It seems to have been a common theme in the past few months: in January we reported how the Health and Safety Executive had prosecuted and fined automotive parts manufacturer Mahle Powertrain following numerous accounts of workers sustaining back injuries during...
Back in February we discussed the tough new sentencing guidelines for health and safety breaches which were introduced across England and Wales in February 2016. The guidelines brought with them a significant change to the way larger companies are punished when found...
In last month’s article we looked at the impact of the new sentencing guidelines for health and safety breaches one year on from their introduction in February 2016. We discussed how trends in fines imposed since the new regime came into operation revealed that...
It was reported in January that household goods retailer Wilko had been fined £2.2 million following an incident at one of its stores which left a young female member of staff paralysed. The incident which happened in the retailer’s Leicester store left the...
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has announced a new strategy aimed at improving occupational health standards and reducing sickness absence across the UK’s business sector. The Health and Work Strategy comprises three themes: work-related stress; lung...
In our last post we reported on how two companies were fined substantial sums for health and safety breaches. The significant size of the fines was related to the new sentencing guidelines which became law in England and Wales in February 2016. In fact, in the Burger...
