 May 2010 13:51:14 GMT

Two firms involved in the design and construction of a block of flats near Preston that partially collapsed, seriously injuring one worker, have been fined a total of £7,000.

Template for health and safety documents introduced

Wed, 19 May 2010 09:13:08 GMT

New health and safety documents designed to help small and medium-sized businesses complete satisfactory risk assessments have been introduced.

Coal site closed after worker death

Wed, 19 May 2010 09:13:14 GMT

UK Coal has suspended production at a site in Yorkshire after the death of a mineworker last week.

Safety breaches could lead to jail

Wed, 19 May 2010 09:13:42 GMT

A Bill to increase the penalties that can be handed down for breaches of health and safety is set to become law.

Accidental death for digger man

Wed, 19 May 2010 09:13:55 GMT

A man who fell to his death as he rode in a JCB driven by an unqualified colleague died accidentally, an inquest jury has ruled.

Woodwork safety website launched

Wed, 19 May 2010 13:43:21 GMT

A new website aimed at reducing the number of accidents and injuries seen in the woodworking sector has been launched by the Health and Safety Executive.

Firm fined after man left disabled

Wed, 19 May 2010 13:43:29 GMT

A Yorkshire construction company has been fined after a worker was left with long-term disability problems when he plunged more than 3m from a terrace retaining wall on a construction.

Lift death firms fined £660,000

Wed, 19 May 2010 13:43:42 GMT

A health club and a lift company have been fined more than £660,000 after a young banker was killed in a central London gym.

NHS Trust acts over nurse attack

Wed, 19 May 2010 16:00:46 GMT

A woman who attacked a nursing assistant at a Northumberland hospital has been detained after being prosecuted by NHS security chiefs.

Sites fail HSE safety inspections

Wed, 19 May 2010 16:00:56 GMT

Five construction sites in Lincolnshire were handed out enforcement notices in March after failing Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspections.

Safety call after fishermen deaths

Wed, 19 May 2010 16:01:06 GMT

Accident inspectors have called for better health and safety regulations in the fishing industry, following the deaths of three fisherman.

Council shuts 'glass path' park

Fri, 21 May 2010 10:03:35 GMT

A Sunderland children's park featuring a path made from crushed glass has been closed after being dubbed a death trap by worried parents.

Ash cloud workers 'had pay docked'

Fri, 21 May 2010 14:11:54 GMT

Nearly half the workers stuck abroad due to the volcanic ash cloud have had their pay docked or annual holiday entitlement cut, according to a survey.

Worker killed in factory plunge

Fri, 21 May 2010 14:12:03 GMT

A man has become the eighth worker to die this year at a controversial Chinese electronics factory, which makes iPhones and iPads, after he was killed in a fall, state-run media have reported.

Missing rivet may have caused crash

Fri, 21 May 2010 14:12:08 GMT

A small rivet head missing from the engine of a plane may have caused it to crash, according to an accident report.

Nescafe recalled over glass fears

Mon, 24 May 2010 16:01:55 GMT

Nestle is urging customers not to use jars of coffee from its Nescafe Collections range as they could contain pieces of glass.

Worker gets £20,000 for wrist break

Mon, 24 May 2010 16:02:02 GMT

A factory employee who slipped and broke his wrist while doing his job has been given £20,000 in compensation after he was unable to return to work for six months.

World Cup match sickies expected

Mon, 24 May 2010 16:02:23 GMT

About one in seven UK workers are planning to watch every game in this summer's World Cup, opening up the possibility for a record number of sickies, a report has claimed.

Chemical fire sparks health alert

Tue, 25 May 2010 14:38:10 GMT

Residents in Huddersfield were urged to stay indoors following a blaze at a chemical factory which took more than 120 firefighters to bring under control.

Garage ignored unsafe heater ruling

Tue, 25 May 2010 14:38:15 GMT

A car repair garage has been given a conditional discharge and ordered to pay £500 towards court costs after ignoring a Health and Safety Executive order to stop using a dangerous gas heater.

Contractor fined after builder hurt

Tue, 25 May 2010 14:38:24 GMT

A builder broke his back and ribs when a wall fell on him at a construction site, in an incident which led to a £7,000 fine for the principal contractor.

Company fined over worker's death

Wed, 26 May 2010 10:28:05 GMT

A construction firm has been fined after a married father-of-two fell three floors to his death in a Belfast tower.

Foundry staff exposed to radiation

Fri, 28 May 2010 14:04:39 GMT

A group of foundry workers are under observation in a nuclear plant hospital unit in France after being exposed to a "significant" radioactive dose, safety officials have confirmed.

TV chef restaurant fined by court

Fri, 28 May 2010 14:04:45 GMT

A Berkshire restaurant owned by TV chef Marco Pierre White has been ordered to pay more than £38,000 for polluting a nearby tributary of the Penwood Stream.

Call for clarity on drug-testing

Fri, 28 May 2010 14:04:51 GMT

A union leader has called for the "confusion" over the legality of random or routine drug-testing in the work place to be cleared up through clear guidance from the Government.

Potters Bar crash inquest begins

Wed, 02 Jun 2010 16:06:30 GMT

Experts have concluded the "root cause" of the fatal Potters Bar train crash was the failure of a set of points south of the Hertfordshire station, an inquest has heard.

Club fined after worker injured

Wed, 02 Jun 2010 16:06:36 GMT

A worker was off work for half a year after he fell through a roof at Premier League football club Aston Villa's training ground.

Firm fined over high voltage shock

Wed, 02 Jun 2010 16:06:43 GMT

A stationery firm has been fined £4,000 after a worker suffered a massive electric shock that left him permanently disabled.

Man fined after scaffolding fall

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 08:18:13 GMT

A County Durham man has been fined £2,000 in fines and costs after he and a co-worker were injured in fall while repairing a sign.

£5k fine as vehicle injures worker

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 08:18:22 GMT

A Hampshire-based firm has been fined £5,000 after a mechanic was hit by a reversing vehicle.

Eye care duties 'not being met'

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 08:18:57 GMT

Nearly one in 10 British businesses are failing to meet their legal responsibilities to protect their workforce's sight, a new study commissioned by national sight charity the Eyecare Trust and healthcare provider Simplyhealth found.

Paramedic killed in ambulance fall

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 13:41:52 GMT

A paramedic has been killed when he fell from the back of an ambulance.

Rail line 'checked before crash'

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 13:41:59 GMT

An office worker saw a group of railway staff investigating the track the afternoon before the Potters Bar crash which killed seven people, the inquest heard.

Firm owners 'face recession stress'

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 13:42:06 GMT

The pressures of the economic crisis have hit private company owners, with a survey revealing 41% of bosses have seen a rise in their stress levels as compared with a year ago.

Methadone death preventable: Report

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 15:08:14 GMT

A sheriff has ruled that the death of a man given methadone at a private hospital in 2005 was a "tragedy" and was "entirely preventable".

McDonald's recalls 'Shrek' glasses

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 15:08:21 GMT

McDonald's is recalling 12 million Shrek-themed drinking glasses after the paint used on them was found to contain toxic metal cadmium.

Man falls 30ft through factory roof

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 15:08:26 GMT

A man is being treated in hospital after falling 30ft through a roof at a factory.

Cleaners linked to asthma danger

Tue, 08 Jun 2010 12:15:43 GMT

The use of bleach, chlorine, disinfectants and other cleaning agents is fuelling a rise in asthma at home and at work, a health expert has warned.

Stress and food habit link studied

Tue, 08 Jun 2010 12:15:56 GMT

A major five-year study will examine the effects of workplace stress on eating habits, it has been revealed.

Government to study UK oil drilling

Tue, 08 Jun 2010 12:16:07 GMT

The Department of Energy and Climate Change (Decc) has announced that the Government will increase its inspection of North Sea drilling rigs following the massive oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico.

2009 sees least number of 'sickies'

Wed, 09 Jun 2010 13:56:38 GMT

Last year recorded the least number of sick leaves on record, with workers on an average taking six-and-a-half days off, research has revealed.

Hospital admits safety breaches

Wed, 09 Jun 2010 13:56:45 GMT

Health and safety failings have been found to be a "significant cause" of a severely disabled patient's death at an Essex hospital.

Firm fined over worker's lift death

Wed, 09 Jun 2010 13:56:50 GMT

A lift company has been found guilty of breaching health and safety laws over the death of a fitter at an office in London.

Firms await Buncefield verdict

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 11:40:28 GMT

Three firms charged over the blast at the Buncefield oil depot are awaiting the jury's verdict.

Company fined after worker's death

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 10:57:22 GMT

A pump manufacturer has been fined £150,000 after one of its employees was hit in the chest by a vent valve and died from his injuries.

Call to use screenwash against bug

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 10:57:27 GMT

Motorists are being urged to use screenwash in their wiper water after a health study found that those who do not use the liquid to clean their windscreen wipers are at a higher risk of contracting the potentially fatal legionnaires' disease than those

PM calls for workplace law review

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 10:57:33 GMT

The Prime Minister has called for a review into health and safety laws in an attempt to inject some "common sense" back into work.

Bakery fined for safety breaches

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 14:13:23 GMT

A bakery that risked the lives of its employees by leaving electrical wires in a dangerous state and exposing them to flour dust has been fined over health and safety.

Two injured in truck explosion

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 14:13:29 GMT

Two men have been injured, one suffering from first-degree burns, when a lorry was involved in an explosion at a quarry near Bristol.

NIW fined £15k over water pollution

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 14:13:36 GMT

A fine of £15,000 has been given to Northern Ireland Water (NIW) after it was found that potentially harmful substances had polluted a tributary.

Illegal gas fitter fined £38,000

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 10:33:41 GMT

An illegal gas fitter whose dangerous work exposed people to high levels of carbon monoxide in their homes has been ordered to pay more than £50,000 in fines and court costs.

Health and safety 'used as excuse'

Fri, 18 Jun 2010 09:00:18 GMT

The chair of the Health and Safety Executive has offered to help with a Government review into health and safety after saying that too many people use it as an excuse.

Man crushed to death at steelworks

Fri, 18 Jun 2010 09:00:24 GMT

A man has been crushed to death at a steelworks in Sheffield, it has been confirmed.

Three firms guilty over Buncefield

Fri, 18 Jun 2010 16:13:41 GMT

Three companies were facing potentially unlimited fines today after they were found guilty of health and safety breaches in connection with the explosion at the Buncefield oil depot.

Council fined over worker's death

Fri, 18 Jun 2010 16:13:47 GMT

A local authority that pleaded guilty to breaching health and safety legislation after an electrician working in a school gym died in an accident has been fined £56,000.

Attacks on firefighters fall 35%

Fri, 18 Jun 2010 16:13:53 GMT

Attacks on firefighters in an area of Scotland that includes Glasgow have fallen to 93 this year from 142 in 2008-2009, figures show,

Staff 'face toilet restrictions'

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 15:47:58 GMT

A new report has highlighted the restrictions some workers face when it comes to toilet break rules.

Firm fined after worker loses leg

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 16:00:21 GMT

Waste companies have been warned not to become relaxed about safety after a Cheshire firm was fined over an incident in which an employee lost part of his leg.

£70,000 fines after workplace fall

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 16:00:26 GMT

Fines totalling almost £70,000 have been handed out by Gloucester Magistrates' Court after a worker fell through a skylight and sustained serious head injuries.

Agency investigates Esso oil spill

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 16:00:32 GMT

An oil spill on the south coast of England that has threatened a wildlife reserve is being investigated by the Environment Agency.

Staff put at risk working on roof

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 15:34:31 GMT

Workers were not protected from serious risk of falling as they worked on dismantling a roof, leading the company involved to be hit with a £6,600 fine.

Farms not using ATVs safely - study

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 15:34:37 GMT

A study conducted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has revealed as many as 62% of Scottish farms are not using All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) safely.

Man injured after vapours explode

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 15:34:42 GMT

An employee suffered a fractured skull and severe burns when a build up of gas vapour in a road tanker exploded, a court has heard.

Digger crash death 'avoidable'

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 16:07:32 GMT

The death of a 24-year-old woman killed in an accident with a runaway digger could have been avoided, a sheriff has ruled.

Roof errors earn firm £6,600 fine

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 16:07:37 GMT

A Wolverhampton building firm has been fined for failing to protect workers during a room demolition despite two company directors actively taking part in the work.

28 hurt in food factory explosion

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 16:07:42 GMT

A total of 28 people were injured in an explosion at a food factory in Staffordshire, according to West Midlands Ambulance Service.

Workplace deaths at record low

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 14:15:36 GMT

The number of people killed at work dropped to a five-year low last year, according to the safety watchdog.

Work bullying 'leads to ill-health'

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 14:15:42 GMT

Workplace bullying has a significant impact on stress and psychological health of employees, research has found.

Worker dies in plant explosion

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 14:15:48 GMT

A man working at an oil refinery which exploded on Tuesday has been found dead, it has been confirmed.

BA pilots stop 'serious incident'

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 13:26:27 GMT

British Airways pilots have been praised for preventing a "serious incident" and protecting the lives of 283 passengers on board a jumbo jet.

Builders prosecuted for man's death

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 13:26:33 GMT

A Brighton construction company caused the death of a member of the public because it did not secure one of its building sites, a court has been told.

Trapped castle tourists liberated

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 13:26:40 GMT

Fire crews in South Wales have freed dozens of tourists from a fairytale castle after the drawbridge collapsed during planned maintenance work.

Guilty plea from firework firm boss

Fri, 02 Jul 2010 15:06:43 GMT

The owner of a firework company has pleaded guilty to health and safety offences which resulted in an employee being blinded in one eye at a firework display.

Increase in rail trespass deaths

Fri, 02 Jul 2010 15:06:50 GMT

New figures have shown that the number of people killed trespassing on railways across the UK rose last year.

Helicopter ditches in Hong Kong

Mon, 05 Jul 2010 11:32:07 GMT

A helicopter with 13 people on board has been forced to make an emergency landing in Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour after suffering a mechanical problem minutes after taking off for Macau.

Businesses count cost of illness

Mon, 05 Jul 2010 11:32:14 GMT

A survey has revealed that workplace attitudes towards health are reviving Britain's former reputation as the "sick man of Europe".

Gas leak forces centre evacuation

Mon, 05 Jul 2010 11:32:19 GMT

Staff and members of the public have been evacuated from a leisure centre after reports of a chlorine gas leak, police said.

Asbestos fears at oil refinery

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:17:30 GMT

Workers at the site of a North Lincolnshire oil refinery where a man died in an explosion last week have been told to stay away as investigators continue to probe the incident.

Man dies after forklift truck crush

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:17:38 GMT

A man who was trapped between a lorry and a forklift truck in the West Midlands has died, it has been revealed.

Firms fined over HGV driver death

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:17:46 GMT

Two companies have been found guilty of breaching safety regulations over the death of a man who was crushed by a rolling lorry at work.

Liverpool Street closed due to fire

Fri, 09 Jul 2010 14:15:18 GMT

Commuters at Liverpool Street station in London were evacuated on Thursday night following a fire.

Safety experts condemn CLG refit

Fri, 09 Jul 2010 14:15:28 GMT

Safety experts have condemned the Government department in charge of the fire service after a £2.4 million refit of its headquarters was deemed to increase the risk of a blaze.

Employers 'can prevent work deaths'

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 15:33:07 GMT

Employers should note steps to avoid industrial accidents following the trial of a plumbing firm boss over the death of an 18-year-old apprentice.

Health agency fined for spillage

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 15:33:13 GMT

The Health Protection Agency (HPA) has been fined £25,000 following the spillage of up to a billion doses of the lethal bug E.coli during an accident at its north London laboratory.

Crewman crushed by door on ferry

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:27:59 GMT

A ferry crewman has been crushed by a hydraulic door on a boat about 10 miles off Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire.

Ambulance radio system criticised

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:28:14 GMT

A radio system used by London ambulance worker can fail during heavy rain, according to a report, with crews also telling Health and Safety Executive inspectors that it was not uncommon for them to go out with no radio at all.

Trio fined over barn roof collapse

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:28:22 GMT

A barn owner, contractor and subcontractor are facing a bill in excess of £10,000 after an employee was seriously injured in a workplace fall in Greater Manchester.

Worker's fingers severed by machine

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:28:29 GMT

A worker had his fingers chopped off while using an unguarded machine at a business in Caerphilly, a court has been told.

Oil and gas companies face EU laws

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:28:35 GMT

Oil and gas companies operating offshore in Europe are likely to face tougher safety laws later this year, according to the European Commission.

Park safety fears days before death

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:20:12 GMT

A teenager's death at a water park came just days after a council had warned about safety concerns, it has emerged.

Health and safety 'undermined'

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:51:46 GMT

Shifts in health and safety policy over the past decade have compromised workplace safety, according to a report by University of Liverpool and Liverpool John Moores University. The authors claim their findings cast doubt on public perceptions that hea

Company fined after foot injury

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:52:45 GMT

A £10,000 fine has been levied on a Somerset construction firm after a worker had to have his lower leg amputated following an incident in which his foot was crushed under a paving machine.

Unsafe building site costs firm

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:52:50 GMT

A company which did not protect its workers from falling at a building site in Caerphilly has been fined £10,000.

Automotive parts firm fined £30,000

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:52:53 GMT

An automotive firm has been fined £30,000 after one its employees was injured when he was struck by a manufacturing robot.

Woman faces sack over student death

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:53:02 GMT

A member of staff at a school in Cheshire is facing the sack after one of its pupils died from an asthma attack.

Man cleared of crane crash charges

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:53:05 GMT

A man has been acquitted of criminal charges over a crane collapse that killed seven people in New York, after he challenged prosecutors and state officials over the cause of the accident.

Construction site safety checked

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:53:43 GMT

Health and Safety inspectors stopped work on almost one in five of construction sites visited in the West Midlands as part of an initiative.

India crash train 'ignored signal'

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:53:49 GMT

Investigators have said that one of the Indian trains involved in a crash around 125 miles from Calcutta ,which killed more than 60 people, had ignored station signals to slow down and stop.

Buncefield blast firms fined £9m

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:53:53 GMT

Five companies responsible for the Buncefield oil depot explosion have been sentenced to pay a total of more than £9 million at St Albans Crown Court.

Firm 'failed to protect employees'

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:53:58 GMT

A car wash company has been convicted in its absence for failing to purchase compulsory insurance to protect its employees.

Finger loss building firm fined

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:54:01 GMT

A West Midlands building firm has been fined after one of its workers lost part of a finger during an incident involving a rubber conveying machine last year.

Crew member dies at pop concert

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:54:04 GMT

A crew member has died in Kent after falling backstage at an open-air concert by Pop Idol winner Will Young.

Employer liability crackdown urged

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:54:08 GMT

The Government is being urged to crack down on companies failing to purchase Employers' Liability insurance to protect staff.

Missing man crushed in compactor

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:54:11 GMT

A surveillance video has revealed that a missing caretaker was crushed to death in a rubbish compactor.

Bosses 'encourage unhealthy habits'

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:54:13 GMT

More than half of bosses believe socialising at work means going down the pub, according to an insurance company report.

Six killed in China factory blast

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:52:43 GMT

At least six people have been killed and hundreds injured in a powerful explosion that took place in a plastics factory in eastern China.

Firm to double oil clean-up efforts

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:47:25 GMT

An energy company responsible for leaking more than 800,000 gallons of oil into a US river has announced plans to double the number of staff working on the containment effort.

Firm fined over vehicle plunge

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:47:48 GMT

A quarry operator has been fined £30,000 over an incident involving an overturned wheel loader vehicle.

300 evacuated after bakery blaze

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:38:57 GMT

A blaze at a bread factory on Thursday resulted in 300 employees being evacuated.

Ageing oil rigs to be inspected

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:39:21 GMT

Around 125 North Sea oil rigs and platforms will be checked from September, under a new inspection regime run by the Health and Safety Executive.

Points failed to cause Potters Bar

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:03:19 GMT

Seven people died in the Potters Bar rail crash as a result of a points failure caused by their unsafe condition, an inquest jury decided today.

Brothers fined over man's roof fall

Mon, 02 Aug 2010 09:20:47 GMT

Two brothers have been fined £13,000 after a worker fell through a roof.

15 taken ill at wedding reception

Tue, 03 Aug 2010 14:17:39 GMT

Health officials have launched an investigation into why 15 guests at a wedding reception in Staffordshire were all taken ill at the same time.

Pleasure boat passengers rescued

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 11:42:18 GMT

About 37 people have been rescued by the coastguard after the pleasure boat they were travelling in ran aground in Dorset.

Firm prosecuted after fatal fall

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 11:42:25 GMT

A worker's fatal fall at a Somerset building site has resulted in the prosecution of an architect and a construction company.

Payments for asbestos diseases

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 11:42:33 GMT

The Ministry of Justice has announced that a payment of £5,000 will be made to thousands of workers suffering from an asbestos-related disease.

Roofers 'neglect sun cream factor'

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 11:42:44 GMT

A third of roofers do not wear a high enough sun cream factor, if any, when the sun is at its hottest - according to a leading provider of roofing and cladding materials.

Firm fined for causing pallet death

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 11:42:51 GMT

A distribution firm's failure to adhere to safety procedures led to the death of the owner of a Cornish vineyard dead as he received a delivery of empty wine bottles.

Japanese oil tanker suffers damage

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 11:43:02 GMT

A Japanese oil tanker has been damaged in an incident in the Strait of Hormuz near Oman, according to shipping firm Mitsui O S K Lines.

Flint firm to appear in crown court

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 11:06:11 GMT

The death of a worker at a power station in 2007 has resulted in a Flintshire company being charged with health and safety offences.

Lack of sleep 'can be dangerous'

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:28:39 GMT

A new study carried out in the US has found that sleeping for four hours a night for five consecutive days is as bad for the brain as acute total sleep deprivation.

Building firm over asbestos work

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:28:45 GMT

A building company has been fined for carrying out unlicensed asbestos removal at a property in Pontypool.

£8,000 fine after workplace spill

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:28:55 GMT

A Staffordshire car parts manufacturer is facing a bill of almost £10,000 after an employee was left with serious back injuries in a workplace fall.

Company fined over digger death

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 11:50:24 GMT

A quarrying company in Aberdeen has been fined £96,000 over an incident in which a man was crushed to death by a mechanical digger.

China fireworks plant blast kills 2

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 12:19:43 GMT

An explosion at a fireworks factory in north-east of China killed at least two people, it has been reported.

Roads closed after boiler blast

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 12:22:28 GMT

A town's high street has been closed after the boiler in a hotel exploded.

Firm fined over crane accident

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:17:23 GMT

A construction company has been fined after a tower crane's four-tonne load crashed 36 metres to the ground, narrowly missing a footpath, when its hook broke off.

Workforce assessment tool for firms

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:17:35 GMT

A new tool has been launched in a bid to help employers manage the challenges of the UK's ageing population by assessing their current and future workforce requirements.

Car sprayers 'at risk of asthma'

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:09:00 GMT

Mechanics and body shop workers are still not doing enough to protect themselves when respraying vehicles, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has warned.

Asbestos fine for shop fitting firm

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:10:10 GMT

A shop fitting company which ignored warnings about asbestos has been fined after five staff were exposed to potentially deadly fibres.

Workers avoid sharing health issues

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:10:18 GMT

Research has highlighted the lack of communication between employees and their bosses, claiming that most workers said they would avoid revealing a health problem or personal issue to their employers.

Cancer concern at plant 'unfounded'

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:10:26 GMT

Fears that workers at a manufacturing plant in Scotland are at a greater risk of developing cancer are "unfounded", according to new research.

Police name crush death worker

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:06:58 GMT

A workman who was crushed to death when a dumper truck overturned at a building site has been named by police.

Firms fined after man's 21m plunge

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:07:05 GMT

A worker's 21 metre fall from a hospital building which left him with serious injuries has cost two construction companies £125,000.

Employees 'favour afternoon nap'

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:43:37 GMT

In an effort to raise their energy levels, more than half (51%) of Britons would favour a daily siesta - a culture followed by the Spanish for centuries, research has shown.

Young workers 'sceptical of bosses'

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:43:43 GMT

Young workers are wary of their employers and will not easily believe them, a study has revealed.

Firm fined for brain damaged worker

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:43:50 GMT

A Yorkshire-based haulage company whose employee was left brain damaged after being hit on the head with a panel saw has been fined £5,000 for unsafe working practices.

Rail inspection reports falsified

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:25:33 GMT

Records regarding the inspection of railway level crossings were falsified by a rail employee who has since been sacked, it has been revealed.

HSE mulls charges after man crushed

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:25:39 GMT

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is considering prosecuting a car parts company after a maintenance engineer was killed in a workplace accident.

Explosion at second US oil rig

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:06:15 GMT

Another oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico has exploded, but as yet, no oil has been confirmed as having leaked from the site and no-one was killed, US coastguards said.

Firm fined over staff injuries

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:06:22 GMT

Two members of staff were severely injured in separate incidents less than three months apart at a sawmilling firm, leading to a fine of £28,000.

Directors fined over finger crush

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:06:30 GMT

Two directors of a Leeds-based metal fabricating company have been jointly fined £2,001 after an employee had his fingers crushed in a hydraulic press.

Firm fined after blast hurt worker

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 08:42:23 GMT

An explosion at a factory which left a worker with 60% burns has cost the company £10,000.

200 Chinese pilots 'faked CVs'

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:41:31 GMT

As many as 200 Chinese pilots have faked their resumes, with more than half of them having worked for the parent company involved in the country's worst plane crash in many years, a report has said.

Long hours, no exercise 'may kill'

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:41:47 GMT

Working long hours without doing exercise could increase the risk of dying from heart disease by twofold, research has found.

School fined after builder's death

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:41:55 GMT

A top boarding school trust has been fined £25,000 after a wooden classroom roof fell on an inexperienced builder and killed him.

Firm fined £9,000 as worker burnt

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:58:02 GMT

A building firm has been fined £9,000 after a worker was lucky not to be electrocuted while moving an electricity supply.

BP releases oil leak safety report

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:58:09 GMT

A "complex and interlinked" series of events involving mechanical failures and human judgments led to the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster, a report by oil giant BP has said.

Council fined after exhibit injury

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:22:37 GMT

Newcastle City Council has been fined after a five-year-old girl suffered serious injures from the rotating blades of a fan at a museum.

Workplace death more likely in NI

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:22:50 GMT

Death in the workplace is twice as likely to occur in Northern Ireland than in any other UK region, a report has revealed.

Oil industry defends offshore work

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:22:57 GMT

The Gulf of Mexico disaster should not lead to a moratorium of offshore drilling in deep water, according to the UK oil industry.

Two die in a train crash in Spain

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:23:14 GMT

Two people have been killed and eight injured in south-western Spain after a passenger train collided with a dump truck involved in the construction of a high-speed bullet train line link to Portugal.

Interserve exposed MoD to asbestos

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 13:31:09 GMT

Health and safety failures by a branch of one of the world's largest construction companies and support services put Ministry of Defence (MoD) workers at risk from asbestos.

Safety call after mid-air plunge

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 13:31:16 GMT

The UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has issued new safety recommendations after an easyJet Boeing 737 nose-dived nearly 9,000 ft while on a post-maintenance check flight.

Union calls for work safety 'tsar'

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 13:31:22 GMT

The Government needs to appoint a health and safety 'tsar' to deal with the number of workplace deaths in the UK every year, union leaders have said.

£3,000 paid over repetitive injury

Mon, 13 Sep 2010 15:15:58 GMT

A factory worker has been given £3,000 by his employer after they failed to ensure correct safety procedures were in place and he developed repetitive strain injury.

