Asbestos exposure: £5000 fine Health and Safety Executive v Geoff Thomas and Son Ltd (2014) Bath magistrates’ court, March 19 Geoff...

I am currently working in Morocco. As a health and safety lawyer, I observe practices which shock me and which would rarely arise in the...

Death by crushing: £100,000 fine Health and Safety Executive v Plasmor (Halton) Ltd (2014) Liverpool Crown Court, February 11 Plasmor...

Health and safety regulations The recent Scottish case of McKeown v Inverclyde Council (2013) has illustrated the interaction between...

Crushing death: £100,000 fine Health and Safety Executive v R & S Recycling Ltd (2014) Worcester Crown Court, February 4. R & S Recycling...

Death of apprentice: £75,000 fine Health and Safety Executive v Tyne Slipway & Engineering Co Ltd (2014) Newcastle Crown Court, January...

Unguarded machinery: £8000 fine Health and Safety Executive v Eccleshall Developments Ltd (2013) Sheffield magistrates’ court, December...

Multiple skull fractures: £7000 fine Health and Safety Executive v B & B Agricultural Sales Ltd (2013) Truro magistrates’ court, December...

Dangerous gas work: £20,000 fine Health and Safety Executive v Newport City Council (2013) Cwmbran magistrates’ court, June 24 Newport...

Armed forces and health and safety: Supreme Court decision In the case of Smith and others v Ministry of Defence, the Supreme Court has...

Those who mock the “elf’n safety culture” would be well advised to read the following: Farm tractor death: £80,000 fine Health and Safety...

Skip lorry death: £300,000 fine Health and Safety Executive v Adis Scaffolding Ltd (2013) Derby Crown Court, June 7. Adis Scaffolding...

The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act, which received the Royal Assent on April 25, has significantly changed employees’ rights in...

Health and safety law is the Cinderella of the English legal system. It rarely features in law school syllabuses, iunder constant attack...

Death of steelworker: £500,000 fine Health and Safety Executive v Tata Steels UK Ltd (2012) Swansea Crown Court, August 3. Tata Steels UK...

Bristol health and safety prosecution: £12,700 fine Health and Safety Executive v Clear Channel UK Ltd (2012) Bristol magistrates’ court,...

Comparative health and safety in a war context Reports of health and safety prosecutions cover, with depressing regularity, incidents...

Fatal head injuries: £200,000 fine Health and Safety Executive v SITA UK Ltd (2012) Wolverhampton Crown Court, June SITA UK Ltd, a...

Severed hand: £100,000 fine Health and Safety Executive v Lisec (UK and Ireland) Ltd (2012) Teesside Crown Court, May 29 Lisec (UK and...

Leading racehorse trainer prosecuted for health and safety failings With Cheltenham Festival coming up this week, it seems appropriate to...