Fine for manufacturing company after man left as ‘a shadow of his former self’ A Staffordshire-based manufacturing company has been fined £300,000 after a family man was left with injuries so serious he became ‘a shadow of his former self’. Gary Taylor, who was 63 at the time, spent three weeks in hospital and needed […]
A matter of life and death: why businesses must check their bins Every winter, as temperatures drop, some of Britain’s most vulnerable citizens seek shelter wherever they can find it. For rough sleepers, a large commercial waste bin might seem like temporary refuge from the cold. But this desperate act of survival can quickly become […]
Fines after house partially collapses A construction company and its director have been fined for health and safety failings after a house partially collapsed in Manchester. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) visited the property on Caxton Road, Fallowfield, on 22 September 2020 after being informed an exterior wall had collapsed during construction work undertaken […]