Rail workers see increased assaults

Mon, 13 Sep 2010 15:16:27 GMT

Rail workers could vote to take industrial action after seeing a "marked increase" in assaults at work, it has been announced.

Woodworker's hand severely injured

Tue, 14 Sep 2010 13:32:55 GMT

A severe injury to a worker's hand, caused by the blades on a cutting tool, could have been avoided if his firm had more adequately planned the work he was doing.

Firm fined after man badly injured

Tue, 14 Sep 2010 13:33:02 GMT

A former engineer has trouble speaking and moving after his skull was crushed when a 65kg metal pillar fell on him at work, leading to a £14,000 fine for the UK's biggest food manufacturer.

Seven hurt in coffee machine blast

Wed, 15 Sep 2010 13:43:47 GMT

An industrial coffee machine installed at a supermarket cafe in Hampshire has exploded, injuring seven people, including customers.

Concern over fire service provision

Wed, 15 Sep 2010 13:43:53 GMT

Fire services in England would struggle to cope with a major disaster such as a terror attack during strike action or a flu pandemic, according to a new report.

Firm fined after man falls off quay

Wed, 15 Sep 2010 13:43:59 GMT

A scrap metal importer has been fined a total of £14,000 after a night watchman fell off a dilapidated quayside when one of its boats was being docked in the dark.

Glass company hit with £10k fine

Fri, 17 Sep 2010 10:57:08 GMT

A Yorkshire glass company has been fined £10,000 after workers were put at risk on a site in Bradford.

Sainsbury's wary after explosion

Fri, 17 Sep 2010 10:57:17 GMT

Sainsbury's has switched off some 158 coffee machines at stores around the country after one exploded and injured customers.

Digger death leads to £30,000 fines

Fri, 17 Sep 2010 10:57:23 GMT

Fines totally £30,000 have been handed out after a Salford worker was killed when he was hit by the bucket on a digger.

Call to act over 'ageing workforce'

Fri, 17 Sep 2010 14:32:10 GMT

UK business leaders have been warned that their failure to adapt to an ageing workforce could put the future success of their businesses at risk, after a survey found only 14% of managers consider their organisations well-prepared to cope.

Zoo visitors fed animals' food

Fri, 17 Sep 2010 14:32:16 GMT

A zoo in Britain has admitted that visitors were given food donated for the animals.

Workplace stress guide unveiled

Tue, 21 Sep 2010 14:52:52 GMT

A new guide has warned employers that it is in their interest to reduce workplace stress by highlighting the legal risks they may face if they fail to do so.

NHS trust 'breached data laws'

Tue, 21 Sep 2010 14:52:57 GMT

Data protection law was breached by an NHS Trust when a doctor lost a memory stick containing sensitive patient details on his train home, the information watchdog has found.

Ex-soldier killed by machine blade

Tue, 21 Sep 2010 14:53:03 GMT

A father-of-one and ex-soldier was killed after a worker switched on a machine he was working inside at a factory in Greater Manchester, it has been revealed.

Master criticised over ship crash

Tue, 21 Sep 2010 15:49:07 GMT

The master of a merchant ship has been criticised over a collision which led to the death of a Devon fisherman.

Bridge fall new blow to Delhi Games

Wed, 22 Sep 2010 09:48:09 GMT

Delhi's efforts to stage next month's Commonwealth Games have been hit by another crisis, as a partly built footbridge collapsed, hurting at least 23 people.

Workers urged to exercise regularly

Fri, 24 Sep 2010 10:15:30 GMT

Employees have been urged to exercise regularly, after a study found they are not doing enough to stay fit and active.

Firm fined for lead contamination

Tue, 28 Sep 2010 11:23:48 GMT

A West Midlands glass maker has been fined after dangerous levels of lead contamination were discovered at its site.

Care home assaults cause staff pain

Tue, 28 Sep 2010 11:23:59 GMT

Care home staff who suffer repeated violence from residents and their visitors are at risk of widespread musculoskeletal pain, a new report claims.

Fire death hotel owners face charge

Wed, 29 Sep 2010 15:42:23 GMT

The owners of a Newquay hotel which caught alight and left three people dead are to be prosecuted for fire safety breaches, it was announced.

Walkers fined after toxic gas death

Wed, 29 Sep 2010 15:42:33 GMT

Crisp manufacturer Walkers Snack Foods Ltd and chemical distributor Omnichem Ltd have been fined £350,000 after a worker was killed by a cloud of toxic gas in 2006.

Chicken firm fined over accidents

Wed, 29 Sep 2010 15:42:39 GMT

A chicken processing firm has been fined £8,000 and ordered to pay £5,500 in costs after workers suffered hand injuries in two accidents.

GP fairground ride owner fined

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 16:07:37 GMT

The owner of a defective fairground ride and the inspector who declared it to be safe have been fined a total of £9,000 after two people were thrown from the attraction at the British Grand Prix in 2008.

Safety call after rail worker death

Mon, 04 Oct 2010 09:07:28 GMT

Lessons must be learnt from a fatal accident in which a rail worker fixing overhead power lines fell 15ft on to a track when a basket "poorly" welded to a hoist "sheared" off, a coroner has said.

Health and safety rules 'excessive'

Mon, 04 Oct 2010 15:30:46 GMT

The Government should clamp down on Britain's injury lawsuit culture and inject "common sense" into its health and safety guidelines, according to a report by Lord Young.

Firm fined over horrific injury

Mon, 04 Oct 2010 15:30:52 GMT

A company which makes facade tiling and materials for the construction industry has been fined £16,000 after a worker lost a finger and a thumb in a horrific injury.

Flight crew does Gaga safety demo

Wed, 06 Oct 2010 14:22:14 GMT

In a bid to keep passengers focussed during the in-flight safety demonstration, stewardesses for a budget Philippine airline have developed a dance routine to accompany Lady Gaga's music.

Company fined after worker's death

Wed, 06 Oct 2010 14:22:21 GMT

A construction company has been prosecuted after an employee died weeks after he was struck by a telehandler.

Noisy workplaces 'raise heart risk'

Wed, 06 Oct 2010 14:22:29 GMT

Workplace noise could potentially pose serious health problems for employees, experts warn after a study found it can more than double the risk of heart disease.

Disneyland Paris ride cleaner dies

Fri, 08 Oct 2010 11:40:43 GMT

A Disneyland Paris worker has died after getting trapped underneath a boat at one of the park's attractions.

Company fined over roadside death

Fri, 08 Oct 2010 11:40:51 GMT

A waste and recycling firm has been fined over the death of a worker in Kent who was litter-picking on a busy road.

New twist in asbestos payout battle

Fri, 08 Oct 2010 11:40:57 GMT

A High Court decision that found company insurers should pay out to those who contracted fatal illnesses due to asbestos exposure has been overturned by the Court of Appeal.

Trust fined over worker's infection

Mon, 11 Oct 2010 15:10:47 GMT

A health trust has been fined more than £12,000 after a health worker contracted hepatitis C in a "preventable" incident.

Salmonella linked to bean sprouts

Mon, 11 Oct 2010 15:10:58 GMT

The Health Protection Agency (HPA) has confirmed a link between contaminated bean sprouts and 141 cases of salmonella bareilly in the UK.

Bid to boost flight simulators

Mon, 11 Oct 2010 15:11:07 GMT

New technology that boosts flight simulators could prove useful for pilots during crisis situations, it has been claimed.

Fire extinguished at waste facility

Wed, 13 Oct 2010 15:31:59 GMT

A clean-up operation is under way after a fire at a waste management site in Lancashire injured three people.

Fencing staff used unsafe machines

Wed, 13 Oct 2010 15:32:11 GMT

Fencing workers were put in danger when their employer disabled guards on nine cutting machines, a court has been told.

MEP praises EU drilling ban U-turn

Wed, 13 Oct 2010 15:32:18 GMT

A Scottish MEP has praised the European Parliament's decision to overturn a ban on new offshore drilling for oil in European waters.

Firm fined over conveyor belt fall

Mon, 18 Oct 2010 08:44:25 GMT

A recycling company has been fined £5,000 over an incident in which as worker was forced onto a metal conveyor belt and sustained broken ribs.

Hairdresser issues health warning

Mon, 18 Oct 2010 08:44:31 GMT

A hairdresser has told of the hidden dangers of her profession after describing how years of inhaling human hairs caused her nose to collapse.

Lord Young reveals safety proposals

Mon, 18 Oct 2010 08:44:38 GMT

The Government has pledged to tackle the UK's "damaging" compensation culture with a shake-up of health and safety measures, including an end to "senseless" rules and regulations.

Trench death to be investigated

Wed, 20 Oct 2010 08:48:14 GMT

An inquiry is to be launched after a 23-year-old man died in a trench in Bradford.

NHS staff assault prosecutions soar

Mon, 25 Oct 2010 16:33:00 GMT

Over the past five years the number of prosecutions for assaults against NHS emergency service staff has soared, figures reveal.

Rise in stress-related absence

Mon, 25 Oct 2010 16:33:21 GMT

A report by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has indicated a rise in absence levels due to stress over the past year.

Cruise company accepts liability

Mon, 25 Oct 2010 16:33:28 GMT

A UK travel company has accepted liability after several of its passengers were injured when their cruise ship was hit by a giant wave from a collapsing glacier.

Sports Grounds Bill moves forward

Tue, 26 Oct 2010 09:18:01 GMT

A Bill to widen the authority of a football safety group formed in the wake of the 1989 Hillsborough disaster has cleared its first hurdle in the Commons.

MoD loses 1,600 years to sickness

Wed, 27 Oct 2010 16:04:15 GMT

More than 1,600 years' worth of working days were lost last year because Ministry of Defence staff were ill, figures show.

Worker loses leg after accident

Wed, 27 Oct 2010 16:04:21 GMT

A hired farm worker had his leg amputated by paramedics after it was caught in the rotating cutting discs of a harvesting machine.

Hostel hit by norovirus outbreak

Wed, 27 Oct 2010 16:04:27 GMT

Containment procedures have been implemented after more than 20 people fell ill in a suspected norovirus outbreak at a travellers' hostel in Glasgow.

Drink arrest for ambulance driver

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 12:58:22 GMT

An ambulance driver who was involved in a seven-vehicle crash while on an emergency call has been arrested on suspicion of drink-driving.

Tube passengers face new disruption

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 12:58:34 GMT

The London Underground has suffered delays after passengers' bags became caught in the doors of new trains.

Deaths at work fall to record low

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 12:58:44 GMT

The number of workplace fatalities has fallen to the lowest point since records began, according to an official report.

Halliburton admits BP well error

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 15:36:28 GMT

Contractor Halliburton has admitted that it failed to perform a crucial test on cement used to seal the BP oil well that blew out in the Gulf of Mexico.

Company fined over noise exposure

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 15:36:36 GMT

A manufacturing firm has been fined for putting the hearing of its employees at risk.

Stress tops list of work problems

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 15:36:42 GMT

Staff find that stress is their most common health and safety issue in the workplace, with those in the public sector being the worst affected, according to a new study.

BPA chemical 'reduces sperm count'

Mon, 01 Nov 2010 13:07:18 GMT

Exposure to high levels of the plastic chemical BPA has affected the sperm count of Chinese factory workers, according to a new study.

Firms fined following fall death

Mon, 01 Nov 2010 13:07:25 GMT

Two Lancashire firms have been fined for safety breaches following the death of a construction worker.

Firm fined for endangering staff

Mon, 01 Nov 2010 13:07:32 GMT

An employer who failed to act on calls to address safety concerns over an unprotected and dangerous first floor doorway has been prosecuted and fined for endangering workers.

Construction workers most at risk

Wed, 03 Nov 2010 08:57:18 GMT

New figures released by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) show that construction workers remain the most likely to be injured or killed at work, despite an improving safety record.

Manufacturer fined over accident

Wed, 03 Nov 2010 08:57:24 GMT

An accident which left a worker with a broken wrist after his glove became entangled in an unguarded drill has seen one Cardiff manufacturer fined £8,000.

Teacher fined over pupil roof fall

Wed, 03 Nov 2010 08:57:30 GMT

A headteacher has been fined £20,000 and ordered to pay £22,000 in costs after a court ruled that he failed to take reasonable care for the safety of a student who fell through a skylight.

Actor fatally shot on film set

Wed, 03 Nov 2010 14:22:14 GMT

An actor portraying a masked gunman was fatally shot by a village watchman who did not realise the incident was just a scene on a film set.

Carlsberg recalls lager bottles

Wed, 03 Nov 2010 14:22:26 GMT

Danish brewing giant Carlsberg has recalled bottles of its lager over fears that they may include small glass pieces.

Qantas jet makes emergency landing

Thu, 04 Nov 2010 13:56:10 GMT

A Qantas superjumbo jet with more than 450 people on board made an emergency landing in Singapore, after experiencing an engine issue over western Indonesia.

Tyre firm fined for skull fracture

Thu, 04 Nov 2010 13:56:21 GMT

Injuries sustained by a 17-year-old apprentice have left Goodyear Dunlop Tyres more than £20,000 out of pocket.

More workers being killed on farms

Thu, 04 Nov 2010 13:56:28 GMT

More farm workers are being killed or seriously injured in the UK, according to new data published by the Health and Safety Executive.

A380 engine fault a 'design issue'

Fri, 05 Nov 2010 12:09:30 GMT

Material failure or a design fault was "probably" the reason why a Qantas Airbus A380 engine failed, the airline has said.

Project to keep RA patients working

Fri, 05 Nov 2010 12:09:36 GMT

A pilot project spanning three years will aim to keep patients who have been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) quitting work.

Company fined over worker's death

Fri, 05 Nov 2010 12:09:41 GMT

A Durham-based energy support services company has been fined £120,000 and ordered to pay costs of £35,000 after a man died at its coal processing plant in Immingham.

Firms warned on smoking break rules

Mon, 08 Nov 2010 13:43:53 GMT

Employers have been warned to have correct policies in place regarding smoking breaks for staff.

Builders' lives at risk - report

Mon, 08 Nov 2010 13:44:18 GMT

The construction industry will come under heavy scrutiny from health and safety chiefs after a report claimed that workers' lives are being put in danger by a lack of risk management.

Firm fined over nitrogen knockout

Tue, 09 Nov 2010 14:07:58 GMT

A Black Country recycling firm has been fined £13,000 after a worker passed out while using nitrogen gas.

Cement firm fined over explosion

Tue, 09 Nov 2010 14:08:07 GMT

A cement company has been fined £130,000 by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after a worker was burned in an explosion.

Firm fined after worker breaks back

Tue, 09 Nov 2010 14:08:15 GMT

A Derbyshire-based foam manufacturer has been fined after a lorry driver's back was broken in a workplace accident.

Rail crash firms face prosecution

Wed, 10 Nov 2010 14:19:29 GMT

The Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) has announced that Network Rail and maintenance company Jarvis Rail will face prosecution over the 2002 Potters Bar rail crash.

Retailer fined over fire safety

Wed, 10 Nov 2010 14:19:36 GMT

Poundstretcher has been fined more than £50,000 for breaching fire safety regulations which turned one of its stores into a "death trap".

Digging worker 'hit electric cable'

Wed, 10 Nov 2010 14:19:41 GMT

A social housing landlord has been fined £8,000 after a worker hit an 11,000 volt underground cable.

Firms fined after worker crushed

Thu, 11 Nov 2010 13:15:03 GMT

Two Midlands construction companies have been fined after a worker was seriously injured by falling timber.

Firms fined after worker trapped

Thu, 11 Nov 2010 13:15:11 GMT

Three companies have been fined a total of £24,500 after a worker suffered serious leg injuries when he was trapped under a prefabricated wall.

Rolls-Royce locates aircraft fault

Mon, 15 Nov 2010 15:34:47 GMT

Rolls-Royce has said it has found the source of the problem which forced a passenger plane to make an emergency landing when its engine burst into flames.

Coldstore safety warning issued

Mon, 15 Nov 2010 15:35:03 GMT

A safety warning has been issued by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after a coldstore ceiling collapsed on two workers, causing one of them to die from his injuries.

Company fined after welder burned

Mon, 15 Nov 2010 15:35:18 GMT

A Workington-based firm has been fined £20,000 after a welder was engulfed by a fireball at the company's site in Cumbria, leaving him with serious burns.

Firm fined after power saw accident

Mon, 15 Nov 2010 15:35:35 GMT

A Keighley-based haulage firm has been fined £5,000 after a worker was left partially blind and brain damaged when an industrial power saw fell from his lorry and crushed him.

Rolls-Royce to replace engines

Wed, 17 Nov 2010 10:04:33 GMT

Rolls-Royce is to temporarily replace complete jet engines suffering from oil leaks which came to light after one disintegrated in flight, aviation sources have said.

Company fined over burns accident

Wed, 17 Nov 2010 10:04:38 GMT

A Solihull-based construction firm has been fined £13,000 after one of its workers suffered severe burns.

Welders arrested after fatal fire

Wed, 17 Nov 2010 10:04:44 GMT

A fire that engulfed a high-rise apartment building under renovation in Shanghai, killing 53 people and injuring more than 70 others, could have been due to four men improperly using welding equipment, according to reports.

High injury rate in waste sector

Wed, 17 Nov 2010 13:51:15 GMT

The waste and recycling industry has a combined fatal and major injury rate that is more than four times the average across all industries, the latest figures from the Health and Safety Executive have revealed.

Firm fined over crane hook death

Fri, 19 Nov 2010 09:17:05 GMT

A company has been fined over the death of an employee who was struck by a crane hook.

Company fined over freezer accident

Fri, 19 Nov 2010 09:17:12 GMT

Blades on an industrial freezer were turned on while a worker was inside, causing him severe bruising to his legs and leading to a fine for his employers, it has been revealed.

40 A380 engine 'to be replaced'

Fri, 19 Nov 2010 09:17:17 GMT

Three carriers that fly the Airbus A380 may need to replace around half of the Rolls-Royce engines after one of the model's disintegrated while in mid-air earlier this month, Qantas's chief executive has said.

Man crushed to death: firm fined

Fri, 19 Nov 2010 14:37:10 GMT

A galvanising firm has been fined £1,500 and ordered to pay £37,500 after an employee was crushed to death by a crane's jig and load, weighing around 1.3 tonnes.

Man's legs crushed by steel frames

Fri, 19 Nov 2010 14:37:16 GMT

A London waste management firm has been fined £14,000 after a worker had his legs crushed while unloading two steel frames.

Poundworld hit with £5,000 fine

Fri, 19 Nov 2010 14:37:22 GMT

Poundworld has been slapped with a £5,000 fine for selling dangerously faulty medical items, it has been revealed.

Train overshot platform by miles

Mon, 22 Nov 2010 10:02:58 GMT

A 65mph passenger train overshot its intended station stop by nearly two-and-a-half miles in what rail accident investigators described as a "serious incident", it has been revealed.

Plane returns after duct problem

Wed, 24 Nov 2010 09:15:36 GMT

A Delta Air Lines plane bound for Los Angeles was forced to return to Atlanta following an air duct problem, according to officials.

Tesco staff get snowplough training

Wed, 24 Nov 2010 09:15:43 GMT

More than 350 Tesco employees across the UK and the Republic of Ireland will receive special winter training as the supermarket giant gets ready for the anticipated heavy snowfall later in the year.

Building site death led to HSE fine

Wed, 24 Nov 2010 09:15:50 GMT

The death of a man on a building site in Oxfordshire has led to Linden Limited and a self-employed construction plant operator being fined. A Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigation showed the incident was preventable

Qantas to resume superjumbo flights

Wed, 24 Nov 2010 09:15:56 GMT

Australian airline Qantas has announced it is to bring back grounded superjumbo aeroplanes into regular service.

HSE warns against offshore 'decay'

Wed, 24 Nov 2010 16:01:47 GMT

A health expert has warned about the need for a sustained commitment to maintain the integrity of offshore facilities.

Clamp down on dangerous scaffolding

Wed, 24 Nov 2010 16:01:53 GMT

Dangerous scaffolding will be the area of concern for health and safety inspectors who will target construction sites in Manchester on Thursday.

Boy's eye injury risk 'foreseeable'

Wed, 24 Nov 2010 16:02:02 GMT

The family of a boy who suffered "catastrophic" brain damage after he fell on to the end of paintbrush during a school art class can proceed with a case for compensation, a judge has ruled.

Workers fear sack for being ill

Fri, 26 Nov 2010 10:15:04 GMT

Employees are reluctant to take sick leave as they are afraid of being made redundant or sacked, a new report has claimed.

Workplace asthma 'costs millions'

Fri, 26 Nov 2010 10:15:11 GMT

A study on occupational health hazards has pointed out that the country could be paying up to £135 million each year due to asthma caused by conditions at work.

Firm fined over power line accident

Fri, 26 Nov 2010 10:15:17 GMT

A farming firm has been fined £10,000 after an electrocuted worker was forced to get his toe amputated.

Writtle College fined over baler

Fri, 26 Nov 2010 15:16:30 GMT

Writtle College has been fined £12,000 in total for potentially endangering a teenage agricultural student.

Lorry driver jailed for train crash

Fri, 26 Nov 2010 15:16:36 GMT

A driver who caused a train crash by ignoring a warning sign and driving a sewage tanker on to a level crossing has been jailed after a judge was told of a "culture of not following correct procedures".

Firm fined after boy hurt on site

Fri, 26 Nov 2010 15:16:44 GMT

A 14-year-old boy was hurt when the dumper truck he was driving overturned, resulting in a fine for a building company which had employed him.

Pub firm fined for asbestos breach

Mon, 29 Nov 2010 15:23:00 GMT

The continuing dangers posed by asbestos have been highlighted by the case of construction workers exposed to potentially deadly fibres at a public house in north-east England.

Worker's hand crushed at print firm

Mon, 29 Nov 2010 15:23:11 GMT

A printing firm has been fined after a worker suffered serious injuries to his hand while attempting to clear jammed machinery.

Carbon monoxide blamed for death

Mon, 29 Nov 2010 15:23:18 GMT

The death of a restaurant worker found slumped beside a generator was caused by carbon monoxide poisoning, police have revealed.

UK Coal evacuates mine on gas fears

Wed, 01 Dec 2010 12:50:42 GMT

UK Coal evacuated 218 men from one of the nation's last remaining deep collieries in north Yorkshire after methane gas seeped into the area and ignited.

Faulty oil pipes spark Qantas fire

Mon, 06 Dec 2010 08:48:35 GMT

Investigators have said that an oil leak could have caused the Qantas A380's engine to explode in mid air, leading it to make an emergency landing last month.

Company fined over worker injury

Mon, 06 Dec 2010 08:48:42 GMT

A Southampton-based demolition company has been fined £8,000 after a worker was blinded in one eye as a result of a serious work accident.

Pub company fined for asbestos risk

Mon, 06 Dec 2010 08:48:49 GMT

A pub company from Birmingham has been fined more than £14,000 after five workers at one of its properties were put at risk of asbestos exposure.

Continental guilty over Concorde

Mon, 06 Dec 2010 13:14:09 GMT

America's Continental Airlines and one of its mechanics were today found guilty of criminal negligence in causing the French Concorde crash that killed 113 people 10 years ago.

Snow sees truckers' hours extended

Tue, 07 Dec 2010 13:06:55 GMT

The Government has temporarily extended truckers' working hours to aid the delivery of vital supplies during the freezing weather.

Radioactive fine for Schlumberger

Tue, 07 Dec 2010 13:07:06 GMT

An oilfield services firm has been fined £300,000 after workers on a rig in the North Sea were placed at risk of exposure to radiation.

Paramedic faces drink-driving count

Tue, 07 Dec 2010 13:07:14 GMT

An ambulance driver will appear in court charged with driving under the influence of alcohol after he was involved in a seven-vehicle pile-up while on a 999 call.

Compensation for man hit by bar

Wed, 08 Dec 2010 16:01:27 GMT

A man who was hit on the head with an iron bar has received a £210,000 compensation payout after the resultant blurred vision, severe anxiety and personality changes meant he was unable to continue working.

Fans injured at One Direction show

Wed, 08 Dec 2010 16:01:33 GMT

A performance by X Factor finalists One Direction in Wolverhampton in freezing conditions saw 35 fans treated for minor injuries.

One in 10 police 'hit by illness'

Wed, 08 Dec 2010 16:01:39 GMT

Figures have revealed that almost 10% of police officers are on sick or performing limited duties.

Coupler flaw led to runaway train

Fri, 10 Dec 2010 09:15:03 GMT

A faulty coupler led to a runaway engineering train on the London Underground, an official report has concluded.

Crane driver dies in frozen river

Fri, 10 Dec 2010 09:15:14 GMT

An investigation has been launched into the death of a man who was killed when the 27-ton crane he was driving fell into a freezing river.

Brewer recalls bottles of lager

Fri, 10 Dec 2010 09:15:21 GMT

A brewer has been forced to issue a recall after shards of glass were found in some lager bottles.

Chemical plant blast kills two

Fri, 10 Dec 2010 13:50:25 GMT

A deadly blast in a chemical plant in West Virginia's northern panhandle has killed two workers and injured one other.

Airport closed after jet problem

Fri, 10 Dec 2010 13:50:30 GMT

An airport in South Yorkshire has been closed after an executive jet with two people inside was forced to park next to the runway after suffering a problem with its undercarriage.

Station reopens after 'gas leak'

Fri, 10 Dec 2010 13:50:36 GMT

London's Victoria Tube Station has been reopened following a closure due to a suspected gas leak.

Man dies in aerosol cannister blaze

Wed, 15 Dec 2010 09:07:49 GMT

A 37-year-old man was burned to death in an industrial accident when the aerosol canisters he was crushing caught fire.

Lives 'in danger' at karaoke bar

Wed, 15 Dec 2010 15:17:43 GMT

The owners and site manager of a new Manchester-based karaoke bar have been fined over £6,000 after ignoring fire safety procedures during the club's construction.

Farm visitors urged to wash hands

Mon, 20 Dec 2010 15:02:01 GMT

A health watchdog has urged visitors to farms to make sure they wash their hands when they leave, after 1,328 sickness cases were recorded in 17 years.

Worker loses fingers in accident

Mon, 20 Dec 2010 15:02:07 GMT

A major excavator firm has been fined after an employee lost two fingers in a workplace accident.

Parents to sue nursery over death

Mon, 20 Dec 2010 15:02:14 GMT

The parents of a two-year-old girl who died when her head became trapped in the frame of a wooden playhouse have said they intend to sue the nursery where the incident took place.

Surrey boss sentenced over breaches

Thu, 23 Dec 2010 13:56:28 GMT

A Surrey businessman has been sentenced to 240 hours of community service after he ignored notices to stop dangerous work at his premises on an industrial estate in Guildford.

Bakery fined after worker injured

Thu, 23 Dec 2010 13:56:36 GMT

A bakery has been fined £4,000 after a worker's hand was crushed in a machine used to roll dough.

Two dead in suspected gas leak

Thu, 23 Dec 2010 13:56:43 GMT

Two workers have died after a suspected gas leak at a drug manufacturing plant in southern India.

Worker found dead at canoe factory

Tue, 04 Jan 2011 10:59:14 GMT

A Runcorn worker has died after getting trapped in an oven at a canoe factory.

Actress quits Spider-Man musical

Tue, 04 Jan 2011 10:59:34 GMT

Troubled Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark faced more woes as a key star left the show citing an injury suffered during one of the preview performances.

New date for Potters Bar trial

Tue, 04 Jan 2011 10:59:42 GMT

Network Rail and maintenance firm Jarvis Rail have been given a new date for their trial over the Potters Bar train crash, which killed seven people in 2002.

Unison won £27m for members in 2010

Wed, 05 Jan 2011 09:47:44 GMT

The largest public sector workers union won over £27 million in compensation for its member in 2010, according to new figures.

