Care home death: £335,000 fines and costs Health and Safety Executive v GA Projects Ltd and Mohammed Zarook (2015) Luton Crown Court,...

HEALTH AND SAFETY Claimant’s misconduct Case AB v Chief Constable of X Constabulary [2015] IRLR 284, High Court Facts AB was an...

Orkney excavator crushing death: £12,000 fine Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service v William George Sinclair Reid t/a E&M...

Some employers appear more than once in recently reported health and safety prosecutions. For example: Corus (UK) Ltd, the steelmaking...

Offshore death: £100,000 fine Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service v Bilfinger Salamis UK Ltd (2015) Aberdeen Sheriff Court,...

Health and Safety Executive v Stagecraft Display Ltd (2014) Llandrindod Wells magistrates’ court, January 21. Stagecraft Display Ltd has...

Farm explosion death: £80,000 fine Health and Safety Executive v Cantelo Nurseries Ltd (2014) Taunton Crown Court, October 24. Cantelo...

Factory death: £95,000 fine Health and Safety Executive v Refinery Supplies Ltd (2014) Manchester Crown Court, October 24 Refinery...

Mesothelioma: causation: exposure to asbestos Case McDonald v National Grid Electricity Transmission plc [2014] UKSC 53 Facts M...

Exploding vehicle: £2000 fine Health and Safety Executive v Redland Road Marking Ltd (2014) Bristol magistrates’court, October 8. Redland...

Gun injuries: BAE company fined Health and Safety Executive v BAE Systems Global Combat Systems Munitions Limited (2014) September 19,...

Warehouse fall: Bristol roofing company fined Mitie Tilley Roofing Ltd, a Bristol based company, has been fined £10,000 for a breach of...

HEALTH AND SAFETY Duty of care Case Yates v National Trust [2014] PIQR P270, High Court Facts The National Trust contracted J to...

HEALTH AND SAFETY Duty of care Case Morcom v Biddick [2014] EWCA Civ 182 Facts M, a professional handyman, an acquaintance of B,...

Crushing death: £80,000 fine Health and Safety Executive v Gerber Juice Company Ltd (2014) Newport Crown Court, May 16 Gerber Juice...

The common law gave no health and safety protection for employees. The first Act intended to protect the welfare of people at work was...

Hospital death: £200,000 fine Health and Safety Executive v Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust (2014) Stafford Crown Court, April 28...

Severe crushing injuries: £10,000 fine Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service v Angus Tyres Ltd (2014) Arbroath Sheriff Court, April...

Since 2001 more than 760 construction workers have been killed on sites. Funding for the Health and Safety Executive was cut by 35 per...

The first health and safety related case involving an express application of human rights law was reported in August 2009. In R v...