Recycling firm fined after worker crushed to death
An Ystrad Mynach recycling firm has been prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after a yard foreman was crushed to death.
Builder’s work on chimney put family at risk
A family was exposed to deadly carbon monoxide fumes after building work on a chimney caused a blockage in a flue.
Worker’s leg amputated following forklift incident
A Cardiff-based cargo company has been fined after a lorry driver had part of his leg amputated after being struck by a reversing forklift truck.
Construction boss fined over risks to workers
The director of a Cardiff construction firm has been fined for failing to take measures to ensure his workers’ safety while working at height.
Unregistered gas fitter’s work put people at risk
A Wrexham-based gas fitter has been sentenced after installing and illegally servicing equipment which could have resulted in harm to the tenants and landlord of a Wrexham property.
Unregistered gas fitter’s work put people at risk
A Wrexham-based gas fitter has been sentenced after installing and illegally servicing equipment which could have resulted in harm to the tenants and landlord of a Wrexham property.
Safety chief teams up with teacher to prove red tape is no challenge
The head of Britain’s safety watchdog has paid a visit to a Welsh school to see an award-winning teacher prove that it is possible to inject excitement into education – without falling foul of red tape.
Failure to identify asbestos put workers at risk
A Cardiff company has been fined for putting the health of demolition workers at risk after a building survey failed to identify the presence of asbestos.
Fines after workers exposed to asbestos
An Ammanford-based knitwear company and a cladding firm site foreman have been fined for putting workers and visitors at risk of exposure to asbestos.
Llanelli construction firm fined over worker’s injury
A Llanelli construction firm has been fined after a worker suffered serious injuries when he was hit by a concrete beam.
HSE clampdown to reduce death and injury on construction sites in Cardiff, Vale of Glamorgan and Caerphilly
Construction sites in Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan and Caerphilly are being put under the safety spotlight as part of an intensive inspection initiative aimed at reducing death, injury and ill health. Between 20 February and 16 March, inspectors from the Health & Safety Executive will be visiting sites where refurbishment or repair works are [...]
Property manager fined for asbestos failings
A property manager from Cardiff has been fined for failing to properly manage the risks from asbestos at one of his premises.
Company fined after worker’s arm is impaled by steel bars
A company in Tonypandy has been fined after a worker’s arm was impaled by two steel bars.
Care home fined after resident’s fatal fall from window
The owners of a Wrexham care home have been sentenced after an elderly resident defeated the window restrictor of his first floor bedroom and fell 12ft to the ground below.
Tenby landlord sentenced for gas safety failings
A Tenby landlord has been fined for failing to maintain a gas fire safely within one of his properties.
Gas fitter sentenced for series of safety breaches
A North Wales man, who falsely claimed to be a registered gas engineer, has been sentenced to eight months’ imprisonment after dangerously installing a gas boiler at an address in Rhyl.
Risk of explosion from gas release put lives at risk
A gas company has been fined for putting its employees at risk after a large cloud of flammable gas was released at its Caernarfon depot.
Fresh warning after 11 workers killed in Wales
Eleven people lost their lives while at work in Wales last year and 1,399 suffered a major injury, according to the latest statistics.
Company fined after contractor’s fatal roof fall
A Mid-Wales estate agent has been fined after an elderly maintenance contractor was killed when he fell from a roof.
Next meeting of Hanson Cement Investigation Response Team (Public Health Wales release)
The sixth meeting of the Hanson Cement Investigation Response Team is taking place on Tuesday 6 December 2011 when experts from Public Health Wales, the Health Protection Agency, and the Health and Safety Executive will present the final elements of th…