Hochtief fined after fatal accident

Wed, 05 Jan 2011 09:47:52 GMT

Hochtief Construction AG has been fined £266,000 after a worker died using a poorly maintained telehandler.

Rise in radiation exposure recorded

Wed, 05 Jan 2011 09:48:00 GMT

A rise in the number of X-rays is fuelling an increase in the amount of radiation people are exposed to each year, experts have said.

New guidance issued on presses

Wed, 05 Jan 2011 11:44:21 GMT

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is urging users of hand-fed platen die-cutting machines to follow revised operating and safeguarding guidance to reduce the risk of serious crush injuries and even death after it was revealed that at least five ope

Worker killed in ammo plant blast

Fri, 07 Jan 2011 08:33:42 GMT

One worker has been killed and a firefighter injured when a series of explosions ripped through the Kinematics Research plant in Oakland, Tennessee - a factory that makes shells for pistols and rifles.

Men leap from out-of-control plough

Fri, 07 Jan 2011 08:33:48 GMT

Two men had to make a dramatic leap to safety off a snow plough before it collided with a large bank of snow, it has been revealed.

Oil drilling suspension rejected

Fri, 07 Jan 2011 08:33:55 GMT

A committee of MPs has opposed any moratorium on deep water drilling for oil in the UK's seas, warning such a move would undermine the country's energy security.

Contaminated egg enters food chain

Fri, 07 Jan 2011 14:28:08 GMT

Liquid egg from poultry fed contaminated feed has entered Britain, according to health chiefs.

Farmer died after tractor fall

Fri, 07 Jan 2011 14:28:14 GMT

A farmer died after suffering a fractured pelvis in a tractor accident, a fatal accident inquiry has ruled.

Payout over lecturer's cancer death

Fri, 07 Jan 2011 14:28:20 GMT

The widow of a chemistry lecturer has reached an out-of-court settlement from his former employer after the academic died of an asbestos-related cancer.

Council admits charge after death

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 12:18:29 GMT

East Sussex County Council has admitted failing to store hazardous substances correctly after a Down's syndrome sufferer died after swallowing dishwater fluid at a day centre.

Workers hospitalised after leak

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 12:18:35 GMT

An investigation is being carried out after 62 workers became ill following a chemical leak at a factory in eastern China.

Pub landlord burned in fryer blast

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 12:18:40 GMT

A pub landlord suffered 40% burns after a fryer overheated and exploded in the kitchen of his pub in South Tyneside.

Packaging firm fined over accident

Wed, 12 Jan 2011 09:03:55 GMT

A food packaging firm has been fined £27,500 after a worker needed skin grafts following an incident at a factory in Rochdale.

Builders fined for safety breach

Wed, 12 Jan 2011 09:04:01 GMT

Failing to risk-assess dangerous building work has left a contractor with a bill of more than £5,000.

Gritter driver recovers after crash

Wed, 12 Jan 2011 09:04:06 GMT

A driver suffered broken bones in his right leg and foot after his gritter fell 30ft (9m) down a bank.

Cardiff truck firm fined £20,000

Wed, 12 Jan 2011 16:34:43 GMT

A truck and van company has been fined after a young mechanic fractured a hip in a 15ft fall in Newport.

New worker severed arm with saw

Wed, 12 Jan 2011 16:34:49 GMT

A furniture assembler who severed his arm while cutting wood had only been given five minutes of training for operating the industrial saw, a court has heard.

Steel manufacturing company fined

Fri, 14 Jan 2011 09:01:57 GMT

A Gainsborough-based steel manufacturing firm has been hit with a £15,000 fine after a worker sustained a number of injuries when a lifting bracket welded to a three-tonne processing tank fell on him at one of the company's sites.

Boatyard worker wins £7.2m damages

Fri, 14 Jan 2011 15:12:46 GMT

A boatyard worker has been awarded £7.2 million in damages after an accident left him severely brain damaged at the age of 21.

Council found guilty over well fall

Fri, 14 Jan 2011 15:12:52 GMT

Mansfield District Council has been fined £5,000 after an employee plunged six metres down a dry well.

Firm fined over 'asbestos exposure'

Fri, 14 Jan 2011 15:13:07 GMT

A property management firm has been fined £30,100 after workers were exposed to asbestos.

Quarry owner fined after injury

Mon, 17 Jan 2011 15:05:45 GMT

A quarry owner has been fined £5,000 after a worker had his leg broken by blocks of stone.

Window maker fined for poor hygiene

Mon, 17 Jan 2011 15:05:51 GMT

A London window manufacturer has been fined £5,000 and ordered to pay £1,968 costs after ignoring two Health and Safety Executive (HSE) notices requiring it to improve employee facilities to a clean and hygienic standard.

Supermarket staff 'battle boredom'

Wed, 19 Jan 2011 09:21:15 GMT

Around two-thirds of supermarket workers say that boredom can lead to them making mistakes.

Factory demolition 'risked lives'

Wed, 19 Jan 2011 09:21:21 GMT

A disused factory being demolished in a city centre could have collapsed, putting the lives of the public and the construction company's workforce in danger, a court was told.

Binman's death being investigated

Wed, 19 Jan 2011 11:56:22 GMT

A bin man has been killed after an accident involving a collection vehicle in Sandwich, Kent.

Worker 'bedridden' after accident

Wed, 19 Jan 2011 16:19:12 GMT

A warehouse worker was left "bedridden" after being required to bend down and lift 24kg aeroplane components at work.

Metal firm fined for finger injury

Wed, 19 Jan 2011 16:19:19 GMT

A teenager had to have two of his fingers amputated at the first joint after they became trapped in a power press on his first day at work.

Building firm fined for site breach

Wed, 19 Jan 2011 16:19:24 GMT

A property company has been fined £10,000 after putting its workers on a building site at risk and then ignoring an official order to improve safety.

Dog attacks stop postal deliveries

Fri, 21 Jan 2011 13:34:31 GMT

Postal delivers have been suspended to a street where Royal Mail staff have been "repeatedly attacked by a dog".

NHS Trust fined over asbestos error

Fri, 21 Jan 2011 13:34:36 GMT

Asbestos was released into a hospital following health and safety breaches by an NHS Trust and a security firm, a court has heard.

Demolition firm fined after fall

Fri, 21 Jan 2011 16:19:28 GMT

A Grimsby demolition company has been fined £12,000 and ordered to pay costs of £3,570.80 after one of its employees was severely injured when he fell through a garage roof.

Shop cake supplier row with insurer

Fri, 21 Jan 2011 16:19:34 GMT

A supermarket cake supplier caught up in fears over toxic eggs at its Cardiff-based cake business has revealed its insurer has disputed a claim over the cost of withdrawing products.

Steel firm fined after worker fall

Fri, 21 Jan 2011 16:19:39 GMT

A steel fabrication firm has been fined £20,000 after a man using a scissor lift fell to the ground when he was struck by an overhead crane.

EEF criticises red tape measures

Mon, 24 Jan 2011 16:28:01 GMT

The Government has been urged to reduce 'unnecessary' health and safety legislation to focus on the application of current laws after a survey of manufacturing firms.

Woman injured in dental lab blast

Mon, 24 Jan 2011 16:28:07 GMT

Several people have been hurt in an explosion at a dental laboratory, police have said.

Two dead in Russian mall blaze

Mon, 24 Jan 2011 16:28:13 GMT

A blaze at a shopping mall in Ufa, Russia has claimed two lives and left eight people injured, officials have said.

Firm fined over worker's roof fall

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 15:06:58 GMT

A farm worker suffered double fractures to his skull when he fell four metres through a barn roof.

Plane given fighter jet escort

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 15:07:06 GMT

Two RAF Typhoon jets had to escort a Heathrow-bound flight on Monday after a passenger began making threats on board.

Rail injuries 'going unreported'

Wed, 26 Jan 2011 10:12:06 GMT

A culture of pressure and fear has led to hundreds of rail worker injuries going unreported in recent years, an official report has found.

Kebab firm fined for safety failure

Wed, 26 Jan 2011 10:12:12 GMT

A kebab meat manufacturer has been prosecuted after workers used dangerous machinery without adequate safety measures in place.

Company fined over finger injury

Wed, 26 Jan 2011 10:12:18 GMT

A Wigan manufacturer has been prosecuted after an employee lost part of his index finger in a drilling machine accident.

10 workers killed in platform fall

Fri, 28 Jan 2011 14:26:43 GMT

Ten workers were killed after a platform lift used at a high-rise construction site crashed down 25 storeys in the Philippine capital Manila on Thursday.

Corporate manslaughter case begins

Fri, 28 Jan 2011 14:26:48 GMT

A company has denied unlawfully killing a worker in the first prosecution of a business for corporate manslaughter under new laws.

Council fined after fatal fall

Fri, 28 Jan 2011 14:26:53 GMT

A local authority in Scotland has been hit with a fine after a 90-year-old woman died because she fell down a hole in her home left uncovered by gas repairmen, the Health and safety Executive (HSE) said.

Rules 'put air travellers at risk'

Mon, 31 Jan 2011 11:04:45 GMT

Passenger safety could be put at risk if UK pilots are forced to work longer hours, union leaders have warned.

Construction firms fined over fall

Mon, 31 Jan 2011 15:41:40 GMT

Two construction firms have been fined a total of £26,000 after a worker plunged six metres through a roof.

Traces of lead in art show 'seeds'

Mon, 31 Jan 2011 15:41:46 GMT

Tate Modern has defended an art installation which encouraged visitors to walk on a carpet of porcelain "seeds" after an investigation revealed it contained lead traces.

Eurotunnel demonstrates fire system

Wed, 02 Feb 2011 15:29:26 GMT

Eurotunnel has demonstrated its new multimillion-pound firefighting system for the Channel Tunnel using water mist to help extinguish a fire.

Firms fined £85,000 over death fall

Wed, 02 Feb 2011 15:29:33 GMT

Two companies must pay a collective £85,000 fine after a man working on a chimney fell 50m and died.

Worker 'exposed to 11,000 volts'

Fri, 04 Feb 2011 09:51:13 GMT

An electrical engineering company has been fined £5,000 after an employee was exposed to 11,000 volts.

Obesity prompts ambulance upgrades

Fri, 04 Feb 2011 09:51:21 GMT

Ambulance fleets across the country are being revamped with wider stretchers and lifting gear to cope with the increasing number of fat patients, it has been reported.

Accident leads to leg amputation

Fri, 04 Feb 2011 14:34:41 GMT

A litany of safety failures resulted in a young construction worker being so badly injured that surgeons had to amputate half of his leg, a court learned.

Employee broke back in ladder fall

Fri, 04 Feb 2011 14:34:47 GMT

A businessman has been fined £4,000 after failing to ensure a ladder was maintained, which resulted in an employee injuring himself in a fall.

Worker suffers 33,000-volt shock

Fri, 04 Feb 2011 14:34:52 GMT

An electrician suffered serious burns in a 33,000-volt shock while carrying out maintenance work at a steel plant, it has been revealed.

Worker permanently damages leg

Wed, 09 Feb 2011 09:50:34 GMT

Wrongly packaged breeze blocks at a building site resulted in a 31-year-old worker sustaining permanent injuries to his leg.

Firm gets £20,000 bill over injury

Wed, 09 Feb 2011 09:50:40 GMT

A company that works for supermarkets must pay nearly £20,000 after a crate fell on a worker and badly hurt her.

Four critical after fall into dock

Wed, 09 Feb 2011 09:50:45 GMT

Four people have been badly injured after falling from a ship into the water of one of the biggest docks in the UK.

Charity fined over woman's death

Wed, 09 Feb 2011 15:02:48 GMT

An 88-year-old woman died after suffering head injuries and a broken neck when she was thrown from her wheelchair while travelling in an Age Concern Westminster minibus, a court heard.

Manslaughter trial continues

Wed, 09 Feb 2011 15:02:53 GMT

A businessman employing a geologist who died in a pit when it collapsed in on him has told a court he was "absolutely confident" the dead man knew what he was doing.

Muti undergoes surgery after fall

Wed, 09 Feb 2011 15:02:59 GMT

Italian music director Riccardo Muti is recovering at Northwestern Memorial Hospital after undergoing surgery for fractures to his face and jaw, which occurred when he fainted and fell from his podium during a rehearsal with the Chicago Symphony Orches

Call to take over metal ore mines

Fri, 11 Feb 2011 10:19:39 GMT

The Coal Authority needs to take control of the country's abandoned metal ore mines to stop them becoming environmental hazards, an MP has said.

Work stress 'affects relationships'

Fri, 11 Feb 2011 10:19:48 GMT

New research has indicated that mounting workload and long working hours are adversely affecting people's relationships.

NHS sick rate variations revealed

Fri, 11 Feb 2011 10:19:54 GMT

NHS staff on lower pay and junior workers are more likely to go off sick than senior colleagues, according to a new report.

Building left 'at risk of collapse'

Fri, 11 Feb 2011 15:23:40 GMT

A builder's "blatant disregard" for health and safety put the lives of workers and members of the public at risk because he left a city centre building in danger of collapse, a court has heard.

Trench decision astonishing: boss

Fri, 11 Feb 2011 15:23:47 GMT

A businessman employing a geologist who died in a pit when it collapsed in on him said he was "astonished" his employee had gone down into it, a court has heard.

Firm fined £10,000 over asbestos

Fri, 11 Feb 2011 15:23:52 GMT

A company has been fined £10,000 for failing to use the proper methods for dealing with asbestos as it knocked down an old church.

Company fined after worker injury

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 14:21:34 GMT

A West-Midlands based packaging firm has been fined £5,000 after one of its employees lost three of his fingers while working at the company's St Helen's site.

Horses 'may have been electrocuted'

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 14:21:40 GMT

An investigation has begun into the death of two racehorses at Newbury Racecourse amid fears they were electrocuted by underground cabling.

Construction firm fined over fall

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 14:21:45 GMT

A construction firm has been fined £15,000 after an employee suffered serious head injuries when he fell off a pair of ladders while refurbishing a store.

Spiderman show breaks safety rules

Tue, 15 Feb 2011 10:17:10 GMT

A controversy-stricken musical based on comic book hero Spiderman has been hit with a fresh blow after the New York State Department of Labour slapped two safety violations on the Broadway extravaganza.

Firm fined £130k for worker's death

Tue, 15 Feb 2011 13:59:00 GMT

A Cambridgeshire power firm has been fined £130,000 after safety failings contributed to the death of an employee.

BP drilling boss 'quit over safety'

Tue, 15 Feb 2011 13:59:07 GMT

A former BP drilling operations chief resigned just months before last year's Gulf of Mexico oil spill amid disagreements over the oil giant's commitment to safety, a class-action lawsuit says.

Carpentry firm fined over breach

Wed, 16 Feb 2011 14:34:39 GMT

A carpentry firm has been fined for failing to ensure workers were adequately trained and supervised when using woodwork machinery.

Chevron liable for Ecuador damage

Wed, 16 Feb 2011 14:34:45 GMT

Chevron has been ordered to pay £6 billion in clean-up costs and damages over oil drilling contamination in Ecuador.

Company convicted of manslaughter

Wed, 16 Feb 2011 14:34:51 GMT

A company has become the first to be convicted under new corporate manslaughter legislation following the death of a young geologist who died when a pit collapsed on him in Gloucestershire.

Firm fined over safety breaches

Thu, 17 Feb 2011 13:56:01 GMT

A manufacturing firm has been fined £20,000 for failing to have an adequate safeguard in place to prevent access to dangerous parts of machinery at its premises in Northumberland.

Company fined after worker burned

Thu, 17 Feb 2011 13:56:09 GMT

A construction company has been fined £20,000 after a worker was taken to hospital with severe burns to his body.

Firm fined over man's trench death

Fri, 18 Feb 2011 11:16:16 GMT

A company found guilty in the first ever corporate manslaughter prosecution after a geologist died when a pit collapsed on him was fined £385,000 today.

Beer firm recalls 750,000 bottles

Mon, 21 Feb 2011 15:31:04 GMT

Some 750,000 bottles of beer have been recalled by a brewing company after fragments of glass were found in a small number of products.

Rail chiefs in court over crash

Mon, 21 Feb 2011 15:31:19 GMT

A court case looking into the 2002 Potters Bar train crash will hear from rail chiefs accused of health and safety failings.

Man jailed over bin on rail track

Tue, 22 Feb 2011 12:10:51 GMT

A man has been jailed for pushing a metal bin onto railway lines, where it was hit by a train doing 55mph.

Rail firm to admit guilt over crash

Tue, 22 Feb 2011 12:11:00 GMT

Network Rail has said that it intends to plead guilty over its role in the May 2002 Potters Bar train crash which killed six passengers and a pedestrian.

Food firm fined after staff injured

Tue, 22 Feb 2011 12:15:27 GMT

A Hull-based food manufacturer has been fined £14,000 after the Health and Safety Executive found that two serious incidents which left workers injured should have been avoided.

MoD agency censured over death

Fri, 25 Feb 2011 10:20:32 GMT

A Ministry of Defence (MoD) agency has been formally reprimanded over health and safety failings that led to the death of a scientists following an explosion.

Increased sickness absence recorded

Fri, 25 Feb 2011 10:20:50 GMT

The level of sickness leave dropped to an all-time low during the recession but has since risen, with more than 600,000 workers absent from work in the last quarter of 2010, official figures have shown.

Papermaker fined over fatal fall

Fri, 25 Feb 2011 10:23:12 GMT

A papermaking firm has been fined £260,00 following an incident in which a worker died after falling through a fragile roof to his death.

Firm fined for fire safety faults

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 09:24:20 GMT

Serious fire safety deficiencies have led to a £40,000 fine for a waste management services company in Dorset.

Stress warning over unpaid overtime

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 09:24:26 GMT

A union has issued a warning about rising stress levels among workers as a study revealed 5.26 million people worked unpaid overtime last year.

Music 'may help boost productivity'

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 09:24:32 GMT

The majority of employees would like to listen to music while they work, believing it has a positive impact on their mental state and productivity, a study has found.

Fire bosses charged over deaths

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 14:29:03 GMT

Three bosses at Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service have been charged with the manslaughter of four firefighters who died in 2007.

RAF 'was given wrong location'

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 14:29:10 GMT

An inquiry surrounding the circumstances of the rescue attempt of four men on a capsized Cumbrian scallop dredger has heard that the coastguard gave the RAF the wrong location of the vessel in distress.

Increase in stress levels at work

Wed, 02 Mar 2011 08:17:09 GMT

A new survey by the Trade Union Coordinating Group has found an increase in stress levels at work over the past 12 months, mainly due to growing concerns over job security.

Farmer fined over slurry death

Wed, 02 Mar 2011 08:17:15 GMT

The father of a man killed in a farm accident in Northern Ireland says he hopes agricultural contractors will learn lessons from the death.

Haulage company fined over safety

Wed, 02 Mar 2011 15:11:37 GMT

Health and safety failures at a haulage site near Stirling have led to an £8,000 fine for the partnership involved.

Fine following steeplejack fall

Wed, 02 Mar 2011 15:11:43 GMT

A building maintenance company based in Stoke-on-Trent has been fined £3,334 and ordered to pay £4,000 costs after a steeplejack fell from a church roof and suffered serious injuries.

MasterChef contestant slices finger

Wed, 02 Mar 2011 15:11:49 GMT

A classical pianist sliced off the top of one of his fingers when he appeared as a contestant on MasterChef.

Fine for building firm over fall

Fri, 04 Mar 2011 08:57:20 GMT

A fall from unsafe scaffolding by a worker who suffered serious injuries, including to the spine, has seen the Tyneside construction firm responsible fined.

Steel beam narrowly misses workers

Fri, 04 Mar 2011 08:57:26 GMT

Warehouse workers in Newcastle narrowly avoided certain death when a 15-metre steel beam came crashing down, wrecking the office on which it landed, local magistrates have learned.

£30,000 asbestos fine for council

Fri, 04 Mar 2011 08:57:32 GMT

A city council has been fined after around 150 people were exposed to potentially lethal asbestos at one of its depots.

Olympics safety Bill clears Commons

Fri, 04 Mar 2011 13:21:21 GMT

Legislation with the aim of improving safety at 2012 Olympics venues has cleared the House of Commons.

Wrongful death payout Bill passed

Fri, 04 Mar 2011 13:21:29 GMT

Politicians in Scotland have backed a Labour MSP's proposal to simplify the compensation system for wrongful deaths.

Warning over 'Tube chaos' from cuts

Fri, 04 Mar 2011 13:21:35 GMT

Transport union bosses have warned London Underground passengers that changes to safety inspections will lead to delays for travellers.

Firm fined after worker acid horror

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 15:04:21 GMT

A firm has been fined after one of its workers was burned in the face, arms and neck at a house in Heywood.

Farmer fined after roof plunge

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 15:04:27 GMT

A farmer has been fined £6,000 after a builder's labourer fractured his skull in a fall from a building onto a concrete floor two years ago.

Vehicle firm fined for man's injury

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 15:04:33 GMT

A vehicle repair and sales firm has been fined £5,000 after a worker was injured when falling from a cage balanced on a fork lift truck.

Firm fined over lift shaft fall

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 08:46:50 GMT

A firm has been fined after a man fell 20ft down a lift shaft at a Brighton building site.

Firms hit by 'malicious' claims

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 08:46:56 GMT

A large number of businesses have suffered "malicious" complaints from staff, according to research.

Blood cause of infection 'unlikely'

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 11:48:27 GMT

An inquiry has heard it was "most unlikely" that a hepatitis C patient who died after two liver transplants contracted the virus from infected blood or blood plasma.

Work queries 'stress women at home'

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 11:48:34 GMT

Women are more likely than men to feel guilty about responding to work queries at home, according to new research.

Worker injured in bus accident

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 09:53:52 GMT

A construction worker is in hospital with serious head injuries after he was knocked out of a cherry picker by a bus and dragged 20m along the road.

Firm fined after fork lift injury

Wed, 16 Mar 2011 09:45:37 GMT

A pipework company in Lincolnshire has been fined £20,000 after an employee was hit by the fork of a truck and injured.

Poor jobs 'can affect well-being'

Wed, 16 Mar 2011 09:45:43 GMT

Research has suggested that government policies should also consider the quality of people's working life, as a poor job could affect a person's well-being.

Film effects man cleared over death

Wed, 16 Mar 2011 09:45:48 GMT

A special effects expert involved in the making of the Batman film The Dark Knight, during which a cameraman was killed, has been cleared of health and safety breaches.

Firms convicted over worker's death

Wed, 16 Mar 2011 14:38:48 GMT

Two firms have been convicted of health and safety breaches after a stone mason's labourer was killed in an accident.

Shuttle worker falls to his death

Wed, 16 Mar 2011 14:38:55 GMT

An engineer fell to his death while working at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, Nasa officials have said.

Director fined for missing asbestos

Wed, 16 Mar 2011 14:39:02 GMT

The director of an asbestos surveying company in Redditch has been fined £5,000 after failing to identify asbestos at a site in Leicester.

2012 may see flexible working hours

Fri, 18 Mar 2011 09:21:50 GMT

Flexible working could be permitted by a third of large firms so staff can watch the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Recycle worker lost arm in accident

Fri, 18 Mar 2011 09:21:56 GMT

A 35-year-old worker at a recycling plant had to have his arm amputated due to a lack of safety.

Company fined over electrocution

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 09:40:08 GMT

A roofing firm has been fined £50,000 after a new worker was electrocution while operating a lorry driven crane.

Police pay £770,000 over dog bites

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 09:40:21 GMT

People bitten by police dogs have been paid a total of £770,000 in compensation over the past three years, it has been revealed.

Firm fined after chemical exposure

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 15:57:55 GMT

A utilities company has been fined £4,000 after a worker suffered sore skin from over-exposure to a hazardous chemical.

Firms fined after worker crushed

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 15:58:16 GMT

The death of a worker crushed under a 31-tonne concrete beam has led to two firms being fined £130,000 in total.

Crash charges for aerospace giants

Wed, 23 Mar 2011 08:51:00 GMT

A French judge has filed preliminary charges of manslaughter against Air France over a 2009 crash that killed all 228 people aboard a jet that plunged into the Atlantic.

Firms urged to prepare for crisis

Wed, 23 Mar 2011 13:27:19 GMT

A new survey by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) has found that fewer than half of firms in the private sector are prepared to deal with unexpected problems such as extreme weather or cyber attacks, putting businesses at risk due to their lack

Scaffolding fall companies fined

Wed, 23 Mar 2011 13:27:25 GMT

Two construction companies have been fined after a woman was seriously injured by falling scaffolding, which collapsed during high winds.

US worker slides down sewer pipe

Wed, 23 Mar 2011 13:27:31 GMT

A worker has been rescued after he slid nearly 3,000ft down a 6ft diameter sewer pipe at a wastewater treatment plant in Washington state, US, according to officials.

Hotel admits breaches after fire

Thu, 24 Mar 2011 12:58:18 GMT

The owners of a Cornwall hotel that caught fire, leading to the deaths of three people, have admitted breaching health and safety regulations.

Builder fined over decorations fall

Thu, 24 Mar 2011 12:58:46 GMT

A building company has been hit with a £12,000 fine after Christmas decorations it had been employed to secure on a high street collapsed and injured two members of the public.

Firm fined over asbestos breach

Mon, 28 Mar 2011 11:19:01 GMT

A building firm has been fined after it exposed staff to potentially deadly asbestos in Derby.

Planes land without tower clearance

Mon, 28 Mar 2011 11:19:08 GMT

Two planes were forced to land without clearance at Reagan National Airport in Northern Virginia after their pilots were unable to get in touch with anyone at the air traffic control tower.

Firm fined over saw blade injury

Mon, 28 Mar 2011 11:19:14 GMT

A theme park company has been fined £5,000 after a worker injured his hand on a rotating saw blade.

Firm fined over safety failings

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 10:14:17 GMT

A Wirral-based property maintenance company has been fined £2,000 after workers were discovered conducting repairs while standing on a sloping roof.

Worker shattered wrist in roof fall

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 10:14:22 GMT

A Telford-based construction company has been fined £20,000 after a worker shattered his wrist when he fell from a youth centre roof in Solihull.

Fine after man crushed to death

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 10:14:28 GMT

Two aerospace firms have been fined after a worker was crushed to death while transporting steel at a factory in Darwen in 2008.

NR pleads guilty over Potters Bar

Thu, 31 Mar 2011 09:37:47 GMT

Rail infrastructure company Network Rail (NR) has pleaded guilty to breaching safety regulations over the 2002 Potters Bar train crash which claimed seven lives.

Company fined after worker's fall

Fri, 01 Apr 2011 09:34:32 GMT

A Cambridgeshire-based construction firm has been fined a total of £14,000 after a worker fell from scaffolding, putting him in a coma for several days.

Company 'failed to protect staff'

Fri, 01 Apr 2011 09:34:37 GMT

An international firm has been fined £9,000 for risking workers' lives at a site during the construction of wooden packing crates.

CMI reports lower staff turnovers

Fri, 01 Apr 2011 09:34:43 GMT

The last year saw a lower staff turnover amid rising unemployment as fewer workers resigned, retired or were made redundant, a study has shown.

Farm business fined after roof fall

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 09:05:21 GMT

A farm business from Nottinghamshire has been fined £4,000 after a worker broke his pelvis, four ribs and his shoulder blade in a roof fall.

Driver crushed to death by gates

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 09:05:27 GMT

A lorry driver died after steel gates fell on top of him as they were being moved from his vehicle.

Firm fined after worker roof plunge

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 14:48:05 GMT

A roofing company based in Taunton has been fined £4,500 after a worker was seriously hurt plunging through a roof light and falling 7.5m.

Night shifts plea amid health fears

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 14:48:11 GMT

A report has called on the Government to restrict the duration of work shifts during the night to eight hours after a study found that an increasing number of night workers face health risks.

Council fined over fluid poisoning

Tue, 05 Apr 2011 15:19:10 GMT

A £50,000 fine has been issued to a county council following an incident where a man with Down's syndrome accidentally drank dishwasher fluid and eventually died.

Gas blast kills 10 miners in China

Tue, 05 Apr 2011 15:19:20 GMT

A gas explosion at a coal mine in north-western China has resulted in the death of 10 people, according to state media.

Firm fined over crane incident

Wed, 06 Apr 2011 15:15:50 GMT

A motor component manufacturer has been fined £20,000 after a worker was injured at its factory.

Surya fined after forklift accident

Wed, 06 Apr 2011 15:15:56 GMT

A food processing firm has been fined £9,000 after an employee had his leg broken when he was struck by a fork-lift truck at a Harwich factory.

Transocean bosses to donate bonuses

Wed, 06 Apr 2011 15:16:13 GMT

Transocean's top managers have said they will donate their bonuses to help the families of the 11 people who died in the Gulf of Mexico oil rig explosion.

Concerns raised over pilot fatigue

Fri, 08 Apr 2011 09:54:31 GMT

Reports that two cockpit crew members fell asleep at the controls during a long-haul flight have raised concerns over pilot fatigue.

Garage boss admits safety failings

Fri, 08 Apr 2011 09:54:37 GMT

The director of a garage has admitted breaching safety regulations relating to the use of pressure systems.

Firm fined over roof safety breach

Fri, 08 Apr 2011 14:43:38 GMT

A breach of guidelines put in place to prevent injuries at work has cost a roofing contractor in the Vale of Glamorgan more than £7,000 in fines and court costs.

M&S in court over asbestos claims

Fri, 08 Apr 2011 14:43:43 GMT

Marks & Spencer has been accused of failing to protect customers, workers and staff from potential exposure to asbestos during major refurbishment

Badly hurt worker wins payout case

Fri, 08 Apr 2011 14:43:48 GMT

A worker from Swansea who was badly injured in a 15ft fall while dismantling a disused factory has fought off an appeal by his former company, which tried to avoid a payout of £580,000.

Firm fined after workers poisoned

Mon, 11 Apr 2011 14:38:08 GMT

A Grimsby-based asbestos services firm has been fined £5,000 after three workers suffered carbon monoxide poisoning.

No wedding bliss for NHS workers

Mon, 11 Apr 2011 14:38:18 GMT

Union leaders have criticised the NHS trusts who have refused to recognise the "spirit" of the royal wedding by not paying workers bank holiday rates.

Tesco fined £48,000 for breaches

Tue, 12 Apr 2011 13:13:34 GMT

Supermarket giant Tesco has been fined £48,000 after a local authority in Berkshire discovered a number of health and safety failings at one of its stores.

Dish cloths ripe for dangerous bugs

Wed, 13 Apr 2011 14:55:31 GMT

Environmental health chiefs have warned about the dangers of dish cloths after research found the majority contain potentially life-threatening bugs like E.coli.

Firm rapped for worker roof plunge

Wed, 13 Apr 2011 14:55:37 GMT

A catalogue of safety failings has been blamed for a worker breaking his back in a roof fall.

Firms fined over safety failures

Wed, 13 Apr 2011 14:55:42 GMT

Two firms have been fined a total of £400,000 for breaking health and safety rules after a worker who fell from scaffolding at a Scottish school died.

Sleeping controller is suspended

Fri, 15 Apr 2011 14:06:42 GMT

A US air traffic controller has been suspended after falling asleep while a medical flight was landing in Nevada.

Steel firm fined over crush injury

Fri, 15 Apr 2011 14:06:50 GMT

A steel firm has been fined after a court heard it is unlikely a worker will ever walk again following an accident at a rolling mill.

Nurses call for annual health MOT

Fri, 15 Apr 2011 14:06:58 GMT

Nurses have called for a yearly health and well-being check up.

Drink-drive ambulance man goes free

Mon, 18 Apr 2011 10:04:58 GMT

A drink-driving ambulance driver who was involved in a seven-vehicle pile-up after answering a 999 call has avoided prison.

Group voices school asbestos fears

Wed, 20 Apr 2011 09:04:09 GMT

A campaign group has outlined "worrying" failings in the management of asbestos in schools.

Gas workers fined over fittings

Wed, 20 Apr 2011 09:04:14 GMT

A gas fitter and his employer have been sentenced over a spate of installation and registration issues.

Royal wedding day off 'uncertain'

Wed, 20 Apr 2011 14:08:35 GMT

A quarter of office workers do not yet know if they will get the day off for the royal wedding, despite it being a bank holiday, a report from a recruitment firm said.

Asbestos case company fined £10,000

Wed, 20 Apr 2011 14:08:40 GMT

A contractor has been fined £10,000 after a "miscommunication" led construction workers to be exposed to asbestos.

Crew evacuated from swamped rig

Wed, 20 Apr 2011 14:08:46 GMT

Nineteen crew members from a swamped mobile rig - Vagant - in the North Sea have been evacuated to a stand-by vessel, the Dutch Pearl, according to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.

Teachers win millions in payouts

Thu, 21 Apr 2011 11:29:42 GMT

A teacher won £200,000 in compensation after slipping on a grape last year and another was awarded £100,000 after falling on spilt food in a school canteen.

28% of teachers 'bullied at work'

Thu, 21 Apr 2011 11:29:52 GMT

"Deep concern" has been raised over new research that reveals the extent to which teachers face bullying while trying to do their job.

Stressed teachers suicidal - union

Wed, 27 Apr 2011 11:16:19 GMT

Work-related stress among teachers has shot up and has lead to some even contemplating suicide, the National Union of Teacher (NUT) conference has heard.

£4,000 fine for worker fall firm

Wed, 27 Apr 2011 11:16:26 GMT

A court has imposed a fine of £4,000 on a welding company after one of its workers sustained serious injuries when he fell off a barn roof on to a grain bucket.

Woodworker fined over unguarded saw

Wed, 27 Apr 2011 11:16:33 GMT

A woodworker has been fined £4,000 after risking serious injury to himself and an employee by continuing to use an unguarded circular saw.

Grain firm fined over worker fall

Tue, 03 May 2011 09:30:44 GMT

A fine of £4,000 has been imposed on an animal grain company after one of its workers suffered head injuries after falling five feet onto a concrete floor.

Nestle Purina handed accident fine

Tue, 03 May 2011 14:09:50 GMT

A fine of £50,000 has been imposed on petcare firm Nestle Purina after a malfunction in a steam pressure system resulted in five employees suffering severe burns.

Air France crash black box found

Tue, 03 May 2011 14:09:55 GMT

Investigators have located and recovered the flight data recorder of a 2009 Air France flight.

BP pay out over Alaska oil spill

Wed, 04 May 2011 13:15:06 GMT

BP Alaska, a subsidiary of the oil giant, has agreed to pay a 25 million dollar (£16 million) civil penalty to settle a five-year investigation into a crude oil spill from its pipelines.

Land Rover fined in vibrations case

Wed, 04 May 2011 13:15:17 GMT

Land Rover has been ordered to pay more than £80,000 for failing to take into account the risks associated with workers using vibrating hand tools.

Roofing boss fined over safety

Wed, 04 May 2011 13:15:27 GMT

A roofing boss whose workers removed tiles without scaffolding or safety barriers has been fined £10,000.

Shell guilty over gas plant blast

Thu, 05 May 2011 10:35:37 GMT

Oil giant Shell has been prosecuted after it admitted responsibility for an explosion and fire that took place at a gas terminal, the Environment Agency has said.

Workers 'taking fewer sick days'

Thu, 05 May 2011 10:35:48 GMT

Sickness absence is continuing to fall among UK employees, with the average worker taking just five days off through illness last year, compared with 6.7 days in 2007, according to a new study.

£80,000 fine for blaze hotel owners

Fri, 06 May 2011 15:35:36 GMT

The owners of a hotel that burned to the ground in what firefighters called the worst hotel fire in Britain for 40 years have been fined £80,000.

Farm owners fined over hurt worker

Fri, 06 May 2011 15:35:42 GMT

A worker's fall through the fragile roof of a barn, resulting in multiple injuries, has brought fines for the pair who own and run the Hertfordshire farm concerned.

Firm fined over fatal hotel blaze

Mon, 09 May 2011 13:38:18 GMT

A firm has been fined £80,000 following a blaze at a Cornwall hotel in which three people were killed.

Firm and worker fined over death

Mon, 09 May 2011 15:26:41 GMT

A Buckinghamshire-based plant hire firm and one of its workers have been fined a total of £52,000 after a fork lift truck overturned and killed its driver.

Call over nuclear plant cancer fear

Mon, 09 May 2011 15:26:48 GMT

Fears that small children living near a nuclear power station have a greater chance of suffering leukaemia have been rejected by researchers.

Engineering firm fined over death

Mon, 09 May 2011 15:26:54 GMT

A Staffordshire engineering firm has been fined £40,000 after a worker was crushed to death underneath a plant vehicle.

Man fined for gas check failure

Wed, 11 May 2011 09:25:44 GMT

A Nuneaton man has been handed a six-month jail term suspended for a year after he repeatedly failed to carry out a yearly gas inspection on a buy-toi-let property he owned.

£20,000 fine over barrier accident

Wed, 11 May 2011 09:25:54 GMT

A car mat manufacturer has been fined £20,000 after a worker suffered fatal head injuries when he was struck by a steel barrier.

Worker paralysed after lift fall

Wed, 11 May 2011 09:26:03 GMT

A worker was left paralysed from the waist down after he was knocked from a scissor lift, a court has heard.

Employment rights to be reviewed

Wed, 11 May 2011 12:07:51 GMT

Laws concerning discrimination in the workplace and and the requirement for companies to consult for 90 days over job losses will be looked at by the Government as part of its "root and branch" review aimed at boosting employment.

Firm fined after safety failings

Wed, 11 May 2011 12:08:02 GMT

A home building firm has been fined £10,000 after safety concerns at a construction site resulted in work being ordered to stop three times.

Firm fined for ignoring warnings

Fri, 13 May 2011 09:58:33 GMT

A company that put its workers' lives in danger by ignoring two warnings about poorly maintained and dangerous electrics has been sentenced.

Firm fined over severed fingers

Fri, 13 May 2011 09:58:46 GMT

A play equipment manufacturer has been fined £4,700 after a worker suffered a severe hand injury.

Firm fined over falling steel rings

Fri, 13 May 2011 09:58:54 GMT

A pipe coupling manufacturer has been fined a total of £25,000 after steel flange rings fell on a worker.

Managers warned over eye tests

Fri, 13 May 2011 16:00:10 GMT

Fleet managers must do more to ensure that their company drivers undergo regular eyesight tests, road safety campaigners have warned.

Sickness absence 'rose last year'

Fri, 13 May 2011 16:00:16 GMT

Research has shown that the number of sick days taken by people last year rose slightly.

NR fined £3m over Potters Bar crash

Fri, 13 May 2011 16:00:21 GMT

Network Rail (NR) has been fined £3 million for safety failings over the Potters Bar crash, which caused the deaths of seven people in 2002.

Workers 'scared to admit stress'

Mon, 16 May 2011 15:09:31 GMT

Work is the most stressful aspect of people's lives, but many employees fear they may lose their jobs if they speak up about feeling under pressure or depressed, a study suggests.

Women 'feel sexism is still rife'

Mon, 16 May 2011 15:09:44 GMT

Nearly half of women have experienced sexism at the workplace and many feel they are still discriminated against when it comes to promotion and pay rises, according to a study.

Jet crash 'black box' recovered

Tue, 17 May 2011 12:05:37 GMT

The investigation into what caused an Air France jet to crash into the Atlantic almost two years ago has taken a step forward after all the flight data and cockpit voice recordings were recovered.

Worker 'fell to death from chimney'

Wed, 18 May 2011 09:23:30 GMT

A Nottingham steeplejack firm has been fined £100,000 after a worker fell to his death from a chimney and another broke a bone in a separate fall.

Organiser blamed for park deaths

Wed, 18 May 2011 09:23:38 GMT

A High Court judge has ruled that the arts organisation responsible for an inflatable structure which left the ground with people in it, leading to two deaths, must take the greater share of the blame for the tragedy.

Bakery workers 'contracting asthma'

Wed, 18 May 2011 09:23:44 GMT

The Government has revealed that a total of 18 workers every year contract asthma from being exposed to flour in bakeries.

Work accident leads to £50,000 fine

Wed, 18 May 2011 15:09:16 GMT

A steel firm has been fined £50,000 after a man lost two fingers in an accident in Cardiff.

Girl thrown off fairground ride

Wed, 18 May 2011 15:09:23 GMT

A fairground ride owner has been fined £10,000 after a young girl was thrown from a ride at a park in Birmingham.

Loose granite panel disrupts MSPs

Wed, 18 May 2011 15:09:29 GMT

Members of the Scottish Parliament have had their restaurant closed after a granite slab on the building came loose.

Alternative treatment 'not offered'

Thu, 19 May 2011 12:32:00 GMT

One in three GPs are not offering patients suffering from back pain the full choice of recommended treatments, a study has suggested.

Two-tonne stone slabs fell on man

Thu, 19 May 2011 12:32:10 GMT

A granite company and one of its directors have been fined a total of £10,000 after an employee was trapped under a pack of stone slabs weighing two-and-a-half tonnes.

Gas man 'not on safety register'

Thu, 19 May 2011 12:32:19 GMT

A man has been prosecuted by health and safety chiefs for carrying out work at an elderly couple's home without being Gas Safe registered.

£120k fine over fatal electrocution

Fri, 20 May 2011 10:04:10 GMT

A Herefordshire-based farming firm has been fined £120,000 after a worker received an electric shock and died.

Guide helps firms with age issues

Fri, 20 May 2011 10:04:17 GMT

A new guide to help employers tackle any age-related issues they may face has been launched by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and the Trades Union Congress (TUC).

Roofer 'worked without supports'

Mon, 23 May 2011 15:19:22 GMT

A roofer has been fined after one of his workers was spotted power-washing the roof of a semi-detached house without anything to secure him against slipping off.

Chemical firm prosecuted over spill

Mon, 23 May 2011 15:19:27 GMT

A court has fined a chemical firm £150,000 after solvents and contaminated waste water spilt from a corroded tank.

Fine after worker's fingers severed

Mon, 23 May 2011 15:19:33 GMT

A Derbyshire-based paper company has been fined £15,000 after a worker's hand was severely injured.

Worker 'fell 10ft through roof'

Wed, 25 May 2011 14:33:58 GMT

A Kent builder has been fined after an employee fell more than 10ft through a garage roof.

Guard killed by carbon monoxide

Wed, 25 May 2011 14:34:08 GMT

Fines totalling £90,000 have been handed to a construction company and a security firm manager after a security guard was killed by carbon monoxide poisoning while at work.

Father of nine crushed by building

Wed, 25 May 2011 14:34:15 GMT

A father of nine was crushed to death when part of a building fell on him in central London, a court heard.

HSE: animal centre must improve

Fri, 27 May 2011 13:59:17 GMT

A Surrey animal health laboratory at the centre of a foot-and-mouth outbreak four years ago has been served with two improvement notices by the Health and Safety Executive.

Workers faced risk of flats fall

Tue, 31 May 2011 13:48:42 GMT

A property firm has been fined £18,000 for endangering two men working on the sixth floor of an apartment block in Manchester.

Call to adopt healthy lifestyles

Tue, 31 May 2011 13:48:53 GMT

Employers could save nearly £3 billion a year by 2025 if workers reduce their alcohol consumption, quit smoking and maintain a healthy weight, a report from Bupa has suggested.

100 more sick from E.coli outbreak

Thu, 02 Jun 2011 09:48:59 GMT

Over the last 36 hours there has been a surge in the number of people in Germany who have become ill from a bacterial outbreak, the country's disease control centre has said.

New MRSA strain found in cows' milk

Fri, 03 Jun 2011 14:19:12 GMT

Scientists have warned that a new strain of the MRSA superbug has been found in the milk of British cows.

Four die in 'tragic' refinery blast

Fri, 03 Jun 2011 14:19:21 GMT

Four people have been killed in a "tragic industrial accident" at an oil refinery in west Wales, police have said.

Killer E.coli is new toxic mutant

Fri, 03 Jun 2011 14:19:26 GMT

Scientists say the E.coli bacteria causing the killer food-poisoning outbreak across Europe is a highly virulent and toxic mutant strain that has never been identified before.

Farms under pressure over MRSA fear

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 15:24:01 GMT

The identification of a new strain of MRSA in humans and cows has added to pressure for a change in farm practices.

Worker pulled through five-inch gap

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 15:24:08 GMT

Two firms have pleaded guilty to breaching health and safety rules after a worker miraculously survived being dragged through a gap in a machine no wider than a CD case.

'Unsafe' scaffolding sparks fine

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 15:24:14 GMT

A scaffolding firm has been ordered to pay out thousands of pounds after part of a structure it built collapsed.

Pit managers cleared over death

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 15:44:08 GMT

A judge has ordered that two pit managers who faced court following the 2006 death of a coal miner should be cleared after the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) offered no further evidence in the trial which began last month.

One in three workers 'bullied'

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 15:44:14 GMT

One in three workers have being the victim of workplace bullying, with many too scared to report it due to fears over job security, a union has claimed.

Parcel firm's cargo screening ban

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:32:01 GMT

Parcel company UPS has been banned from screening air cargo at some UK sites after a review of its security procedures.

Firms breach health and safety laws

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 10:20:59 GMT

Two firms have paid out a combined total of £20,000 in fines and court fees after a worker lost his thumb, index finger and most of his middle finger in an accident with a piece of machinery.

HSE anger over Murray Mount closure

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 10:21:04 GMT

Wimbledon chiefs have been criticised by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) for their decision to close Murray Mount in the rain.

Rolls-Royce pays for engine scare

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 10:21:09 GMT

Rolls-Royce has reached a 95 million Australian dollar (£62 million) settlement with Qantas after one of its engines disintegrated during a flight.

Health trust issues clothing rules

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 10:21:14 GMT

A new uniform policy at a health trust has banned staff from wearing "inappropriate" clothing.

Workers 'lack confidence in bosses'

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 10:21:20 GMT

A new report has claimed that the majority of UK employees regularly have to take decisions at work that they are not trained for or feel qualified to make, leading to increased stress levels.

Deaths spark HSE diving warning

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 11:57:50 GMT

The separate deaths of two men who were diving for shellfish has prompted a warning from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) over the safety of diving operations.

Man jailed for hospital bomb hoax

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 11:57:57 GMT

An "attention-seeking" hospital security guard has been jailed for a bomb hoax.

Funds for nasal cancer risk study

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 16:17:54 GMT

Research examining the connection between working with wood dust and nasal cancer has secured new funding, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) reveals.

Pensioner dies after care home fall

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 16:18:01 GMT

A care home company has been fined £100,000 in connection with the death of an elderly resident.

People with MS 'lack work support'

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 16:18:08 GMT

The UK is not doing enough to support people with MS who want to stay in work, according to a report.

Dangerous coaches taken off roads

Wed, 29 Jun 2011 12:06:05 GMT

A trio of buses, which had been carrying children in the east of Scotland, have been removed from the road by police after spot checks revealed serious defects in the vehicles.

HSE boss attacks "daft" use of laws

Mon, 04 Jul 2011 11:11:28 GMT

Health and safety legislation should not be used as a "convenient excuse" to ban harmless children's activities such as running at a pancake race, the chairwoman of the Health and Safety Executive said.

Call to extend mental health scheme

Mon, 04 Jul 2011 11:11:35 GMT

The British Medical Association has called for a confidential service supporting doctors with mental health problems to be rolled out across the UK.

EU bans seeds over E.coli risk

Wed, 06 Jul 2011 09:26:24 GMT

Seeds from Egypt which are commonly used as a herb and in Indian curries have been banned by the EU.

Law change to help accident victims

Thu, 07 Jul 2011 13:48:35 GMT

New laws that overhaul Scotland's workplace compensation system have come into force, which will benefit hundreds of victims and their families.

Building ceiling collapses on man

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 09:27:07 GMT

A man was injured after going back into a partly demolished building moments before the ceiling fell in, a court has heard.

Worker loses finger in accident

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 09:27:13 GMT

A worker lost a finger and severely damaged his hand after it was pulled into machinery at a factory in Runcorn, a court has heard.

Finger injured in machine accident

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 15:00:55 GMT

A female worker fractured and burned one of her fingers while working on a welding machine at a car parts manufacturer.

Death of worker leads to fines

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 15:01:07 GMT

Two firms have been ordered to pay nearly £50,000 after a worker fell through a rooflight and died.

Youngsters die in warehouse fire

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 15:39:41 GMT

Three children have died in a fire that occurred at a warehouse in central China. In total, the blaze led to 14 fatalities, according to the official Xinhua News Agency.

Welsh clamp down on smoking in cars

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 15:39:47 GMT

A new health campaign in Wales is aiming to crack down on smoking in cars. Backed by the Welsh Assembly Government, the scheme will last for a period of three years and seeks to deter drivers from lighting cigarettes while children are in the vehicle.<

Workmen injured in 15ft plunge

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 15:39:52 GMT

Two workmen were injured after they fell more than 15ft while refurbishing a store in west London, a court has heard.

Firm fined after truck falls on man

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 13:19:30 GMT

An accident in Nottingham which left a worker with long-term impaired vision when a truck fell on him has seen his employer fined £8,000.

Total investigate gas terminal leak

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 13:19:35 GMT

Oil and gas company Total is investigating after a leak at one of its terminal in Aberdeenshire.

School in court over worker's fall

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 13:05:17 GMT

A caretaker was injured after he fell just under two metres while working on the side of a school building, a court has heard.

Homemade harness brings £8,000 fine

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 13:05:21 GMT

An agricultural contractor has been fined a total of £8,000 after using a homemade harness system while renovating a barn.

Chemical fire 'caused by explosion'

Mon, 01 Aug 2011 09:22:47 GMT

Aerosols were sent flying into the sky during a chemical fire at a site in Crewe, a court has heard.

London 2012 security tests underway

Tue, 02 Aug 2011 11:13:10 GMT

Police in London have begun testing staff and equipment ahead of the huge security operation required for next summer's Olympics.

GPs praise for fit to work notes

Thu, 04 Aug 2011 14:51:56 GMT

Fit notes have helped GPs to encourage more patients back to work, a survey shows.

Mother's fingers crushed by rollers

Thu, 04 Aug 2011 14:52:04 GMT

A mother-of-three lost three fingers when her hand was crushed in a machine at a napkin and tablecloth making firm in St Helens, a court has heard.

Wall collapse designer prosecuted

Fri, 05 Aug 2011 14:56:30 GMT

A man is to be charged with gross negligence manslaughter after a wall he designed crushed a three-year-old girl, it has been revealed.

UCATT calls to cut skin cancer risk

Fri, 05 Aug 2011 14:56:35 GMT

The construction industry must take "decisive action" to reduce the risk of workers developing skin cancer, a union has said.

Toxic spill fears spark evacuation

Mon, 08 Aug 2011 13:44:11 GMT

Populated areas around a storm-hit chemical plant on the north-eastern coast of China are being evacuated over fears of a potential toxic spill.

Printer's hand crushed by machine

Mon, 08 Aug 2011 13:44:17 GMT

An Ipswich-based printing firm has been fined £7,500 and ordered to pay £8,272 costs after an employee's hand was mutilated by an unguarded machine.

Police name man killed at factory

Mon, 08 Aug 2011 13:44:22 GMT

Police have named a man who died at a Merseyside factory at the weekend.

Back pain linked to nutrient flow

Tue, 09 Aug 2011 12:39:56 GMT

A study has revealed that a lack of nutrients flowing to disc cells could lead to back damage.

Gas fitter fined for boiler breach

Tue, 09 Aug 2011 14:20:39 GMT

A gas fitting firm has been fined after leaving a boiler in a potentially dangerous state following a service.

Drivers suspended over seat swap

Tue, 09 Aug 2011 14:24:03 GMT

Two drivers have been suspended after allegedly swapping control of a coach travelling at 60mph, while driving along the A34.

Riot helpline for retail sector

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 14:13:35 GMT

A helpline has been set up to advise retail employers on how they can best support staff working in locations affected by the rioting that has devastated many urban areas across England.

Train staff forced to clean toilets

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 14:13:50 GMT

A Japanese train company which forced its drivers to clean toilets as a punishment is paying out almost £50,000 in fines.

Windscreen crack diverts plane

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 14:15:01 GMT

A plane flying from Cornwall to Scotland was forced to make an unscheduled landing in Dublin after crew spotted a crack in the windscreen.

Falling masonry kills pedestrian

Fri, 12 Aug 2011 11:19:49 GMT

Police have said that a man died after being hit by a falling piece of masonry in south London.

Asbestos fine for Norfolk firm

Fri, 12 Aug 2011 13:48:20 GMT

The inability to safely manage asbestos removal work at a renovation site in Great Yarmouth has resulted in a Norfolk firm and a Manchester contractor being fined £2,500 and £1,000 respectively.

Hunt for workers in asbestos scare

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 14:10:55 GMT

Health officials are hoping to trace maintenance workers who may have been exposed to asbestos at a west Wales hospital.

Fire occurs at Glasgow fire station

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 14:11:22 GMT

Firefighters based at Polmadie Community Fire Station in Glasgow have tackled a blaze at their own station.

Worker in fatal fall from roof

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 16:41:09 GMT

A worker fell to his death while repairing a satellite dish on a property's roof, a court has heard.

Asbestos fibres released in city

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 16:43:04 GMT

Asbestos fibres were released during an office renovation project in Birmingham city centre, a court has heard.

Employee's thumb severed in saw

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 16:42:12 GMT

An employee caught his hand in a circular saw while working at a timber firm, a court has heard.

Recycling worker crushed by skips

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 16:42:32 GMT

An Ayr-based recycling company has admitted liability after one of its workers suffered a broken pelvis among other severe injuries when he was crushed between two skips.

Oil spill 'transparency needed'

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 16:42:45 GMT

The Shell oil company must be less secretive after one of its wells burst, leaking 200 tonnes of oil into the North Sea with another 660 tonnes still expected to seep out, the Scottish Government has said.

Chemical worker dies after collapse

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 14:26:37 GMT

A man has died in hospital after collapsing inside a chemical tank he was working in, according to reports.

Many teachers abused on internet

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 14:27:54 GMT

One in every three teachers admit either they or a colleague have been abused online, mostly from pupils but from some parents too, a report says. Teachers who are simply not liked or who have given pupils bad grades are being targeted, particularly th

Bid to stop oil leak 'progressing'

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 14:42:06 GMT

Shell has said it is making "good progress" towards stopping an oil leak in the North Sea.

Fine after forklift crushes worker

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:04:20 GMT

A food product manufacturing firm has been been fined £100,000 after admitting health and safety breaches that led to the death of a worker.

A third 'skip lunch breaks at work'

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:04:28 GMT

Nearly a third of employees skip lunch breaks at work, especially when they are busy, a survey has revealed.

China to probe train safety fears

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:04:36 GMT

Chinese authorities have decided to re-examine the safety aspects of the country's scandal-ridden bullet train network.

Deadly spiders invade workplace

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:04:44 GMT

Jet engine workers are having to share their workspace with a lethal arachnid.

Gadgets 'disrupt productivity'

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:04:56 GMT

Giving staff hi-tech gadgets to improve workplace performances may backfire on bosses.

Boy's Camelot ride fall probed

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 13:20:26 GMT

Health and safety officials have launched an investigation after a 12-year-old boy fell from a ride at the Camelot Theme Park in Lancashire.

Health and safety review launched

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 13:20:32 GMT

IOSH has welcomed a new review aimed at improving the rules surrounding health and safety legislation.

Builders injured on school site

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 10:05:14 GMT

Four builders have been seriously injured during work on a school in Shropshire, emergency services have said.

Firms 'promote open plan working'

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 13:28:28 GMT

Businesses are increasingly adopting open plan working environments, according to an expert.

Crewman ill on fishing boat dies

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 13:28:37 GMT

An investigation has been launched by police after a man who became unwell while on a fishing boat in the North Sea died.

Polish worker wins 'Borat' tribunal

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 13:28:45 GMT

An engineer has been awarded £2,250 in compensation after a tribunal ruled his nickname Borat was racist.

Man died in 'preventable' accident

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 15:05:01 GMT

An "entirely foreseeable accident" led to the death of a demolition worker, the Health and Safety Executive has said.

Workers 'would swap pay for breaks'

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 15:05:06 GMT

A recruitment firm has revealed that a third of workers would prefer to swap pay for more holidays due to current longer working hours and rising levels of stress.

Fairground accident prompts inquiry

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 15:05:12 GMT

A fairground accident in which a grandmother and granddaughter were badly hurt when thrown from a ride has prompted an inquiry by health and safety officials.

Report reveals nurse injury figures

Thu, 01 Sep 2011 12:37:37 GMT

The past three years have seen more than 8,800 serious industrial injuries to nurses reported at NHS organisations, figures have revealed.

Flexible working 'eases stress'

Thu, 01 Sep 2011 12:37:48 GMT

Offering flexible work can help businesses reduce stress levels among employees, according to a new study.

Corporate manslaughter law amended

Fri, 02 Sep 2011 14:57:48 GMT

A change in the law means which means those responsible for prisoners and vulnerable people can face manslaughter charges in the event of their deaths has been backed by campaigners.

Ambulance crews top sick day list

Fri, 02 Sep 2011 14:57:53 GMT

The Welsh Ambulance Service NHS Trust has the highest rate of sickness, according to official figures.

'Fast prosecutions' for work deaths

Mon, 05 Sep 2011 16:09:16 GMT

Speeded-up prosecutions over the deaths of workers are on the cards.

Far too much dust at work, says TUC

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 12:55:31 GMT

The "totally inadequate" standards for assessing the level of dust in UK workplaces need thrown out and new ones written, according to the leader of the TUC.

Worker knocked over by vehicle

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 12:55:59 GMT

A recycling firm has been fined £3,500 after a worker was knocked to the ground by a reversing vehicle.

Healthcare staff urged over flu jab

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 12:56:29 GMT

Nurses and midwives are being urged to get the flu jab after figures showed they were the least likely healthcare workers to have been vaccinated last year. Just 30% of nurses, including midwives and those who work in hospitals, got the flu jab last ye

Oil and gas firms discuss safety

Wed, 07 Sep 2011 15:55:53 GMT

Delegates representing the oil and gas industry have been talking about how to clean up spillages and leaks at sea. A target to cut hydrocarbon emissions by 50%, applied to companies for the next two years, was also discussed by safety officials at Oil

ICU burnout 'cut by female nurses'

Wed, 07 Sep 2011 15:55:59 GMT

Research has suggested that filling critical care teams with more women than men helps prevent the team 'burning out.'

Guard asleep during prisoner visit

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:19:48 GMT

A prison officer in charge of monitoring an inmate in a high-security wing was caught sleeping on the job, according to a report by inspectors.

Fireworks factory blast kills six

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:19:54 GMT

Six people have died following an explosion at a fireworks factory in Italy. The blaze in the rural area of Arpino, south east of Rome, was eventually brought under control after water was dropped onto the burning building from helicopters circling abo

Site boss rebuke over drill injury

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:20:01 GMT

A site manager from Oldham has been fined £3,000 and ordered to pay a further £2,388 in costs after a worker suffered permanent injuries to his hand after he urged him to use a heavy-duty core drill by hand at a construction site in Huddersfield.

MEP vote backs oil safety plans

Wed, 14 Sep 2011 13:18:25 GMT

A report by a Conservative MEP which demands better safety standards on oil rigs has been overwhelmingly backed in a vote at the European Parliament.

BP at fault for oil spill - report

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 11:45:59 GMT

A new report has placed much of the blame for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill firmly on BP's shoulders.

Rubber sandals ban for NHS workers

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 11:46:06 GMT

People who work in hospitals in Wales have been banned from wearing Croc-style shoes on shifts because they do not protect the feet from dangers such as sharp objects. The rubber sandals have fallen victim to a new national policy on uniform, to which

Directors ignored safety notices

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 13:08:54 GMT

Two company directors have been fined after they repeatedly ignored safety notices.

Monitors to detect trapped miners

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 13:08:59 GMT

Rescuers hoping to free trapped miners at a colliery in the Swansea Valley have brought in pioneering technology which can detect movement deep underground.

Mine accident reveals safety risks

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 13:09:07 GMT

The accident at Gleision Colliery near Swansea highlights the ongoing safety risks faced by British miners.

Mine accident tests rescue crews

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 11:21:11 GMT

The deaths of four workers at a colliery in south Wales not only highlighted the safety risks faced by miners but it also meant fire and ambulance crews had to work in extremely difficult conditions as they tried to save them.

Man dies at Jaguar Land Rover plant

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 15:38:26 GMT

A man has died after an incident at a car manufacturing site in Merseyside.

Man hurt in scaffolding tower fall

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 15:39:04 GMT

An electrical and refrigeration services company has been prosecuted after one of its employees fell from a scaffolding tower. Scottish firm Spark's Mechanical Services was fined £10,000 after Charles Howie fell 2.6 metres while trying to remove two re

Safety warning for Merseyside firms

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 15:39:22 GMT

Merseyside construction firms must maintain their safety focus, according to a father of two who suffered a workplace injury.

Yorkshire miner dies in rock fall

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 09:26:05 GMT

An investigation will be launched after a man died in the second mining tragedy to hit the UK in a fortnight.

Poor safety blamed for drowning

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 09:26:34 GMT

Insufficient safety precautions cost a worker his life, after a man clearing debris at a power plant fell into a water-filled sump and drowned.

Coal firm in court over miner death

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 13:24:51 GMT

UK Coal, which runs the North Yorkshire pit where a miner died this week, is due in court in connection with the death of another worker at the same colliery.

Man dies after tyre blast at firm

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 13:24:59 GMT

A man has died in hospital after a tyre explosion at a small family business in Wales.

Mast worker injuries result in fine

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 13:25:06 GMT

A worker was seriously injured while dismantling a radar mast in the Shetlands, an incident which saw the engineering firm fined.

Shell refinery blaze under control

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:23:02 GMT

Royal Dutch Shell has finally managed to douse a devastating fire that raged at its 500,000 barrel-a-day Singapore refinery.

Fork lift accident figures revealed

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:23:07 GMT

The UK's road freight industry has seen a 237% increase in lift truck-related injuries to workers in the last decade, giving it the worst fork lift safety record of all sectors of the economy, figures show.

Trains cancelled due to rail fire

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 15:44:17 GMT

One of Britain's major rail routes was closed due to a fire near Peterborough station with hundreds of passengers having their journeys disrupted.

NR fined for footbridge collapse

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 12:45:25 GMT

The Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) has criticised Network Rail (NR) for failing to carry out enough work to prevent a train hitting a footbridge in Leicestershire, which resulted in injuries to seven people, including the driver.

Stress 'main reason for sick leave'

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 13:48:25 GMT

The main reason for long-term sick leave across British industry has emerged as stress for the first time, according to a new study.

Co-op flu jabs for 100,000 workers

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 13:48:33 GMT

More than 100,000 Co-operative Group workers are to be provided with free jabs by Europe's biggest private sector flu vaccination programme.

Worker dies fixing production line

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 15:24:26 GMT

A fine of £100,000 has been issued to a County Durham engineering firm, following the death of a worker.

Marquee worker killed by cable

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 15:24:31 GMT

Leading figures in fashionable society who hosted Elizabeth Hurley's wedding have been hit with a fine of £10,000 following the electrocution of a worker four years ago at the castle they own.

Back pain warning to office workers

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 13:44:12 GMT

Staff who spend all day in offices sat behind desks must remember to consider how to avoid back pain, the British Chiropractic Association (BCA) has said.

Oil spill captain held and charged

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 14:58:29 GMT

The captain of a cargo ship leaking oil off New Zealand has been arrested and charged, as the condition of the stricken vessel worsens. He could face a year in jail if convicted, after being charged under New Zealand's Maritime Act.

BP submits spill contingency plan

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 14:58:35 GMT

Oil giant BP has presented the Government with its "worst case scenario" oil pollution contingency plan for a hypothetical oil spill.

Worker lost thumb in farm accident

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 14:58:40 GMT

A farmer has been fined £14,000 after a worker's hand was disfigured in an agricultural accident.

Staff 'unhappier as jobs lost'

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 14:58:58 GMT

Workers are getting more and more unhappy as jobs continue to be lost and pay rises are "few and far between", a report concludes.

£8k fine after malt worker lost leg

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 16:40:09 GMT

A malt company has been fined £8,000 after part of a worker's leg had to be amputated because it became trapped inside a grain silo.

Builder fitted unsafe gas fire

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 14:42:51 GMT

A builder who carried out unsafe work on a gas fire has been ordered to do 240 hours of community work.

Builder admits asbestos laws breach

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 14:43:00 GMT

A £19,300 fine has been imposed on a London builder who admitted breaching rules on asbestos.

Builders 'need to improve safety'

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 10:27:01 GMT

Construction companies are being urged to improve their record of workplace safety by taking a leaf out the book of those working on the 2012 Olympics sites which have produced a relatively low rate of accidents.

Club death investigation continues

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 10:27:22 GMT

In light of an investigation into the death of a student, a Northampton nightclub has had its licence suspended, a newspaper report indicates.

Scottish winter campaign launched

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 12:18:16 GMT

A winter preparation campaign has been launched in Scotland in an attempt to avoid the same levels of disruption seen in the country over the last couple of years.

Workers exposed to hazardous fumes

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 11:26:27 GMT

A firm has been fined after workers were exposed to hazardous fumes at a plant in the North East.

Safety upgrades called for farming

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:50:01 GMT

An MP has urged farmers and crofters to take care at work after new figures showed that agriculture is the most dangerous area of employment in Scotland.

Worker killed in crane accident

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 09:25:28 GMT

A manufacturing worker died instantly when a 1.5 tonne structure became dislodged and fell on his head, a court has heard.

Workers exposed to asbestos fibres

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 11:38:59 GMT

A South Wales building contractor has been fined £12,000 after its employees were exposed to asbestos fibres during a refurbishment job, which potentially could have proved fatal.

Man loses fingers in feed conveyor

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 11:51:01 GMT

An animal feed producer has been fined £7,000 after a worker lost two fingers on his left hand in machinery at a plant in Clitheroe, Lancashire.

Man drops unfair dismissal claim

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 09:12:19 GMT

A man who lost his job as a railway worker after contravening health and safety policy by stepping on to a train track has withdrawn a claim for unfair dismissal.

Inquest told of rail safety backlog

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 10:01:36 GMT

An inquest into the fatal Grayrigg express train derailment has been told a backlog of maintenance work piled up due to safety management shortcomings.

Number of deaths at work increases

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:34:30 GMT

Workplace deaths have increased in number over the last year but the amount of injuries sustained at work have dropped over the same period, new figures have shown.

Qantas jet sabotage probe launched

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:34:36 GMT

Police in Australia are investigating the suspected sabotage of a Qantas passenger jet amid a bitter industrial dispute.

Woman lost two fingers in machine

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 13:18:44 GMT

A Greater Manchester woman lost two fingers in a workplace accident because of a failure to ensure a machine was switched off when equipment was being changed close to a dangerous cutting tool, a court has been told.

Yoga may ease chronic back pain

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 13:19:08 GMT

Recent research has shown that yoga can often prove more effective in treating chronic back problems than more traditional methods.

Workers rescued after mine cave-in

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 13:19:15 GMT

Three mine workers have been rescued following a cave-in which saw them trapped underground for around an hour.

Lecturers 'stressed by workloads'

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 14:31:20 GMT

University lecturers are becoming more stressed due to heavy workloads, research has revealed.

Network Rail blamed for crash death

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 14:32:19 GMT

The daughter of a woman killed in the Grayrigg train crash has blamed Network Rail for her death.

Lloyds' role in UAE rail project

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 14:33:02 GMT

Lloyd's Register EMEA is to oversee the safety of a new rail line being built in the United Arab Emirates.

Few tribunals on flexible working

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:01:25 GMT

A relatively small number of employment tribunal claims are based on accusations that employers have not heeded rules governing flexible working, new figures show.

Roofer in court over fatal fall

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:02:14 GMT

The director of a roofing company has pleaded guilty to breaching health and safety regulations after a man fell to his death at a premises in Leicester.

Handyman subjected to asbestos

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:32:52 GMT

A handyman was subjected to asbestos-containing material when he carried out maintenance work on a property for a Cardiff letting agent.

Fishing safety study follows deaths

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:16:35 GMT

The dangers facing fishermen were highlighted in a report which said lone fishermen need credible advice on safe working, after two skippers were killed in separate accidents.

Lack of insurance cover costs firm

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:16:41 GMT

The failure to insure its employees against liability for injury or disease has cost a Corby furniture manufacturer more than £3,000 in fines and court-related costs.

Happy workers save company £70k

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:16:48 GMT

Helping employees to tackle their health concerns and stress levels can slash absentee rates and boost productivity, as one company recently discovered.

Building site safety 'needs review'

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:16:54 GMT

Building sites have been urged to launch a review of safety procedures after a man was crushed to death.

Worker fined over scaffolding

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:17:00 GMT

A roof worker was fined after he and a colleague were caught on camera working on a part of a roof where there was no scaffolding.

Chinese mine blast kills 19 miners

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:44:00 GMT

Hundreds of emergency services workers are attempting to save 24 missing miners in China after they were trapped by a gas leak which has already claimed the lives of 19 of their colleagues.

Mine blast charges filed in NZ

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:47:21 GMT

New Zealand's Labour Department has filed 25 criminal charges relating to the Pike River coal mine explosion that killed 29 miners last year.

Workers reveal time lost to errors

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 13:25:08 GMT

Three quarters of workers have said they waste up to two hours every week because they do not understand how to get their work completed.

Hoarding postman faces court

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 13:25:18 GMT

Over 30,000 items including birthday cards, Christmas presents and medical results were not delivered by a postman because he did not have enough time to post them on his round, he told a court.

Boss charged over mining deaths

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 10:24:16 GMT

Criminal charges have been brought against the ex chief executive of a New Zealand coal firm after an explosion killed 29 miners at a site last year.

Finger severed at health food site

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:21:02 GMT

A worker lost his finger in the rotating blades of a blender at a health food factory after parts of the machine were removed and not replaced, a court has heard.

Chemical associated with Parkinsons

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:21:10 GMT

Individuals exposed to an industrial chemical have been found to have a six-fold increased likelihood of developing Parkinson's disease.

Chicken firm in court over fall

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 11:09:44 GMT

A chicken processing firm has been prosecuted after one of its employees broke his back in a fall from a ladder.

Mineshaft delay 'accelerated death'

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 09:51:39 GMT

A woman's death in a mineshift was "accelerated" by a delay in her rescue, a sheriff has ruled after a fatal accident inquiry.

BP probation 'should be revoked'

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 09:51:45 GMT

Oil giant BP has repeatedly broken environmental laws on the North Slope of Alaska, federal prosecutors in the US have suggested.

Staff pressured to be visible: poll

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 09:51:52 GMT

Two-fifths of workers feel under pressure to be seen at work in a growing trend that has been blamed on the tough economic times, a study has said.

Brazil spill 'bigger than claimed'

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 13:56:43 GMT

An offshore oil spill being investigated by the Brazilian Federal Police is said to be much bigger than the 400-650 barrels which Chevron, the company operating the oil field, has stated.

Train overshot on slippery railway

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 13:56:50 GMT

A passenger train shot nearly two-and-a-half miles past its scheduled stop on slippery rails because of a lack of sand to deposit on the track on braking.

Explosion at Chinese plant kills 14

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 11:12:52 GMT

Fourteen people have died and five more have been hurt in a blast at a Chinese chemical factory.

Sick leave big problem for UK firms

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 11:12:57 GMT

A soon to-be-published-report looking at ways of slashing the £60 billion cost of poor health among workers will state the rules around sick leave and GPs signing patients off work should change.

Scaffolding crashed in strong winds

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:38:01 GMT

The collapse of scaffolding in strong winds, which badly damaging parked cars, has resulted in a total fine of £13,000 for partners in an Exeter-based company.

Mistakes led to helicopter deaths

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 13:20:10 GMT

A problem was highlighted with a North Sea helicopter a week before it crashed killing 16 people, according to an accident report.

Bosses in court over firemen deaths

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 15:50:38 GMT

Three fire service managers have been bailed until next year after appearing in court charged in connection with the deaths of four colleagues in a Warwickshire blaze.

Rail deaths prosecution planned

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 15:50:44 GMT

A prosecution is being brought against Network Rail over the deaths of two teenage girls heading out on a Christmas shopping trip in December 2005.

Firm fined after man loses fingers

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 15:50:49 GMT

A company has been fined £15,000 after a worker lost two fingers and suffered severe damage to the rest of his hand.

Workers hurt in walkway collapse

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:31:29 GMT

Two contractors have been injured after a gangway collapsed at HMS Belfast in London.

Fire destroys industrial estate

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 13:15:22 GMT

People were asked to stay indoors as a huge fire swept through an industrial estate in Basingstoke, it has been revealed.

Over-indulgence 'leads to absences'

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 13:15:29 GMT

Over-indulgence is the main reason for staff being off work during the festive season, according to a poll of human resources managers.

Fall proves costly for builders

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:37:17 GMT

Fines have been handed to a contractor and a North Yorkshire building firm after an employee was injured during a fall at work.

Court to rule on asbestos payouts

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 09:43:55 GMT

A Supreme Court hearing to determine when companies are liable for damages relating to asbestos-related cancer cases is under way.

Mail staff 'must not accept tips'

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 09:41:44 GMT

Royal Mail staff must decline gifts or tips worth more than £30, the company has announced.

Firms neglecting disaster recovery

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 13:26:41 GMT

A survey has found that just over four in 10 UK businesses were unsure when their disaster recovery strategies were last tested or simply had none in place.

Cherry picker death firms fined

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:15:07 GMT

Fines totalling £60,000 have been issued after a worker using a cherry picker on a busy Liverpool road fell to his death.

Conveyor belt accident firm fined

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:15:14 GMT

A chemical firm has been ordered to pay out over £16,000 after a worker narrowly avoided losing his arm when it became trapped in an industrial conveyor belt.

Neales gets £15,000 fine after fall

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 14:01:09 GMT

Blackburn magistrates have fined a waste collection company £15,000 after a worker fell from a collection vehicle.

Stricken cargo ship crew rescued

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 14:01:14 GMT

The crew of a small cargo ship that were forced to abandon the vessel after it collided with a chemical tanker in the Bay of Biscay are reported to be safe and well.

UK employees work longer than most

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 14:01:19 GMT

The average full-time worker in the UK will work more hours per week than most of their European neighbours.

Worker severs three fingers on saw

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 10:13:18 GMT

A worker had three fingers severed in an accident at a factory in the North West, a court has heard.

Boy hurt in building site accident

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 10:13:24 GMT

A young boy was seriously injured when timber trusses fell on him on a building site in Scotland, a court has heard.

Contractor 'lost fingers in pump'

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 10:13:37 GMT

A heating contractor lost two fingers after his hand was dragged into the running belts of a hot water pump.

Virtual jobs to end office parties?

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 10:13:51 GMT

The traditional office Christmas party could be a thing of the past within the next 25 years, a quarter of jobseekers have told a survey.

Beached cargo ship leaking fuel

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 09:12:43 GMT

A cargo ship has been beached in north-west France and is leaking fuel.

Mental health at work guide issued

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 09:12:49 GMT

New research saying only 40% of workers would feel confident telling their boss about a mental health problem comes as a guide is launched to help more employers manage mental health at work.

Electrical fireball engulfs workers

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 09:12:55 GMT

Two workers became engulfed by a fireball after cutting through a 1,000-volt electrical cable while trying to locate an underground water leak, a court has heard.

Russian oil rig sinks in heavy seas

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 10:31:29 GMT

Rescuers are continuing their search for 46 men who are still unaccounted for following the sinking of a floating oil rig in the Sea of Okhotsk off the eastern coast of Russia.

Rig shutdown after drill fluid leak

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:57:47 GMT

A drilling rig off the US coast has been shut down after a leak.

Apprentice regulations 'removed'

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:18:20 GMT

More people will be able to apply for apprenticeships in the new year as health and safety requirements are reduced to legal minimums.

Unguarded machinery killed worker

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 10:40:26 GMT

US corporation Kimberly-Clarke has been fined for safety failures at a toilet-paper factory in the UK that resulted in the death of a 28-year-old worker four years ago. An unguarded machine struck and killed Christopher Massey at the company's factory

Faulty tractor crushes farmworker

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:09:04 GMT

A tractor with a faulty handbrake ended up running over the farmworker who was driving it, leaving him seriously injured. Colin Jenkin, 55, had stepped out of the vehicle to open a gate in a field when the tractor rolled forward and over him.

Legionnaires' found at Hong Kong HQ

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:09:12 GMT

Officials are disinfecting Hong Kong's new government headquarters building after the bacteria that causes Legionnaires' disease was discovered there.

Older police cars 'are a danger'

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 09:35:33 GMT

An expert has called for "ancient Land Rovers" used by the police to be scrapped as they are not safe for officers.

Tanker crewman dies after storm

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:03:50 GMT

A tanker crew member has died after the vessel was hit by a large wave off the coast of the south Devon/Cornwall border.

Worker cleaning gun shoots himself

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:20:50 GMT

A staff member at a butcher's shop in Derbyshire has accidentally shot himself in the stomach while cleaning a bolt gun used on animals. His injury is reportedly not a threat to his life.

No risk assessment cost firm dearly

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:08:17 GMT

A Derbyshire firm has been fined £24,000 after a forklift truck driver suffered serious back injuries following a fall from a lorry ramp.

Council admits breaches at schools

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:47:46 GMT

Two schools are among the locations of health and safety breaches committed by a local authority.

Thorntons hit with factory fine

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:21:00 GMT

Thorntons, the high street chocolate chain, has been made to pay more than £27,000 after a factory worker broke her finger.

Man sentenced over illegal gas work

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:08:52 GMT

A plumber has pleaded guilty to installing and working on a gas boiler despite not being legally able to do so.

Workers 'put at risk by gas cloud'

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:34:36 GMT

A gas company has been fined £17,000 after employees were put at risk by a large cloud of flammable gas at its Caernarfon depot.

Roofer fined over lack of safety

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:05:30 GMT

A roofer who was photographed by a health and safety inspector working with nothing to stop him falling has been fined.

Worker loses fingers in machine

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:05:50 GMT

A machine operator lost part of three fingers during an accident at a door-making plant in Derbyshire, a court has heard.

Exploding tyre killed worker: court

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:50:08 GMT

An exploding tyre killed a 48-year-old mechanic at Ipswich Docks as he was trying to remove it from a fork-lift truck, an inquest has heard.

Site worker died after beam fall

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:50:19 GMT

A businessman has been fined a six-figure sum after a labourer died in a fall at an industrial unit - just months after another worker was hurt in a fall at the same site.

Worker killed by 1.4 tonne beam

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:50:26 GMT

The death of a worker killed when a 1.4 tonne beam struck him has resulted in a £180,000 fine for a crane supplier.

30% 'turn up for work when ill'

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:20:02 GMT

A report has warned that the high number of people who still go into work when they are ill is "bad for business" and costs billions of pounds a year for British industry.

Carnival plans cruise safety review

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:54:31 GMT

Costa Cruises' parent company has announced plans to review safety and response procedures at all of its cruise lines after the Costa Concordia capsized last week.

Worker dies at cement works factory

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:54:36 GMT

A maintenance worker has died at the Cemex UK factory in Warwickshire.

Worker's finger severed by machine

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:54:55 GMT

The guard of a machine that caused an accident in which a plastics firm worker severed his finger had been removed, a court heard.

HSE prosecutes social care group

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:55:01 GMT

Health and safety chiefs launched a prosecution against a social care group after one of its workers was kicked in the eye by a client.

Airbus wing safety checks ordered

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:57:37 GMT

Airlines have been ordered to carry out safety checks after cracks were found in the wing brackets of an Airbus superjumbo jet.

Infants 'left alone in classroom'

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:57:43 GMT

Young children were left alone in a classroom amid confusion over whether a supply teacher had turned up to work, it has emerged.

Fuel pumped from Costa Concordia

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:11:38 GMT

As the search for guests on board the sunken Costa Concordia continues, experts are preparing to pump fuel from the cruise ship.

Chemical leak at Highland factory

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:10:46 GMT

A woman was sent to hospital after she was exposed to ammonia at a Scottish industrial factory, according to reports

Oil rig firm protected from claims

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:10:51 GMT

Transocean Ltd, the rig owner involved in drilling the well which blew out in the Gulf of Mexico, was sheltered from having to pay many pollution claims due to its contract with BP, a US federal judge has ruled.

Experts back mediation pilot scheme

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:51:25 GMT

Employment experts have backed efforts to keep workplace rows out of the tribunal courts.

Fine after excavator hits M1 bridge

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:51:30 GMT

A firm has been fined almost £13,000 after health and safety experts found that lack of training was a contributing factor in an accident involving an excavator hitting a bridge on the M1.

Parents 'told of rail deaths plea'

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:51:36 GMT

The father of a teenager killed with her friend at a level crossing in Essex claims Network Rail (NR) will plead guilty to breaching health and safety laws.

Worker lost fingers in accident

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:51:41 GMT

A leading manufacturing company has been fined £7,000 after an employee suffered a serious hand injury in a factory accident.

Jubilee report hails prosperity

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:24:29 GMT

A report marking the Queen's Diamond Jubilee says workers are more productive and prosperous than when she came to the throne 60 years ago.

Dundee firms breach safety laws

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:24:37 GMT

Three companies in Dundee have been fined a total of £336,000 for breaching workplace health and safety guidelines, following an accident which seriously injured an employee.

Study explores neck pain therapies

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:24:43 GMT

A study has revealed that people living in richer countries are more likely to have neck pain than those in lower income nations.

Legionnaires' disease tourists die

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:15:30 GMT

Saga Holidays have confirmed that two elderly British tourists have died in Spain after contracting Legionnaires' disease.

Workers 'could have died in blaze'

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:15:36 GMT

Tata Steel UK has admitted breaching safety regulations after a court heard two workers narrowly avoided death or serious injury in an incident during repair work at one of its steelworks.

40% of officers 'asleep on job'

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:15:44 GMT

Almost half the number of officers who work watchkeeping shifts on ships have fallen asleep during simulations to test their fatigue levels, according to research.

Young workers stressed by downturn

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:02:23 GMT

The younger generation of workers feel isolated, anxious and are seeing their weight change as a result of the economic crisis.

Delivery driver crushed to death

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:02:33 GMT

A 27-year-old delivery driver was crushed to death after being trapped against his lorry by a one-tonne pallet of sheet steel, a court has heard.

Smartphones cause workplace worries

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:02:39 GMT

The use of smartphones and tablet computers has led businesses to worry that their ICT security may be more at risk, a recent poll has revealed.

Death toll rises at Pakistan site

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:08:38 GMT

Rescuers at a collapsed medicine factory in Pakistan have found 18 bodies so far.

New Boeing planes have tail fault

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:41:44 GMT

American aerospace company Boeing has admitted that repairs are required to the tail sections of some of its new 787 aeroplanes.

Lack of bathroom results in fine

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:41:53 GMT

A building company has been hit with a £2,000 fine due to not having adequate bathroom facilities for employees on one of its sites.

O2 test Olympic contingency plan

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:42:06 GMT

As London braces itself for the upcoming Olympics, O2 is holding a flexible work day as part of its preparations for potential disruption during the Games.

Boat firm fine after worker injured

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:42:26 GMT

A boat building firm has been fined £26,666 after one of its employees suffered multiple fractures to his leg when he was knocked off some steps.

C. diff strategy 'could be wrong'

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:01:21 GMT

The approach of hospitals in tackling Clostridium difficile (C. diff) may be flawed, as new evidence has cast doubts over the way the bug is transmitted.

Labour MP wants loophole closed

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:01:34 GMT

A Labour MP has called for a loophole to be closed that allows companies under investigation for health and safety breaches to force themselves into liquidation.

Worker died after machine injury

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:01:43 GMT

A worker at a company which repairs and maintains railway vehicles died from head injuries sustained while using unguarded machinery, a court heard.

Shell evacuates platform after leak

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:02:05 GMT

Oil giant Shell has said it had to partially evacuate an oil platform in the North Sea earlier this week after members of staff noticed a gas leak.

Power switch-off warnings issued

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:02:21 GMT

Employers could end up saving thousands of pounds in power bills every year by making sure the lights are switched off at the end of every day - but only if it's safe to do so.

Site accident left girl without dad

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:53:51 GMT

The four-year-old daughter of a construction worker killed on site still wonders where her father is, a court has heard.

Breach caused grab machine death

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:55:29 GMT

The employer of a man who died after being crushed by a grab machine at work has been ordered to pay fines and costs of more than £190,000.

New NHS guidelines for bacteria

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:27:19 GMT

NHS hospitals should prepare risk assessment plans to determine the threat of pseudomonas bacteria, according to the Chief Medical Officer for England.

Fatal farm accident goes to trial

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:24:55 GMT

Two men are set to go on trial for health and safety offences relating to the death of a founder member of the Electric Light Orchestra.

Two companies in court over break

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:25:43 GMT

A mechanical fitter suffered a broken foot when a 13kg weight fell from overhead at a factory in North Yorkshire.

Network Rail to spend £5m on brakes

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:36:09 GMT

Hundreds of road-rail vehicles are to be fitted with £5 million worth of additional disc brakes, Network Rail has said.

Ferry delayed due to wind damage

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:36:25 GMT

A ferry hit the wall of a Scottish harbour in strong winds, causing delays to services. The service, from Brodick to Ardrossan, was caught in the wind as it came into the harbour, according to Clyde Coastguard.

Worker dislocates arm in machine

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:24:19 GMT

A fencing firm has been ordered to pay more than £15,000 after a worker dislocated his elbow and had skin ripped off when re-threading a piece of machinery.

Bosses main reason employees leave

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:28:44 GMT

Across the globe employees appear to be united in their reasoning for quitting their job - their boss.

Scaffolder 'will never work again'

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:57:19 GMT

A scaffolder will never again be able to carry out any manual work after he fell seven metres through a fragile roof in Stoke-on-Trent, a court has heard.

Worker's fingertip cut off in Stoke

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:57:29 GMT

Fenton Magistrates' Court has fined a company £10,000 after a worker lost the tip of his right middle finger in an incident in Stoke-on-Trent last year.

Pub demolition site 'not secured'

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:57:39 GMT

A contractor has been prosecuted after dangerous conditions were found at the site of a pub demolition in Dover.

Steel beam death leads to £65k fine

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:31:03 GMT

Two construction companies prosecuted over the death of a cleaner who was killed when a steel beam fell on him have been fined a total of around £65,000.

London sightseeing bus firm fined

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:31:12 GMT

A sightseeing tour bus company has been fined £10,500 after an engineer was injured whilst working underneath a bus when it was stationed at its Essex depot.

Workers injured in structure plunge

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:31:18 GMT

Two sub-contractors fell eight metres after a temporary structure they were working on collapsed beneath them, a court heard.

Call for cable theft crackdown

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:31:26 GMT

The increase in cable thefts revealed in a recent report has led to pressure for an immediate crackdown from the Government on the crime, which costs railways millions of pounds every year.

Bugs can help hospitals: Report

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:36:00 GMT

A medical expert has claimed that organisms which help to control dangerous microbes in hospital wards and operating theatres are being wiped out as a result of the obsession with sterile conditions.

Intelligent earplug for rig workers

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:36:11 GMT

Researchers in Norway have developed an intelligent earplug system to protect the hearing of offshore workers.

Passenger ferry collides with pier

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:36:19 GMT

Strong winds in Scotland have caused a second ferry accident within a week.

Sightseeing tour bus company fined

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:09:02 GMT

A bus company has been fined £10,500 after an engineer repairing one of its fleet had his pelvis and several ribs broken by a falling axle.

Recession 'leads to more time off'

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:09:13 GMT

Employers must seek to reduce work-related stress during austere times, as the number of staff taking time off work due to stress is known to increase by 25%.

Risk to nanoplatelet manufacturers

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:09:23 GMT

Computer manufacturers working with nanoplatelets could be at risk from lung damage, according to a new study published in the journal ACS Nano.

Chicken recalled due to bacteria

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:18:56 GMT

A batch of chicken chunks was called back by Spar after listeria monocytogenes bacteria was found in the product.

Huge fire at Essex power station

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:19:02 GMT

A major fire broke out at a power station in East Anglia after thousands of tonnes of wood pellets caught fire on Monday morning.

Safety panel examines India's rail

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:19:08 GMT

An official safety panel has been established to investigate the rising number of deaths on India's railway network.

Firm director fined after explosion

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:19:14 GMT

A gas supply company director was in court after a gas explosion at his firm caused burns to himself and another employee.

British workers go without lunch

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:19:22 GMT

Less than 20% of British workers take a full hour for their lunch break, figures reveal.

School children inhale toxic fumes

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:19:30 GMT

Four youngsters had to be treated after inhaling toxic fumes while travelling on the bus to school.

Lathe breaks metalworker's leg

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:31:03 GMT

A firm has been given a £10,000 fine after machinery, weighing over a ton, landed on an employee's leg causing him to need surgery.

Employee's arm crushed by machine

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:31:37 GMT

A firm producing metal components for roofs has been hit with a £15,000 fine after an employee injured his arm at work.

Factory worker loses four fingers

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:32:11 GMT

A company has been hit with a £9,000 fine after an employee lost four of his fingers in an accident. The worker was removing a blockage from the heated nozzle of a 20 ton injection-moulding machine at the time of the incident, when it pushed through hi

Worker, 64, blown off factory roof

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 12:40:58 GMT

A 64-year-old man was blown off the roof on which he was working, causing him to be signed off for seven weeks with injuries, a court has learned.

Network Rail plea over fatal crash

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 12:41:05 GMT

Lawyers for Network Rail have confirmed that the company is to plead guilty to breaches of health and safety legislation in the lead-up to the fatal train crash near the village of Grayrigg in Cumbria five years ago.

Patient set on fire during surgery

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:12:15 GMT

An NHS trust has publicly apologised after a patient was accidentally set on fire during an operation.

£100,000 fine over worker's death

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:12:20 GMT

A trailer manufacturer has been fined £100,000 after a worker was killed when a machine fell on him.

Worker burns lead to £55,000 fines

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:12:25 GMT

An engineering company has been fined after a worker sustained 60% burns when he came into contact with a high voltage electric cable while working on the new Crossrail line.

Gas fitter guilty of manslaughter

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 11:21:46 GMT

A gas fitter is to be sentenced in April after he was convicted of the manslaughter of a millionaire's daughter, who died from carbon monoxide poisoning after a new boiler was installed in her house.

Safety breaches put staff at risk

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 09:28:20 GMT

A wide range of health and safety failings have led to a north London firm being fined £18,000.

£8,000 fine over heavy beam injury

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 09:28:31 GMT

A construction firm has been made to pay almost £8,000 after a worker suffered a fractured pelvis and leg paralysis.

Stable owner pays £16,000 over fall

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 09:28:42 GMT

An incident at a stables that led to a worker falling more than three metres has seen the stables' owner fined £10,000 plus costs.

£45,000 fine over asbestos exposure

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 10:28:48 GMT

A knitwear company and a cladding firm site foreman, who exposed workers and visitors to asbestos, have been fined £45,000 between them.

Medic flu jabs 'only for believers'

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 12:32:44 GMT

Doctors are more likely to take the seasonal flu jab than nurses, a report has revealed.

Polish food industrial salt scandal

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 12:32:53 GMT

More than 230 tonnes of food has been withdrawn from the market in Poland, after revelations it may contain salt intended for treating roads in winter.

School worker falls through ceiling

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:10:13 GMT

A school has been fined £7,700 after an employee fell through a loft hatch into the library below, sustaining a broken shoulder blade.

Firm and director fined in Surrey

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:10:18 GMT

Offences including unsafe demolition and neglecting to perform an asbestos survey on a house in Surrey have led to fines for a London construction firm and its director.

Company fined over electric shock

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 09:50:18 GMT

An incident that saw a Polish worker receive an electric shock from a live junction box due to badly planned maintenance work in London has resulted in a fine for the contracting company.

Man dies at Halifax Nestle factory

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 09:50:30 GMT

Nestle have been fined £180,000 after a worker in one of its factories was killed due to a lack of basic safeguards.

UK Coal admits pit safety breach

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:02:29 GMT

UK Coal has admitted to breaches of health and safety regulations, after a miner died at a North Yorkshire pit in October 2009.

Network Rail's corporate blindness

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:02:35 GMT

A judge has criticised Network Rail for its history of incompetency over health and safety at a level crossing where two teenage friends were killed in 2005.

Wartime bomb found at Olympic site

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:02:39 GMT

Builders working on the London 2012 Olympic Games site were forced to down tools after a Nazi bomb from the Blitz period was uncovered.

Many bosses 'work through illness'

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 13:23:54 GMT

A new study has found that 40% of people who run a small business do not take time off work even when they are ill.

Firm responsible for maimed worker

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 13:24:02 GMT

A worker who had three fingers and a thumb severed in a Liverpool bedding factory, was not given suitable training to keep herself safe, a court was told.

Firm prosecuted over worker fall

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 13:24:07 GMT

A food manufacturer has been prosecuted following an incident involving a worker falling three metres from a breadcrumb-making machine.

Royal Mail investigates dog attacks

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 12:24:28 GMT

Up to 4,000 postal workers suffer severe injuries and trauma following dog attacks each year, it has been revealed.

Government axes 'obsolete' rules

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 12:24:39 GMT

The coalition's drive to streamline green rules and reduce red tape will not weaken environmental protection, the Government has insisted.

Grieve quizzed over corporate law

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 14:32:14 GMT

The Attorney General has been asked to explain why there have been only two companies prosecuted under the Corporate Manslaughter Act since it came into force nearly four years ago.

Worker's finger severed by press

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 14:32:21 GMT

A manufacturing company has been hit with a £4,000 fine after an engineer had his finger partially severed by a power press.

£35k fine after worker crushed

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 14:32:30 GMT

A window and door manufacturer has been ordered to pay £35,000 following the death of an employee who was crushed at its premises in Leyton.

Employee falls through factory roof

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 11:06:41 GMT

A futon bed manufacturer has been fined £6,000 after a worker fell through a roof light fracturing his spinal column and sustaining a collapsed lung.

Mass water poisoning criticised

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 11:06:47 GMT

A coroner has strongly criticised a water authority responsible for Britain's worst mass poisoning which put the lives of thousands of people in danger.

Teenager hurt in unloading accident

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 11:06:52 GMT

An 18-year-old working for a Leicester food company was forced to be absent from work for several weeks after he was injured in an accident while unloading a shipping container attached to the back of an HGV.

Strimmer death results in fine

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 09:17:10 GMT

A forestry management company has been fined after a piece of metal flew off a petrol strimmer and killed an employee working nearby.

Firm exposed people to asbestos

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 09:17:15 GMT

A demolition company has been fined for risking the lives of workers and residents when it pulled down a building containing asbestos tiles.

Construction firm fined over death

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 09:17:21 GMT

A Maidenhead engineering company has been fined £250,000 for safety failings after a reversing lorry knocked over and killed a surveyor during work on the M25.

Offshore gas leak being monitored

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 15:57:50 GMT

A gas leak that led to the evacuation of 209 offshore workers from a platform is being monitored.

Man's hand crushed by faulty press

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 15:58:02 GMT

A Warwickshire man lost two fingers after a power press malfunction crushed his hand so badly his fingers had to be amputated, a court has heard.

Gas leak prompts worker evacuations

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 12:11:08 GMT

A gas leak on a platform in the North Sea has prompted its evacuation as well as the removal of workers from two nearby offshore installations.

£120,000 fine over forklift death

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:50:12 GMT

A £120,000 fine has been dealt to the employer of a man who died after becoming trapped while driving a forklift truck.

Apprentice burned in drum fire

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:23:42 GMT

An apprentice mechanic was burned on his arms, hands and neck when he and a colleague were burning rubbish in an old drum, a court heard.

Two ships collide in Dover Strait

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:23:48 GMT

A gas tanker and a cargo ship collided in the Dover Strait six miles south of Dungeness lat the weekend, according to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA).

Airplane worker to receive £280,000

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:23:54 GMT

An air stewardess who was injured at work is to receive £280,000 in damages, according to reports.

Worker trapped in trench collapse

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:24:03 GMT

An employee at a leisure park in Dawlish received multiple injuries to his face when a trench in which he was working caved in on him.

Health chiefs issue NI food alert

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:24:08 GMT

A food warning has gone out across Northern Ireland after a food chemical manufacturer was placed under investigation.

Bug scare for transplant patients

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:24:13 GMT

Bacteria could be contaminating the solution that is used in the UK to preserve donated organs, according to the Government.

Faulty design leads to company fine

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 11:17:55 GMT

A machinery manufacturer has been fined after supplying a faulty machine to a Scottish company that malfunctioned and trapped a worker's arm.

Firm fined after worker falls

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 11:18:03 GMT

A worker fell from the top of a chemical storage tank after vapours inside it caused an explosion.

Fire hazard firm fined £10,000

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 11:18:09 GMT

A man has been fined for allowing fires to be lit at his manufacturing firm which is situated next to two gas storage sites.

Printing firm fined after death

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:04:34 GMT

A Peterborough-based printing firm has been fined £112,500 after a maintenance engineer died at one of its sites.

Government failed workers - union

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:59:23 GMT

A postal workers' Union has accused the Government of going back on its word and not announcing tougher restrictions on dangerous dogs before the Easter parliamentary recess.

Grayrigg train crash leads to fine

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 15:09:38 GMT

Network Rail has been fined £4 million after it accepted responsibility for the derailment that caused the fatal Grayrigg train crash.

Firm hit with fine after amputation

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:51:08 GMT

A labourer had to have his arm amputated after it was crushed during the demolition of an old cinema, a court has heard.

Teachers seek medical consultation

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:51:13 GMT

The Association of Teachers and Lecturers has found that a quarter of educators surveyed had taken sick leave as a direct result of their current job, with two in five consulting a doctor.

Poultry firm fined over severed arm

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:51:20 GMT

A firm from Somerset has had to pay £15,000 after a worker lost his arm when it became trapped in unguarded machinery.

Union warns over hot classrooms

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:51:28 GMT

Classrooms labelled as too hot are having a negative effect on the standards of learning and teaching, a survey has suggested.

Less accident reporting for firms

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:51:37 GMT

Employers will no longer be obliged to fill out reports for injuries that keep an employee off normal duties for up to seven days.

£2m damages for injured groundsman

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:51:43 GMT

A man who suffered severe head injuries after a freak accident at work has received more than £2 million in damages.

Company fined over lost finger

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:26:37 GMT

Hydrapower Dynamics Ltd has been fined £4,000 and ordered to pay £3,000 costs after a man lost a finger in an unguarded tube bending machine.

Dairy firm fined over crushed arm

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:26:44 GMT

A firm from Dorset has had to pay £10,448 after an employee's arm was pulled into a slurry separator.

FSA backing Olympic food hygiene

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:26:51 GMT

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has pledged an extra £1.5 million for the inspection of food retailers in and around the London 2012 Olympic Games venues.

Total still trying to stop gas leak

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:07:19 GMT

Significant progress has been made to stop a gas leak on an oil rig off the east coast of Scotland, says oil and gas company Total.

£300,000 fine for Heathrow death

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:07:31 GMT

A lift manufacturing company has been fined £300,000 for safety failings after an employee was crushed to death while installing a passenger lift at Heathrow Airport.

£44k fine for ignoring asbestos

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:07:39 GMT

A laboratory testing firm which ignored warnings to deal with asbestos on its premises has been made to pay £44,000.

Lancashire fracking to continue

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:07:49 GMT

Hydraulic fracturing is likely to resume in Lancashire under a new system of tight controls, it has been announced.

Director fined over safety failings

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:28:56 GMT

A building company's director has been prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive after failing to ensure the safety of his employees when working above ground.

Animal firm fined over lock error

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:29:02 GMT

A Lancashire animal feed company has been fined after one of its workers lost a finger trying to clean out a machine.

Objects left in surgery patients

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:29:13 GMT

A parliamentary question has revealed that surgeons have accidently left 89 medical instruments inside patients on UK operating tables.

'Lucky' builders survived collapse

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:29:19 GMT

Seven builders were fortunate to survive when the supporting scaffolding around 250 tonnes of wet concrete collapsed in Merseyside, a court has heard.

Man loses leg in forklift collision

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:51:01 GMT

A man has had his leg amputated after he was hit by a forklift truck.

Construction worker hit by bus

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:51:13 GMT

A national building firm has been fined £12,000 after a worker fell into the path of a bus in central London.

Worker killed by overturned tractor

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:51:22 GMT

An overturned tractor crushed and killed a worker at a farm in Worksop, a court has heard.

Asbestos damage challenge dismissed

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 11:54:57 GMT

A pensioner with asbestosis has defeated a legal challenge to the damages he was awarded last year after being exposed to harmful dust in his workplace more than 50 years ago.

New rules outlined for cruise ships

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 11:55:05 GMT

Cruise line operators are expected to take on board a series of new health and safety rules in the wake of recent disasters.

Court awards woman £41,000 damages

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 11:55:11 GMT

Hertfordshire-based Concentra Ltd has been slapped with a £41,000 fine for severely injuring a member of the public as she waited for a bus.

90 workers exposed to lead for year

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:05:19 GMT

Exposing workers to significant amounts of lead has left a recycling company around £75,000 out of pocket.

Hot ash lands waste firm in trouble

Fri, 04 May 2012 09:13:54 GMT

A waste management company has been charged after an agency worker sustained serious burns at one of its incineration depots.

Grayling to slash more red tape

Fri, 04 May 2012 09:14:01 GMT

The Employment Minister has warned that the Government must cut red tape for businesses if jobs are not to be lost to other countries.

Injured shipworker suffers fall

Fri, 04 May 2012 09:14:07 GMT

A shipping firm, which ignored official safety notices, has been fined £12,000, after a worker was badly injured falling from unsecured scaffolding.

Company fined over electric shock

Fri, 04 May 2012 16:18:30 GMT

A Cambridgeshire firm has been fined £3,500 after an employee was left unable to work for four months when he suffered an electric shock.

Farming company fined after fall

Fri, 04 May 2012 16:18:36 GMT

A farming company has been fined for an incident which injured two workers almost two years ago.

Fairground worker fractures skull

Fri, 04 May 2012 16:18:46 GMT

A teenage fairground worker suffered a fractured skull when he was thrown from a ride, a court has heard.

Potters Bar marks 10th anniversary

Wed, 09 May 2012 16:03:52 GMT

Memorial services will take place on Thursday to mark the tenth anniversary of the Potters Bar train crash.

Greene takes to the railway track

Wed, 09 May 2012 16:03:58 GMT

Star athlete Dai Greene has joined forces with Network Rail to front a campaign that highlights the dangers of taking shortcuts across railway tracks.

Firm in court over forklift crash

Mon, 14 May 2012 10:25:12 GMT

A forklift truck accident, which seriously injured a sub-contracted employee, has landed a Somerset-based construction company in trouble.

Labourer suffers deep cut to hand

Mon, 14 May 2012 10:25:19 GMT

A worker needed to have 11 stitches to his hand after he accidentally cut it using a machine which had no guards.

Chopper ditching grounds flights

Mon, 14 May 2012 10:25:24 GMT

The ditching of a helicopter in the North Sea has prompted Bond Aviation Group to stop further flights for safety reasons.

Employers warn over absence rates

Mon, 14 May 2012 16:03:11 GMT

More must be done to reduce short-term sick leave among employees, experts have warned.

More helicopters to be grounded

Mon, 14 May 2012 16:03:17 GMT

More aircraft have been grounded by Bond Offshore Helicopters after one of their Eurocopter helicopters was ditched in the North Sea last week.

Plastics worker "lucky to be alive"

Mon, 14 May 2012 16:03:21 GMT

Firefigthers worked through the night after a large fire broke out at a plastics factory on Friday. Around 80 firefighters were at a unit near Enstone airfield which belongs to Oxford Plastics.

Bid to cut car worker injuries

Mon, 21 May 2012 11:48:55 GMT

Researchers in the US have developed new methods to prevent injuries among car factory workers.

MRSA 'spreads from busy hospitals'

Mon, 21 May 2012 11:49:01 GMT

Big, busy hospitals in major cities are thought to be the starting point for the MRSA superbug which then gets spread across the country to smaller, regional hospitals, according to a new scientific study.

Police pay out for motorbike crash

Mon, 21 May 2012 11:49:06 GMT

A police force must pay about £10,000 in damages to an officer who broke his leg in a motorcycle crash after appeal judges ruled he was provided unsuitable riding boots.

Fire boss cleared of manslaughter

Mon, 21 May 2012 16:15:14 GMT

A fire service boss who was tried for manslaughter after four firefighters died in a warehouse inferno has been cleared after a judge told a jury to acquit him.

Print firm flash fire injured two

Mon, 21 May 2012 16:15:19 GMT

Two workers were left burned, with one also sustaining serious leg breaks, after a flash fire at a printing company which has led to an HSE prosecution. Waltham Forest-based Delta Display Ltd was fined for serious safety failings after vapours from a f

Employee burned at boss's house

Wed, 23 May 2012 09:34:27 GMT

The director of a firm in Totton must pay almost £4,500 after a worker was burned while cutting off the top of a gas tank at the director's home.

Worker trapped between trains dies

Wed, 23 May 2012 09:34:33 GMT

A rail worker has died at Grosmont Station after becoming trapped between two trains.

Costa Concordia removal to begin

Wed, 23 May 2012 09:34:38 GMT

The operation to re-float and remove the Costa Concordia off the Italian island of Giglio will be 'monumental', according to the cruise company.

Severed finger fine for timber firm

Wed, 23 May 2012 16:04:58 GMT

A worker's day to day life has been adversely altered after he lost a finger when using a circular saw, a court has heard.

Hospital infection rates revealed

Wed, 23 May 2012 16:05:04 GMT

New statistics show that 6.4% of all hospital patients in England last autumn had a healthcare-associated infection.

Rail firm admits station overshoot

Wed, 23 May 2012 16:05:10 GMT

A rail firm has pleaded guilty to health and safety breaches after one of its trains over shot a station by almost two-and-a-half miles.

Landlord fined after builder fall

Mon, 28 May 2012 11:55:29 GMT

A landlord was found in breach of safety regulations and ordered to pay a fine following the death of a self-employed construction worker while on a rooftop in Middlesex.

NHS 'confusion' over back-pain

Mon, 28 May 2012 11:55:34 GMT

Two-fifths of illness in NHS workers is related to back problems or problems with muscles, ligaments and nerves, according to a new study.

Pane shatters at MP's office block

Mon, 28 May 2012 11:55:40 GMT

The hot weather has caused a pane of glass to shatter at the office block opposite the Houses of Parliament, which is used by hundreds of MPs and their assistants.

MPs concerned over pilot proposals

Wed, 30 May 2012 11:01:11 GMT

A report by MPs has stated that safety could be compromised if proposed European rules for pilots' flying hours and conditions are not upgraded.

Blighted helicopter firm boss quits

Wed, 30 May 2012 11:01:16 GMT

A helicopter company that has recorded some bad figures over the past three years, including three severe accidents, has announced that its managing director is stepping down.

Union criticises helicopter safety

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 14:38:48 GMT

Neither pilots or passengers are entirely convinced about the safety of North Sea helicopters, according to union officers.

Judge: Barriers needed at SeaWorld

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 14:40:12 GMT

A judge in the US has ruled that barriers should be set up to protect staff from killer whales at Florida's SeaWorld theme park.

Male-only offices 'host more germs'

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 14:40:17 GMT

There are significantly higher numbers of bacteria in male-only workplaces than in female ones, according to a new US study.

Firm censured in bug outbreak probe

Wed, 13 Jun 2012 11:23:50 GMT

A pharmaceuticals company which is being investigated as a potential source of a Legionnaires' disease outbreak has been served with two improvement notices by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).

Camera caught man unsafe on roof

Wed, 13 Jun 2012 11:23:55 GMT

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has successfully prosecuted a man for failing to enforce safety measures after he was caught working on a roof with a disc cutter.

Second Legionnaire's death recorded

Fri, 15 Jun 2012 10:03:37 GMT

There has been a second fatality in the Legionnaires' outbreak in Edinburgh, NHS Lothian has reported.

Man killed at Radiohead concert

Mon, 18 Jun 2012 14:28:01 GMT

A Drum technician died at a Radiohead concert in Toronto in Canada after a stage fell on him.

Call centre staff 'health at risk'

Mon, 18 Jun 2012 14:28:07 GMT

Trade union Unison has warned that the million call centre workers in the UK are at risk from physical and mental health problems because of the nature of the work.

Worker breaks pelvis in tipper fall

Wed, 20 Jun 2012 15:38:47 GMT

A company in Devon has been fined £6,000 over an incident in which a worker fell from a tipper truck and broke his pelvis.

Teachers 'give up sleep for work'

Wed, 20 Jun 2012 15:40:05 GMT

A new study has found that the vast majority of teachers have worked through the night at least once in the last six months.

Worker snagged in machine tool

Mon, 25 Jun 2012 10:55:26 GMT

A worker was left badly injured after he became entangled in a rotating machine tool, a court has heard.

Firm fined for asbestos danger

Mon, 25 Jun 2012 10:55:31 GMT

Construction workers renovating a Devon pub came into contact with potentially lethal asbestos dust and were then requested by their boss to take it away from the site without proper safety gear.

Lathe skull fracture - firm guilty

Mon, 25 Jun 2012 10:55:36 GMT

A machining company has been fined after a worker suffered a fractured skull and chest injuries while operating a lathe that wasn't properly guarded.

Worker died after 20ft crane fall

Mon, 25 Jun 2012 10:55:41 GMT

A power company has launched an investigation into safety after an employee fell 20ft to his death while conducting engineering work on a farm.

'Screen-slaves' risk their health

Mon, 25 Jun 2012 10:55:47 GMT

Taking work home from the office is putting employees' health at risk, a new report is warning.

Worker seriously hurt by lawnmower

Mon, 25 Jun 2012 10:55:52 GMT

A worker who was cutting grass on a slope had to be airlifted to hospital after becoming trapped under an industrial lawnmower.

Fifth do not take all annual leave

Mon, 25 Jun 2012 10:55:57 GMT

One in five workers do not take all their holidays and many of those who do go away end up keeping in touch with the office, according to new research.

Eurocopter find no operator error

Mon, 25 Jun 2012 10:56:04 GMT

Eurocopter, the company who manufactures the Super Puma helicopter which was forced to ditch in the North Sea, has said that their investigations so far suggest that the operator was not to blame. The EC225 Super Puma was ditched on 10 May 2012 with 14

Company fined over worker death

Tue, 26 Jun 2012 14:37:18 GMT

A construction company has been slapped with a £100,000 fine and ordered to pay £140,000 in costs after a carpenter was killed while working at Bath University.

Firm fined over unguarded drill

Tue, 26 Jun 2012 14:37:26 GMT

A manufacturing company from Cardiff has been fined £15,000 after one of its workers lost the tip of his finger while operating an unguarded drill.

Man dies after trench rescue fails

Wed, 27 Jun 2012 16:06:42 GMT

A 54-year-old man has died after attempts to rescue him from a collapsed trench failed. The man was stuck at the site of a new housing estate in Letterston, Pembrokeshire, west Wales.

Seatbelt firm 'put workers at risk'

Wed, 27 Jun 2012 16:06:47 GMT

A company that manufactures webbing for seatbelts and harnesses has been fined £5,000 after a worker suffered severe burns.

Mesothelioma case exemption demand

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 13:11:43 GMT

Mesothelioma sufferers have won support from the Labour party, which is calling on the Government to ensure their access to justice is not impeded by legal reforms. Campaigners and the families of victims say they should be exempt from measures designe

NR warned over railway clearing

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 13:11:52 GMT

Birds' nests may have been illegally destroyed by Network Rail workers clearing greenery from railway lines.

Glazing firm fined over finger loss

Fri, 29 Jun 2012 12:24:48 GMT

A glazing business has been prosecuted for breaching safety legislation after an employee lost part of a finger in a woodworking machine.

Serious fall lands firm in trouble

Fri, 29 Jun 2012 12:24:53 GMT

A manufacturing company and its boss have been punished in court after two young agency workers were seriously injured in a fall.

Firm fined for excavator accident

Fri, 29 Jun 2012 12:24:58 GMT

A haulage firm has admitted health and safety breaches in sending three workers to recover an abandoned excavator which led to one suffering a fractured skull.

Ambulance service fined over death

Mon, 02 Jul 2012 09:18:15 GMT

A wheelchair user was inadequately secured in an ambulance before a crash that caused injuries leading to her death, the Crown Office said.

Firm issued Prohibition Notice

Thu, 05 Jul 2012 13:50:56 GMT

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued a fine and a Prohibition Notice against a contractor in Edgware following a routine site inspection.

Food firm fined as finger amputated

Thu, 05 Jul 2012 13:51:07 GMT

A food production firm in the West Midlands has been prosecuted after a 16-year-old employee had his finger amputated after an accident at work.

Cornish bakery faces £14,000 fine

Thu, 05 Jul 2012 13:51:17 GMT

A bakery has been fined a total of £14,000 after a worker broke two bones in her arm when she got caught in a moving conveyor belt.

Man killed in test track crash

Thu, 05 Jul 2012 13:51:31 GMT

A Swindon man has died after his vehicle crashed at a top vehicle testing site, police have confirmed.

Presenter denies park safety breach

Thu, 05 Jul 2012 13:51:42 GMT

A TV presenter turned wildlife park owner sobbed in court again as she denied health and safety breaches which put a mother and her young child in hospital.

Marriage 'upsets workers' morale'

Mon, 09 Jul 2012 13:50:08 GMT

Job satisfaction is negatively affected by important moments in life such as marriage or the birth of a child, research by Kingston University's Business School suggests.

Building firms fined after death

Mon, 09 Jul 2012 13:50:13 GMT

Two building firms were given fines totalling £301,000 after an employee died from a 22 metre fall in Manchester.

Council fined for asbestos breach

Mon, 09 Jul 2012 13:50:19 GMT

Stockton on Tees Borough Council has been fined for potentially exposing employees to asbestos during clearance work on a site in the Teeside town prior to demolition.

Safety breach at Yorkshire firm

Wed, 11 Jul 2012 13:27:58 GMT

A building firm in North Yorkshire has been fined for a safety breach after an employee suffered nerve damage at its factory in Whitley Bay.

Worker burned from electric shock

Wed, 11 Jul 2012 13:28:03 GMT

A worker suffered burns to his chest and hands after receiving an electric shock while carrying out fencing work at a children's play area, magistrates heard.

Barn fall killed teenage worker

Mon, 16 Jul 2012 15:34:37 GMT

A teenage worker fell to his death while carrying out repairs to a barn's roof lights, a court has heard.

Worker loses fingers on one hand

Mon, 16 Jul 2012 15:34:47 GMT

Trafford Magistrates' Court has heard that a Stockport engineering firm was responsible for one of its employees losing all of the fingers on his left hand when it was crushed in machinery.

Fine for unsafe demolition work

Mon, 23 Jul 2012 16:20:48 GMT

A demolition company and its director were given fines after breaching safety regulations for their workers at a site in Lancing, West Sussex.

Whisky firm fined over oil spill

Mon, 23 Jul 2012 16:20:53 GMT

The whisky company Whyte and Mackay has been fined £9,000 after it pleaded guilty to an "entirely preventable" oil leak at its Invergordon plant.

Work disputes 'resolved earlier'

Mon, 23 Jul 2012 16:20:59 GMT

The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) has said the number of employers and employees using its early dispute resolution service rose by around a third in the past year.

Scaffold collapse results in fine

Mon, 23 Jul 2012 16:21:04 GMT

A major scaffolding collapse at a row of houses due to be demolished has resulted in two companies based in Stoke-on-Trent receiving fines.

Boy dies in Beamish museum accident

Mon, 23 Jul 2012 16:21:10 GMT

A young boy has been crushed to death at a museum after he was hit by a steam engine driven by his father, police said.

Gardener fined for unsafe tree work

Mon, 23 Jul 2012 16:21:15 GMT

Spalding Magistrates' Court has fined a landscape gardener for carrying out unsafe tree felling work and not having the necessary qualifications.

BP rig safety procedures questioned

Thu, 26 Jul 2012 12:33:13 GMT

BP was too focused on smaller worker safety hazards instead of the large, systemic dangers that caused the Gulf of Mexico oil spill in 2010, a US government safety committee has found.

Employees 'do not trust' bosses

Thu, 26 Jul 2012 12:33:29 GMT

A new survey has revealed that employees have a lack of trust towards their bosses, adopting a "not bothered" attitude to work.

Burnley firm Elite 04 pleads guilty

Thu, 26 Jul 2012 12:33:43 GMT

A company from Burnley has been fined and ordered to pay costs after it put four of its employees at risk of contracting silicosis - a potentially fatal lung disease.

Jogger cable death probe launched

Thu, 26 Jul 2012 12:33:56 GMT

The tragic death of a jogger who apparently ran into a high voltage cable has triggered a health and safety investigation.

Tree worker 'lost part of thumb'

Tue, 31 Jul 2012 11:27:32 GMT

A Hampshire tree-cutting business owner has been fined £4,000 after a trainee tree surgeon severed part of his thumb on a log splitter.

Roof drop pair have lucky escape

Tue, 31 Jul 2012 11:27:40 GMT

A pair of workers fell three metres from the roof of a Didsbury school, escaping with minor injuries, a court was told.

Fabric firm fined over finger loss

Tue, 31 Jul 2012 11:27:50 GMT

A Lancashire-based fabric manufacturer has been fined after one of its workers severed a finger when his left hand was caught in a rotating cog.

Extent of redundancy toll revealed

Tue, 31 Jul 2012 11:42:01 GMT

The personal toll of redundancy is well-known - but the person who has to deliver the bad news can also suffer significant emotional trauma, according to new research.

Tata fined £500,000 over death

Fri, 03 Aug 2012 11:22:24 GMT

A multinational steel company has been fined £500,000 after health and safety failures led to the death of a worker at a plant in South Wales.

Firms fined over asbestos on ship

Fri, 03 Aug 2012 11:22:37 GMT

Staff refurbishing a cruise ship have been exposed to asbestos fibres, leading to the prosecution of a tour operator and a ship management company. The prosecution was brought after a Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigation found that All Leisu

VLI fined over mining disaster

Fri, 03 Aug 2012 11:23:05 GMT

A drilling company in Australia has pleaded guilty to three charges in relation to the pit disaster that killed 29 miners in New Zealand in 2010.

Recycling firm fined for lax safety

Mon, 06 Aug 2012 10:27:29 GMT

A Birmingham metal recycling firm was prosecuted and fined following an accident in which an employee broke a trapped arm in an unguarded conveyor belt.

Surrey company handed huge fine

Mon, 06 Aug 2012 10:27:51 GMT

A construction firm from Surrey has been prosecuted after an employee was nearly killed by nine tonnes of falling steel and concrete.

Asbestos breach lands double fine

Mon, 06 Aug 2012 15:04:05 GMT

A Gloucestershire contractor and retailer have been fined for safety breaches after a construction worker was exposed to asbestos during a refurbishment project.

Chemicals firm fined over safety

Mon, 06 Aug 2012 15:04:52 GMT

A Deeside based chemical company has been prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) for failing to comply with three Improvement Notices.

Woman breaks wrist at Eton Dorney

Mon, 06 Aug 2012 15:05:37 GMT

A member of the crowd watching the rowing at the Olympics was injured in a fall as she was leaving Eton Dorney.

Toxic spill leaves 140 ill in Peru

Wed, 08 Aug 2012 08:38:48 GMT

A spillage of toxic copper concentrate at a mine in Peru has left more than 100 people needing medical treatment, it is reported.

Worker crushed by reversing lorry

Wed, 08 Aug 2012 09:06:40 GMT

A worker fractured his spine and pelvis after he was crushed by a tar tipper lorry which reversed into the road repair equipment he was driving.

Beef supplier fined as worker falls

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 13:18:00 GMT

A beef supplier has been prosecuted after a maintenance engineer fell and fractured his spine and heel bone at an abattoir in Lincoln.

Ward refurb exposed men to asbestos

Thu, 30 Aug 2012 11:34:29 GMT

Workers helping to refurbish a hospital ward were exposed to asbestos, a court heard.

Firm fined after worker breaks back

Thu, 30 Aug 2012 11:34:39 GMT

Nottingham Magistrates Court has heard that a worker fell 2.4 metres and fractured his back and neck while carrying out roof work that his employer had failed to properly plan or supervise.

Loud noise damages nerve fibres

Thu, 30 Aug 2012 11:34:52 GMT

Loud noise damages nerves in the same way as the inflammatory disease multiple sclerosis (MS), a new study has revealed.

Flu spread 'worse than feared'

Thu, 30 Aug 2012 15:07:09 GMT

Flu and cold viruses can be spread before humans show any symptoms, potentially making the illnesses more infectious than previously thought, according to new research.

Curved toilets may fight infection

Thu, 30 Aug 2012 15:07:21 GMT

A young inventor is in the running for a prestigious international award, after being denied the right to visit his sick grandfather inspired him to develop innovative hospital furniture.

£30,000 payout over sliced finger

Thu, 30 Aug 2012 15:07:32 GMT

A joinery firm has made an out-of-court payment of £30,000 to an employee who sliced off part of his finger while at work.

Hanover Sq death inquiries begin

Fri, 31 Aug 2012 16:25:32 GMT

The Health and Safety Executive has started making "initial inquiries" about the death of a woman who was hit by falling masonry in central London, a spokeswoman has confirmed.

Chinese mine blast kills 41 people

Fri, 31 Aug 2012 16:25:41 GMT

A coal mine blast in China killed 41 people and left five others trapped underground, according to reports from Chinese state media.

Falling masonry death investigated

Tue, 04 Sep 2012 11:53:20 GMT

Police and members of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) are conducting an ongoing investigation into the death of a woman who was crushed by falling masonry in central London, a Scotland Yard spokeswoman said.

Beam fractured farm worker's skull

Tue, 04 Sep 2012 11:53:27 GMT

A milk company has been fined £7,500 after a steel beam fell on an employee's head, fracturing his skull.

Nursing home owners fined for death

Thu, 06 Sep 2012 09:48:48 GMT

Two nursing home owners have been fined a total of £140,000 for not properly protecting a "vulnerable and elderly" woman with Huntingdon's disease who died after falling from a hoist.

40 dead in firework factory blaze

Thu, 06 Sep 2012 09:48:59 GMT

A huge fire at a fireworks factory in India has left at least 40 workers dead and 60 others injured.

Worker hit by forklift in warehouse

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 13:58:45 GMT

A 43-year-old worker was injured when he was hit by a forklift truck as he walked across a recycling firm's warehouse floor, a court heard.

Worker killed in avoidable accident

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 13:58:50 GMT

An unsecured storage unit fell over and killed a refrigeration company employee, leading to a successful prosecution by the Health & Safety Executive.

Fine after painter's scaffold fall

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 13:58:56 GMT

A scaffolding company has been convicted of breaching health and safety regulations after an aircraft painter fell over two metres when a plywood scaffold board broke.

Rubber firm fined over burns injury

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 09:50:46 GMT

A rubber manufacturer in Liverpool has been fined £15,000 over an incident in which a worker sustained a severe burn when his hand became trapped in a piece of machinery.

Health and safety rules relaxed

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 09:50:52 GMT

Health and safety inspection requirements will be lifted from hundreds of thousands of businesses, the Government has announced.

Public exposed to asbestos risk

Wed, 12 Sep 2012 14:47:03 GMT

A property developer risked the health of its workers and the general public by failing to safely dispose of asbestos while renovating a pub in Lincolnshire, a court has heard.

Arrest in care home investigation

Wed, 12 Sep 2012 14:47:08 GMT

Police have arrested a serving prisoner on suspicion of the manslaughter of an 89-year-old at a care home in West Sussex.

Norfolk firm fined for safety flaws

Wed, 12 Sep 2012 14:47:14 GMT

A Norfolk steel firm has been prosecuted for several safety breaches after a worker seriously injured his hand on one of its machines.

Work stress linked to heart disease

Fri, 14 Sep 2012 14:57:20 GMT

Workers whose jobs are stressful are more likely to suffer from heart disease than those in less demanding roles, according to a university study.

Captain blamed for ship accident

Fri, 14 Sep 2012 14:57:26 GMT

The captain of the cruise ship Costa Concordia has been blamed for the accident that led to the deaths of 32 people.

Hospitalised stress 'on the rise'

Fri, 14 Sep 2012 14:57:31 GMT

The number of workers under too much emotional and mental pressure is increasing, with hospital admittances due to stress on the rise, according to figures released by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (Hscic)

Driver run over at haulage firm

Mon, 08 Oct 2012 10:24:53 GMT

A haulage firm in Scotland has been prosecuted after a worker was run over by the tractor unit of a heavy goods vehicle.

Fine after worker injured in fall

Mon, 08 Oct 2012 10:25:06 GMT

A renewable energy firm has been fined £12,000 after a teenage employee fell through the roof of a children's activity centre.

Council in electrocution near miss

Mon, 08 Oct 2012 10:25:20 GMT

A local council has been prosecuted after the vehicles it uses to collect recycled material twice hit overhead power lines and created an electrocution risk.

Safety notice over legionalla risks

Mon, 08 Oct 2012 10:25:27 GMT

Firms such as care homes and leisure centres are being urged to do more to prevent the risk of a legionella outbreak.

Roofer's wrist broken in house fall

Mon, 08 Oct 2012 10:25:33 GMT

A 26-year-old man was injured in a six-metre fall from the roof of a house, a court has been told.

Huge fine over building site death

Mon, 08 Oct 2012 10:25:39 GMT

A construction company based in Redhill has been fined £210,000 following the death of a worker in a construction site explosion.

Woman killed by falling tree branch

Mon, 08 Oct 2012 10:25:45 GMT

An investigation has been launched after a woman was killed by a falling tree branch in London's famous Kew Gardens.

Ice cream maker's safety failings

Mon, 08 Oct 2012 10:25:51 GMT

A factory worker who severely damaged his forearm has lead to his employer, an ice-cream maker, being sentenced for the safety failings which lead to the accident.

Depressed workers need more support

Mon, 08 Oct 2012 10:25:57 GMT

The European Depression Association called for better support from managers as it released data showing that 10% of European workers have taken time off for depression.

HSE: Man jailed for illegal work

Mon, 08 Oct 2012 13:08:34 GMT

A plumber from Wiltshire has been handed a two-and-a-half year prison sentence for carrying out illegal work across the county after falsely claiming he was qualified to work on gas appliances.

Middle managers 'carry most stress'

Mon, 08 Oct 2012 13:08:40 GMT

More than 90% of workers think that the biggest load of stress in the UK workplace is carried by middle managers, who then pass it on to junior-level employees, according to a new poll by Lane4, a business performance consultancy.

Brewery fined after safety warnings

Mon, 08 Oct 2012 13:08:45 GMT

An Oxfordshire microbrewery has been fined £6,000 after failing to carry out essential action to make working conditions safer for employees.

£130m to improve railway safety

Tue, 09 Oct 2012 09:41:55 GMT

Network Rail (NR) is reminding people to "see track, think train" in a new television advert highlighting the dangers of level crossings.

Wholesaler guilty of safety failing

Wed, 10 Oct 2012 10:53:19 GMT

A fruit and vegetable wholesaler from Buckinghamshire has been fined and ordered to pay costs for safety failings after an employee lost the tip of her finger at a processing plant.

Firm fined after second ladder fall

Thu, 11 Oct 2012 09:40:51 GMT

A man was seriously injured after falling from a stepladder while spray-painting a lorry, a court heard.

Demolition firm in safety breach

Thu, 11 Oct 2012 09:41:04 GMT

A Nottinghamshire firm and one of its workers have been prosecuted after a man was seriously injured by a falling excavator bucket on his first day on the job.

Unsafe demolition sees man fined

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 10:20:13 GMT

A fine has been imposed on a self-employed demolition worker for working unsafely at roof height at a Derbyshire pub.

Two die following garage collapse

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 10:20:18 GMT

Two construction workers have been killed, with another trapped for 12 hours, following the collapse of a parking garage at a college in Florida.

Firm fined after worker's roof fall

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 10:20:25 GMT

A building contractor has been fined after a worker fell through the roof of a shopping centre.

Appeal for severed finger rejected

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 10:20:32 GMT

A women who was awarded damages after she severed a finger while on work experience at a firm of architects has had her appeal for a higher payout rejected.

Man loses arm in conveyor accident

Wed, 17 Oct 2012 11:25:17 GMT

An animal feed manufacturer has been fined £20,000 after one of its employees lost his right arm while trying to clear a blockage on a conveyor at its Suffolk site.

Man almost lost arm to machine

Wed, 17 Oct 2012 11:25:21 GMT

An employee could have lost his arm after it became trapped in a machine at a cardboard box factory, a court has heard.

Barrow gas plant leak investigated

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 10:34:49 GMT

Ten workers at a Centrica gas processing plant in Barrow have been taken to hospital with breathing difficulties following a leak.

£100,000 fine over worker's death

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 10:35:02 GMT

A company has been prosecuted for serious safety breaches after a man died in an accident with a one and a half tonne steel girder.

Fine issued after man is crushed

Mon, 22 Oct 2012 16:42:05 GMT

Bales weighing a quarter of a tonne each crushed the lower half of a man's body while he was working at a processing shed in Somerset.

Safety lapse costs excavator driver

Mon, 22 Oct 2012 16:42:10 GMT

An excavator driver has been fined after a bucket fell from his vehicle and seriously injured another worker on a building site in Gloucester.

Fine for machinery manufacturer

Mon, 22 Oct 2012 16:42:15 GMT

A farm machinery manufacturer from Buckinghamshire has been fined and ordered to pay costs following an incident which left an employee with multiple leg fractures.

Man killed by paper mill machinery

Tue, 23 Oct 2012 09:56:03 GMT

A company has been ordered to pay fines and costs totalling £260,000 after a father-of-two was killed as he attempted to unclog machinery at a paper mill in Devon.

Belfast E. coli cases almost double

Tue, 23 Oct 2012 09:56:14 GMT

Confirmed cases of E. coli linked to a restaurant in Belfast have almost doubled over 24 hours.

Workers victorious in illness claim

Thu, 25 Oct 2012 09:50:21 GMT

A solicitor acting for a group of 183 workers from South Wales said they were "very pleased" after winning damages at the High Court over a claim relating to exposure to toxic fumes and dust.

Cleaners fined after arena fall

Thu, 25 Oct 2012 09:50:33 GMT

A Knightsbridge cleaning firm has been prosecuted after one of its workers plummeted six metres through the roof of a horse riding arena at the Longcross estate in Surrey.

Yacht worker hurt in platform fall

Thu, 25 Oct 2012 09:50:45 GMT

A Hampshire company has been fined for failing to take action that could have prevented a man's fall from a yacht platform.

Neglecting safety costs company

Wed, 31 Oct 2012 16:20:08 GMT

A Lancashire company has been prosecuted for failing to implement safety measures when carrying out work on a primary school.

Company fined over severed fingers

Wed, 31 Oct 2012 16:20:14 GMT

An international enterprise has been prosecuted after one of its workers had three fingers severed in a machine at a plant in Trafford Park, Manchester.

Essex firm fined for safety lapses

Wed, 31 Oct 2012 16:20:19 GMT

A manufacturing company from Essex has been prosecuted after a contractor was seriously injured in a fall from an unsecured platform.

Painter falls through unit skylight

Fri, 02 Nov 2012 15:21:36 GMT

A man from Birmingham has suffered a number of broken bones after falling through a skylight while carrying out painting work in Kettering.

Workplace injuries down in 2011/12

Fri, 02 Nov 2012 15:21:41 GMT

Injuries and illness suffered in the workplace marginally declined over the last financial year, according to the latest figures from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).

Work-related injuries fall by 500

Fri, 02 Nov 2012 15:21:46 GMT

Work-related injuries have fallen over the last 12 months, although the overall number of working days lost to injury and ill-health has increased, according to new figures.

Many take days off due to stress

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 13:51:11 GMT

A third of the UK's workforce has taken the day off work sick due to stress, a study claims.

Nottingham worker severs fingertips

Mon, 12 Nov 2012 15:38:21 GMT

A Nottingham company has been fined £20,000 after a worker severed four of his fingers on a machine that did not have the appropriate guard fitted.

Plane engine 'burst into flames'

Mon, 12 Nov 2012 15:38:29 GMT

An Emirates representative has denied there were flames in the engine of a plane that was forced to make an emergency landing shortly after taking off.

Work appraisals 'can waste time'

Mon, 12 Nov 2012 15:38:41 GMT

Appraisals are in danger of becoming tick box exercises that waste time and fail to help employees, according to Badenoch & Clark.

Care home fined after woman's death

Thu, 15 Nov 2012 12:01:20 GMT

A care home in Scotland has been handed a £57,000 fine after an elderly resident broke her neck and died in a fall.

Passengers injured in bus crash

Thu, 15 Nov 2012 12:01:35 GMT

A 30-seater bus slid 20 feet down an embankment in South Lanarkshire, leaving 13 people injured.

Dramatic crane rescue for casualty

Thu, 15 Nov 2012 12:01:46 GMT

A man hurt when a cherrypicker overturned was rescued by a crane which had to lift him 75ft before he could be taken to hospital.

Rail guard jailed for manslaughter

Mon, 19 Nov 2012 10:43:55 GMT

A judge has handed down a five year jail sentence to a train guard for causing the death of teenager Georgia Varley.

Work stress could dash growth hopes

Mon, 19 Nov 2012 10:44:00 GMT

Employers expecting increased productivity from their workers may be in for a surprise as a majority of employees say they cannot handle more stress.

BP in record fine for oil disaster

Mon, 19 Nov 2012 10:44:05 GMT

The biggest fine in US history is being faced by oil giant BP, after they agreed a 4.5 billion US dollars (£2.8 billion) settlement with authorities relating to a number of claims surrounding the Deepwater Horizon disaster. Such is the nature of the fi

Firm broke rules despite six visits

Mon, 19 Nov 2012 10:44:11 GMT

A building company continued to breach safety regulations during a construction project despite six visits by Health and Safety Executive inspectors, it is claimed.

Workers at risk on barn conversion

Mon, 19 Nov 2012 10:44:16 GMT

A construction firm has been fined after dangerous working practices were discovered at a barn conversion in the Ribble Valley by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).

Firm in court over sewage fall

Tue, 20 Nov 2012 13:34:58 GMT

A waste disposal firm has been ordered to pay out £18,000 after one of its employees fell into a sewage well.

Translation failure leads to fine

Wed, 21 Nov 2012 11:47:23 GMT

Failure to translate safety instructions so they were understood by migrant workers has led to a concrete manufacturer being fined over an accident.

Transporter lorry sheds load on M1

Wed, 21 Nov 2012 11:47:29 GMT

A car transporter lorry flipped over on the M1 yesterday, scattering its load of vehicles across both sides of the carriageway.

Sickness benefit review approved

Wed, 21 Nov 2012 11:47:35 GMT

Ministers have agreed to implement independent recommendations aimed at improving tests to assess who qualifies for various sickness benefits.

Apprentice suffers finger injuries

Wed, 21 Nov 2012 11:47:41 GMT

A teenage apprentice at a company which had been warned about machine safety suffered severe injuries to his fingers when they became trapped in a milling cutter. The Albany Engineering Company Ltd had received five enforcement notices from the Health

Demolition firm fined for accident

Wed, 21 Nov 2012 11:47:45 GMT

A court has fined a demolition company for safety failures which led to a section of a stadium stand falling onto the cab of an excavator, injuring the driver working at the Old Trafford Cricket Ground.

Inquiry into power station death

Thu, 22 Nov 2012 13:47:03 GMT

An investigation has begun into how a man died after becoming trapped in machinery at a power station in Ireland.

Firm fined following forklift fall

Thu, 22 Nov 2012 13:47:17 GMT

Lincoln Magistrates' Court has heard how a worker fractured his wrist, heel, ankle and elbow when he fell five metres off a wooden crate fixed to a forklift truck.

Hotel owner fined for fire breach

Thu, 22 Nov 2012 13:47:27 GMT

A distracted hotel owner who failed to respond to requests for fire safety information has been landed with a £500 fine and costs.

Burnley firm fined for safety issue

Mon, 26 Nov 2012 09:31:58 GMT

A worker at a plastics company in Burnley came close to cutting off his fingers when his hand touched a spinning blade, a court was told.

Builder guilty of safety failings

Mon, 26 Nov 2012 09:32:05 GMT

A builder from Lancashire has been fined after he ignored a formal warning to stop working at the top of a dangerous scaffolding tower.

Tougher line adopted on dog attacks

Mon, 26 Nov 2012 09:32:11 GMT

The Royal Mail has announced it is to take more action against owners of dogs that attack postal workers and is threatening to suspend deliveries to addresses where attacks take place.

Petrol explosion injures employees

Tue, 27 Nov 2012 11:13:24 GMT

A Surrey-based firm has been fined £9,000 after two of its employees suffered serious burns while attempting to use an old air shelter as an improvised furnace to burn garden waste.

Civil claim sparked HSE probe

Wed, 28 Nov 2012 12:59:17 GMT

A 23-year-old commercial laundry worker had to have two fingers amputated after his arm was pulled into an industrial ironing machine, a court has heard.

Firm guilty after worker hurts hand

Fri, 30 Nov 2012 16:20:53 GMT

An incident where a worker suffered a serious hand injury on an unguarded laminating machine has resulted in a fine for packaging company from Essex.

Floor collapse leads to court case

Fri, 30 Nov 2012 16:20:59 GMT

A building company in the East Midlands has been prosecuted after a worker fell five metres when a partially-built floor collapsed.

Halfords fined for safety failings

Fri, 30 Nov 2012 16:21:05 GMT

Halfords Autocentres Limited has been fined after a worker at its depot in Acocks Green, Birmingham, suffered serious knee injuries.

Firm put staff at risk, says HSE

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 13:29:30 GMT

A company that put its employees in danger during routine stocktaking at its factory has been fined.

Firm failed to protect its staff

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 13:29:36 GMT

A Chorley-based bottling firm has pleaded guilty at South Ribble Magistrates' Court to safety failings that led to an employee falling from the prongs of a forklift truck.

Yorkshire print firm fined £4,000

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 13:29:41 GMT

A printing company in West Yorkshire has been fined £4,000 after an employee's finger and thumb were badly hurt in an unguarded piece of machinery.

Pesticide leak in Northern Ireland

Thu, 06 Dec 2012 13:46:21 GMT

A number of people have needed hospital treatment after coming into contact with a pesticide used to kill rodents at a Northern Ireland harbour.

Council fined £30k over fatal blaze

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 09:51:02 GMT

A county council has received a £30,000 fine after admitting to breaches of health and safety connected to a warehouse fire which left four firefighters dead.

'More debris falling off buildings'

Tue, 11 Dec 2012 13:32:38 GMT

Poor weather and less spending on maintenance by recession-hit firms could be causing more debris to fall from Britain's buildings, according to an expert.

Cooling towers set to be inspected

Tue, 11 Dec 2012 13:32:46 GMT

A host of cooling towers in the west of Scotland are set to undergo inspections to make sure legionella risks are being managed properly.

Lincoln prison gets damning report

Tue, 11 Dec 2012 13:33:03 GMT

An inspection at Lincoln Prison discovered numerous safety breaches, overcrowding, and widespread fighting and drug use, a new report has revealed.

Engineer cleared over OAP death

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 13:13:25 GMT

An engineer has been cleared of health and safety breaches following the death of an elderly women who plunged to her death down a lift shaft.

Worker injured on Crossrail project

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 13:13:31 GMT

A man has been taken to hospital in London after being injured while working on the Crossrail project in the capital.

£2,500 fine after chainsaw accident

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 13:13:36 GMT

A builder has been fined £2,500 after one of his workers hurt his hand while using a chainsaw.

Company car offences on the rise

Tue, 18 Dec 2012 12:13:29 GMT

New research has revealed that company car drivers have committed far more offences in 2012 than they did the previous year.

Marine pilot safety warning issued

Wed, 19 Dec 2012 09:59:41 GMT

Some port authorities are neglecting training quality in order to maximise profits, a union has warned.

HSE seeks to simplify chemicals law

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 09:40:22 GMT

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has opened a consultation about merging seven existing chemicals regulations into one statutory directive.

Oil leak leads to emergency landing

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 12:10:02 GMT

EasyJet has confirmed that one of its planes was forced to make an emergency landing after an oil leak led the pilot to shut down an engine.

Class law suit against mining firms

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 14:38:05 GMT

Around 17,000 former miners are suing more than 30 gold firms in what could be South Africa's biggest ever class action suit, it has been revealed.

Irish work deaths centre on farming

Fri, 04 Jan 2013 10:52:20 GMT

Agricultural fatalities represented nearly 50% of all deaths at work during 2012, statistics for Ireland reveal.

Winter 'makes people work for free'

Fri, 04 Jan 2013 10:52:28 GMT

Workers are choosing to spend as much as half an hour longer at their desks than required of them during the winter months, a survey has discovered.

Fine for electrical system failings

Fri, 04 Jan 2013 10:52:33 GMT

A series of electrical faults at a production site, which posed a significant and immediate danger to workers, has led to a Suffolk plastics manufacturer being fined £10,000 plus costs.

Stress factors need to be managed

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 13:36:13 GMT

Factors such as money and job pressures are combining to ensure that almost a quarter of British adults are feeling stressed every day. In addition, 59% of 2,000 people questioned in a recent poll admitted their life was more stressful than five years

Worker death leads to company fine

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 13:36:19 GMT

A logistics firm from the West Midlands has been heavily fined after an employee was crushed to death against a stationary vehicle by his runaway lorry in Northamptonshire.

Councils cut road safety spending

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 13:36:25 GMT

Parking charges are leading to huge profits for councils as they cut spending on road safety, new figures show.

Boat faults led to deckhand death

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 13:22:54 GMT

A fisherman from Dumfries and Galloway fell to his death on a boat found to have illegally low deck walls, according to an official report.

Roller incident caused hand injury

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 13:23:06 GMT

A worker was seriously injured after his hand was caught between two rotating rollers at a labels company, a court heard.

Healthy workplaces to be celebrated

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 13:23:16 GMT

The first Global Healthy Workplace Awards and Summit is to be held in London this year, aiming to find the world's healthiest workplaces.

Hygiene nasties at football clubs

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 13:36:46 GMT

Top flight football clubs are not living up to premier standards when it comes to hygiene, according to the two most recent environmental reports on teams in England's top division.

Concern over work safety reforms

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 13:36:56 GMT

A national not-for-profit legal firm has called on the Government to scrap proposed changes to work place safety laws which they say could be more detrimental to the injured party.

Contractors 'face HSE charges'

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 13:37:08 GMT

Construction contractors could be charged up to £124 per hour by the Health and Safety Executive to cover the cost of site visits by safety inspectors, it has been suggested.

Poor safety contributed to death

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 11:46:45 GMT

An inquest into the death of a farmer who slipped and fell into a slurry pit has found that poor safety contributed to the tragedy.

Landscaper given suspended sentence

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 11:46:51 GMT

A landscape gardener from Staffordshire has been ordered to carry out 180 hours of community service and handed a suspended prison sentence following the death of a worker who was killed by a falling gate post.

Fines handed out over chemical risk

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 11:46:56 GMT

A judge has fined an instrument company based in Cambridge and its health and safety consultant for their involvement in causing an employee to be exposed to hazardous chemicals at work.

NHS trust fined after TB scare

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 09:59:36 GMT

Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust (RBHT) was ordered to pay more than £37,000 after staff were exposed to a highly dangerous strain of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (TB) bacteria.

Third of ill staff refuse days off

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 09:59:47 GMT

More than a third of employees insist on going to work when they are suffering from the effects of colds and flu, but they should stay at home according to a GP.

Asthma affects one in six workers

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 11:46:44 GMT

One in six adults who are diagnosed with asthma are said to have developed the respiratory condition while at work, according to a new British study.

Sub-contractor admits safety breach

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 11:57:34 GMT

A sub-contractor from Highley has admitted to safety breaches after a worker narrowly avoided serious injury when burned by a 'jet of fire'.

Heat on over 1973 arrest of workers

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 10:36:58 GMT

The Government is facing increasing pressure to release documents relating to the controversial arrest of 24 building workers in 1973.

Mobile warnings 'can't be ignored'

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 13:36:43 GMT

Technology warnings for products such as mobile phones should be taken more seriously, according to a report.

Carpentry boss fined over safety

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 13:36:52 GMT

One of the men at the helm of a carpentry firm in Wales has been fined after a worker fell from a ladder and suffered serious back injuries.

Company fined after labourer's fall

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 13:36:57 GMT

A labourer fractured two vertebrae and broke five ribs after falling more than four metres from a poorly constructed scaffold tower, a court heard today.

Union's call for nuclear site study

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 13:37:02 GMT

Nuclear plant workers are backing new research into the feasibility of an underground site to dispose of radioactive waste, according to union leaders.

Fingertip loss ends in company fine

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 11:20:31 GMT

A worker's loss of two fingertips on an unguarded saw has led to a Derbyshire engineering firm being fined for safety violations.

Pilots demonstrate against hour law

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 12:09:08 GMT

Pilots and cabin crew across Europe have staged demonstrations against planned legislation they believe will be dangerous, which aims to increase their hours in the cockpit.

Surgeon hits out at rules on hours

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 11:28:05 GMT

Junior doctors cannot have a "clock in and clock off attitude" if they want to fulfil their duty to their patients, claims a leading surgeon.

Site developer guilty of breaches

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 11:28:12 GMT

An incident that left a contractor with major internal injuries has led to the developer of the site been fined for safety breaches.

Council fined over camping accident

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 11:28:18 GMT

A London borough council has been prosecuted after a 15-year-old girl suffered serious burns from a fireball in a camping stove accident.

Alexander Technique use is urged

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 13:36:04 GMT

The Alexander Technique can benefit adults of all ages, young people and even children if introduced into their lives, according to the Society for Teachers of the Alexander Technique (STAT).

Regulators request Boeing 787 info

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 13:36:09 GMT

Boeing has been asked by US transport safety regulators to provide a full operating history of the lithium-ion batteries used in its grounded 787 Dreamliners after new information came to light.

Firms fined over metal bar death

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 13:36:14 GMT

A steel manufacturer and a specialist contractor have been fined a total of £320,000 after a worker was killed by a falling metal bar.

Fireworks lorry explodes in China

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 10:13:49 GMT

An exploding fireworks lorry in China ripped apart an elevated motorway sending vehicles crashing 100ft to the ground.

Firm fined after Legoland fall

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 12:38:31 GMT

One of Britain's leading entertainment operators has been fined for a pair of safety breaches after a worker plunged from a walkway on roller-coaster ride.

Employee injured by jet washer

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 12:38:42 GMT

An employee of a glass-making company was injured while using an industrial high-pressure jet washer, Leeds Magistrates' Court heard.

Schools to keep bullying logbook

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 12:38:54 GMT

The Irish Government will force teachers to keep detailed records of any instances of bullying in schools.

Firm fined £8,000 for hand accident

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 09:21:52 GMT

An engine parts manufacturer has been fined £8,000 after a trainee trapped his hand in a machine.

Inspector spots unsafe scaffolders

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 09:22:03 GMT

A company has been prosecuted after staff were spotted removing scaffolding from a parade of shops without wearing harnesses.

Warning to firms on HSE charges

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 14:21:48 GMT

Companies that break health and safety laws are being warned that the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is planning on recouping as much as £40 million from law-breakers.

Paper firm hit with £70,000 fine

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 14:21:53 GMT

A court has issued a £70,000 fine following the death of a paper factory employee who was killed by falling boxes

Airbus alters A350 battery plans

Mon, 18 Feb 2013 12:31:28 GMT

Airbus is switching the batteries in its new A350 plane after problems with similar lithium-ion components grounded its big rival, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

£160k award for hurt Scout leader

Mon, 18 Feb 2013 12:31:40 GMT

More than £160,000 has been awarded to a scout leader who fractured his spine in a Welsh outdoor centre.

Fine after paper warehouse death

Mon, 18 Feb 2013 12:31:49 GMT

A female worker's death at a paper manufacturing warehouse has led to her employer paying out more than £100,000.

New HSE crackdown on unsafe firms

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 11:07:42 GMT

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) will launch a crackdown on unsafe practices on construction sites over the next four weeks, as part of a nationwide initiative.

Workers die on Tory peer's estate

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 14:16:45 GMT

Two men have died at the Hampshire estate of Tory peer Lord Selborne.

Unsafe excavation endangered staff

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 14:16:57 GMT

Workers were left to complete excavation work three metres deep into soft clay that was totally unsupported, a court has heard.

Worker's hand crushed at sweet firm

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 14:21:49 GMT

A sweet-making business has been fined £1,500 after one of its workers had his hand crushed when it became caught in the moving parts of one of its machines.

HSE maps out first aid law changes

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 14:21:55 GMT

Helping employers understand the proposals for changing first aid in the workplace is the aim of newly released draft guidance put out by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).

BP 'put speed over safety' - lawyer

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 11:43:31 GMT

A lawyer has claimed oil giant BP put speed over safety in the lead up to the oil rig disaster in the Gulf of Mexico because the project was over-budget and behind schedule.

Work resumes on rig after leak

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 11:46:25 GMT

Work has started again on board a North Sea platform a year after a gas leak forced an evacuation of its 238 workers.

Firm fined over unguarded saw

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 13:54:56 GMT

A Macclesfield window manufacturer has admitted breaching work equipment regulations after an employee cut his finger off while using a rotating saw.

Coal crushes man at Indian mine

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 13:55:02 GMT

Work at a colliery in India has been suspended after a miner was killed by falling coal.

Pigs in river cause health scare

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 13:55:09 GMT

Government officials in Shanghai have reassured residents that tap water remains safe despite 7,545 dead pigs being found in a river that provides drinking water.

Unsafe skip loader 'led to death'

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 13:55:15 GMT

A businessman who hired out a piece of faulty construction equipment which killed a gardener has been given a suspended prison sentence.

MP calls for action in foods sector

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 13:55:21 GMT

The Government has been asked if the nation can completely trust food packaging regulations after the ongoing horse meat affair.

Farm owner fined over tractor death

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 10:46:59 GMT

A farm owner has been fined £20,000 after a worker was found dead under the wheel of a 27-year-old tractor with a faulty handbrake.

New guide to keeping staff healthy

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 11:06:08 GMT

A new internet guide has been published to help companies recognise their responsibilities when it comes to the health of their employees.

Doping a health and safety issue

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 11:06:19 GMT

An employee drug and alcohol testing specialist has called for drug testing in sport to be treated as a workplace health and safety issue.

Businesses need bad weather plan

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 11:06:29 GMT

With the bad weather showing no signs of abating, companies need to work out a way of coping during adverse conditions to ensure business continuity.

Stress levels high among lawyers

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:58:00 GMT

Stress is a common problem among lawyers, with many turning to a specialist advice service.

Warmer weather 'raises storm risk'

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:58:08 GMT

The warmer the world gets, the more likely super storms are to occur, a study has revealed.

Crossing owners urged to stay safe

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:58:18 GMT

Level crossing operators in Northern Ireland are being warned they need to be extra alert when working near railway tracks as the Londonderry line reopens after seven months.

Poland miners rescued after quake

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 12:28:03 GMT

Rescuers worked through the night to free 19 miners who were trapped when an earthquake caused a cave-in at a Polish copper mine.

Helicopter manuals 'need updates'

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 12:28:13 GMT

Helicopter manufacturers should update their flight manuals to detail any features which could have a negative impact on crash locator systems, experts say.

Caffeine linked to lower crash risk

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 14:28:01 GMT

Long distance commercial drivers have a lower risk of crashing if they consume caffeinated substances such as coffee or energy drinks, according to a study.

Electric safety code due in summer

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 14:28:09 GMT

A new set of guidelines and regulations covering electric safety management is due to be published this summer.

Toilet pollution killed 300 fish

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 14:28:18 GMT

Effluent from a chemical toilet polluted a tributary of the River Avon, killing 300 fish, a court heard.

New £5m flood defence fund unveiled

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 08:57:45 GMT

The Government has unveiled a new £5m fund designed to encourage innovative flood defence projects that better protect British homes and businesses.

Summer washout hits beach quality

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 09:06:20 GMT

The UK is still feeling the effects of last year's incredibly wet summer as it caused a big reduction in beach water quality, according to a new report.

OAPs hurt in Scottish house blast

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 11:03:18 GMT

Two pensioners received hospital treatment after an explosion totally destroyed their home.

Showroom heater put two in hospital

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 11:03:29 GMT

Dangerous carbon monoxide levels from a blinds showroom gas heater put two employees in hospital and exposed customers to potential risk.

Health and safety myths exposed

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 14:57:00 GMT

It is not uncommon for people to hide behind health and safety to cover up bad customer service or to avoid being sued, according to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).

Call to train more first aid staff

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 14:57:17 GMT

Dragons' Den star Duncan Bannatyne is backing a campaign to encourage businesses to train more of their staff in first aid.

Health and safety fuels dock strike

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 13:08:15 GMT

Health and safety issues are at the forefront of a strike by Hong Kong dockworkers.

Cheap insurance for good eyesight?

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 13:08:33 GMT

Managers believe they should pay less for company car insurance if their staff have good eyesight, research has revealed.

Ex-brewery owner fined for failings

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 13:08:45 GMT

A company has been prosecuted after staff were found living in a former brewery - one of whom ended up contracting Legionnaire's disease.

Union calls for H&S law change

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 10:45:58 GMT

A union is calling for an "urgent revision" of health and safety laws after an Aberdeen construction site was found to have breached safety rules on four separate occasions.

General strike talks under way

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:33:36 GMT

Talks about a general strike are being held by a union representing civil servants as the union said it would "fight back" over austerity measures.

Health and work links 'more clear'

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:33:45 GMT

Health and employee productivity links are becoming more and more clear, but many employers fail to make the connection in their health and wellbeing schemes, according to research.

Hotel put guests at asbestos risk

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:33:51 GMT

A leading hotel chain which put construction workers and guests at risk of asbestos exposure has been fined £160,000.

Call for climate change adaptation

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:34:02 GMT

Research centres have urged the Government to make sure buildings and infrastructure are designed to cope over their entire lifetimes with changes in the UK's climate.

Three Chinese miners are rescued

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:34:52 GMT

A rescue operation to save three surviving miners from a colliery in China has ended, and the trio are now in a stable condition in hospital.

Man died after water tank fall

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:35:04 GMT

A 45-year-old man died after plunging 15 metres into an empty water storage tank while at work, a court heard.

Worker lost leg in cottage injury

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:35:15 GMT

A building firm director has been fined £2,000 after a worker was seriously injured on the job and had to have his right leg amputated above the knee. Dorchester Crown Court heard that the incident happened on 29 April 2009 after David Mitchell, of Fer

Poor backing for public health bid

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 11:56:51 GMT

Just one in 10 British firms have so far pledged their support to a scheme aimed at tackling public health issues such as obesity, according to new research.

Network Rail fined over death

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:19:17 GMT

Network Rail and one of its signalmen have been fined for breaching health and safety laws following the "entirely preventable" death of a woman at a level crossing in Herefordshire.

Royal wedding decorator in fall

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:19:28 GMT

A seasonal illuminations firm has been fined £5,950 for safety breaches after a worker fell from a ladder while fixing royal wedding bunting.

Chemical firm 'put lives at risk'

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:19:39 GMT

A global chemical company has been fined more than £100,000 after a series of incidents which put lives at risk at its Cheshire factory. They centred around Tata Chemicals Europe Ltd's plant in Winnington Lane, Northwich during 2010.

Diabetes death investigation begins

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 11:49:31 GMT

A formal investigation into circumstances surrounding the death of a patient at the scandal-hit Stafford Hospital has been launched by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).

Inspectors warn on unsafe sites

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 11:49:36 GMT

Almost a third of construction sites inspected in Wales as part of a Health and Safety Executive (HSE) scheme to improve accident figures fell short of health and safety standards.

Central China hotel fire kills 14

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:02:32 GMT

Fourteen people have been killed and 50 others injured in a fire in central China that spread to a hotel.

Cold snap costs firms millions

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:02:39 GMT

The cold weather has cost smaller firms over £174 million, at an average of more than £1,500 per business, a new study shows.

UK Coal fined £125,000 after death

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 12:56:34 GMT

UK Coal Mining Ltd has been fined £125,000 following the death of a worker who was crushed by steel pipes.

Warning over agency deregulation

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 12:56:48 GMT

Government plans to loosen the regulatory regime for employment agencies have been criticised by construction union Ucatt.

Warning over building site safety

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 12:57:00 GMT

Construction site inspections need to be stepped up in Wales and the south west of England after one in three of those that were checked were found to have safety problems, according to a union.

Roofer fined over worker injuries

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:25:17 GMT

A self-employed roofer has been fined after one of his workers suffered serious injuries falling through a skylight.

Farmer crushed by roller shutter

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:25:23 GMT

A North Yorkshire farmer died from multiple injuries after being crushed under a recently installed half-tonne roller shutter door.

Call to back removal of liability

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:25:28 GMT

MPs are being urged not to "shy away" from reform of health and safety legislation.

Top firms pushed on well-being

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 11:34:38 GMT

A new report has called for businesses listed in the FTSE 100 to publish more data about their engagement and well-being practices.

Firm convicted over mine explosion

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 11:34:49 GMT

A coal mining company in New Zealand has been convicted of multiple health and safety violations following an explosion in 2010.

Employee silence affects safety

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 11:35:01 GMT

Employees who fail to speak up about potentially dangerous situations at work pose one of the greatest risks to workers' safety, a society of engineers has warned.

China coal mine explosion kills 18

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:49:56 GMT

A blast at a coal mine in the north-east of China has left 18 workers dead and 12 more injured.

Man injured by falling sheet pile

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:50:03 GMT

A civil engineering contractor has been ordered to pay more than £36,000 after an employee suffered devastating injuries when he was struck by a falling seven-metre sheet pile.

Firms face tugboat death charges

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:55:53 GMT

Two firms will be prosecuted more than give years after a tugboat capsized, killing three men.

Cyber attacks 'widespread problem'

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:56:04 GMT

More and more firms are being hit by cyber attacks, Government research shows.

Firm punished over unsafe forklift

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:56:14 GMT

An Essex building firm put its workers at risk by failing to examine and maintain a forklift truck, a court heard.

Building collapses in Bangladesh

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:30:34 GMT

The collapse of an eight-storey commercial building in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka has left at least 32 people dead.

Asbestos alert after school closed

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:30:44 GMT

The discovery of asbestos fibres in warm air cabinet heaters at a Welsh school has prompted a warning to schools to check their heaters to ensure the health and safety of pupils and staff.

Boss disqualified for toxic dumping

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:58:03 GMT

A waste management company director has been disqualified from being a director for seven years after allowing his firm to dump toxic silt into a protected environmental area.

Imports push up carbon footprint

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:58:12 GMT

The UK's overall "carbon footprint" has grown by a tenth in the last two decades, largely due to imported emissions.

Construction sites among noisiest

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:59:57 GMT

Builders are among the workers subjected to the highest noise levels in the UK, according to a new survey.

Govt announces HSE review

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 09:20:18 GMT

The future of Britain's national health and safety regulator is to be determined by a Government review.

Bangladesh collapse warning ignored

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 09:20:24 GMT

Bosses at a factory building which collapsed, killing at least 194 people, had ignored orders from the police to evacuate, it has been claimed.

'All texts distracting for drivers'

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 09:20:30 GMT

Motorists find voice-to-text technology as distracting as standard texting with the former not offering any real safety advantage, according to a study in America.

Polluter fine plans scrutinised

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:08:52 GMT

Plans to fine Scottish polluters a maximum £40,000 have gone out to public consultation.

Safety tops Glasgow Airport's plan

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:09:04 GMT

Glasgow Airport has launched a new initiative to improve the health and safety of its customers and staff.

Call to maintain safety standards

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:09:15 GMT

Safety standards in workplaces should not be watered down, union leaders have warned.

Singapore PM's H&S vision for work

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:45:53 GMT

A collective effort between governments, employers and workers alike is needed to guard against work-related accidents and diseases, according to the Prime Minister of Singapore.

Hand trapped in factory machinery

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:46:11 GMT

A 57-year-old man has been rushed to hospital after his hand became trapped in factory machinery.

Safety breaches cause broken leg

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:46:23 GMT

A West Yorkshire company has been fined £6,000 for breaching safety law after a 1.5-tonne pallet fell on a teenage employee, breaking his leg. Halifax magistrates were told that the 18-year-old worker was inside a container unloading pallets when a dou

UK a 'sitting duck' for cybercrime

Wed, 01 May 2013 11:06:59 GMT

A lack of employee concern about the security of their workplace systems makes the UK a "sitting duck" for cybercrime, new research claims.

Work stress linked to heart disease

Wed, 01 May 2013 11:07:05 GMT

Workers in stressful jobs are more prone to suffering from heart problems, according to a new study.

Chemical worker burned in fireball

Wed, 01 May 2013 11:07:11 GMT

An incident in which a worker suffered severe burns after he was engulfed in a ball of flames has landed a Wirral chemical company a £120,000 fine.

Dhaka workers hold safety protest

Thu, 02 May 2013 10:43:30 GMT

Thousands of Bangladeshi workers took to the streets of the capital Dhaka on Tuesday calling for the owner of a factory that collapsed last week killing at least 395 people to be handed the death penalty.

Bradford firm fined over leg injury

Fri, 03 May 2013 10:40:27 GMT

A company in Bradford has been fined £12,000 after one of its employers suffered a serious leg injury.

New Zealand's work safety slammed

Fri, 03 May 2013 10:40:33 GMT

Urgent change is being called for in New Zealand after a health and safety review damned the country's workplace safety.

Online programs 'cut work stress'

Fri, 03 May 2013 10:40:38 GMT

Online stress management programs are proving as successful in the workplace as face-to-face sessions, researchers say.

Kill cords 'key safety device'

Tue, 07 May 2013 12:10:06 GMT

Correctly operated 'kill cords' are key to preventing speedboats accidents like the one in Cornwall, experts say.

Freelancers free from safety laws

Tue, 07 May 2013 12:10:18 GMT

Some self-employed workers are to be exempt from health and safety laws in this week's Queen's Speech. It is believed that the speech will include a deregulation bill, allowing freelancers whose work does not cause a danger of harm to others to no long

Level crossing safety push launched

Wed, 08 May 2013 13:15:43 GMT

A new campaign has been launched promoting safety at level crossings, with rail safety teams hosting events across Britain.

China mine blast leaves 27 dead

Mon, 13 May 2013 15:19:13 GMT

At least 27 people have died in an explosion at a coal mine at south-western China, reports say.

Tougher rules imposed on needle use

Mon, 13 May 2013 15:19:18 GMT

Employers working in the healthcare sector are facing new rules on the use of needles and other "sharps" in a bid to reduce accidents.

Search for miners after cave-in

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:08:40 GMT

Rescuers using jacks, saws and wheelbarrows were digging through a caved-in mine tunnel Wednesday looking for about 25 workers trapped a day after the collapse at a giant gold and copper mine in Indonesia, the mine operator said.

Rwanda building collapse kills six

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:53:34 GMT

A four-storey building has collapsed in Rwanda, with police reporting that six people have died and more than 30 others are injured.

Health and safety move slammed

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:53:49 GMT

A Bill unveiled in the Queen's Speech to allow self-employed people to be exempt from health and safety regulations has come under fire from a Labour MP.

Cyber crime toll sparks safety plea

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:09:06 GMT

Cyber crime cost small firms at least £785 million a year, according to a new report. The figures have prompted the study's author, the Federation of Small Businesses' (FSB), to issue a warning for companies to safeguard themselves against fraud and on

Debate on asbestos disease payouts

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:42:06 GMT

People who suffer from an asbestos-related disease could receive compensation payouts of around £100,000 under Government plans.

Worker loses his arm in conveyor

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:20:33 GMT

A incident in which a man had to have an arm amputated after suffering horrific injuries from a fall onto a conveyor belt has landed a road surfacing firm fines and costs totalling just under £27,000.

Pesticide control scheme launched

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:36:49 GMT

Agricultural and pest control companies are trialling a new way to keep dangerous chemicals away from local water supplies. Buffer strips are to be used between bodies of water and areas where pesticide-laced crops are growing.

Durham firm fined after amputation

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:54:14 GMT

A company in Durham has been fined after a worker suffered such terrible injuries falling into a conveyor belt that his arm had to be amputated at the shoulder.

BAE death "entirely preventable"

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:28:22 GMT

An inexperienced maintenance engineer died in what the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) described as an "entirely preventable tragedy", performing a routine service on a large metal press, on the premises of defence giant BAE Systems.