Every business we own, work for and even contract for has a legal duty to put in place suitable arrangements to manage health and safety, and individual directors, managers and workers can be personally liable when these duties are breached – Members of the board have both collective and individual responsibilities in health and safety. […]
Category Archives: Fines
Can you prove you have everything in place to show an Inspector how you keep your workers, and anyone who may be affected by your work, healthy and safe? The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) health and safety inspector makes thousands of visits each year covering a wide range of industries and sectors. The inspector will […]
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Date of Offence Jan 2015 Date of Hearing Apr 2018 Breach of Health and Safety At Work Act 1974, Section 3, Sub Section 1 Fine £965,000 +£7,157 costs Details of Incident Two companies were fined a total of £965,000 after a painter fell through a passenger waiting room roof in Croydon in 2015. The injured […]
13 of the 28 companies prosecuted in February 2019 *1 where prosecuted due to lead company failing to manage their contractors – their supply chain. All businesses like you will have some form of health and safety in place have an employed H&S manager/team or engage the services of an external advisor. But how robust […]
May 2018 ended with me speaking at an AGM for the Drilling and Saw Association about the New Sentencing Guidelines. Standing at the back of the room waiting to be introduced to speak, the crowd looked a little weary and tired of fellow event speakers, so, as the final speaker, I needed to ensure the […]
Of the £7.4million spent on fines so far in 2018, every one of the companies had Employer Liability Insurance, which did not cover 1p of the fines. Employers liability insurance does not cover your costs if you have an accident or breach of health and safety regulations, nor does it provide protection when your company […]
Do you fully understand what are your health and safety responsibilities are? In 1974 the Health and Safety at Work Act was introduced… “a bold and far-reaching piece of legislation” 43 years later, 2017… 137 workers died, and the annual cost of UK work-related injuries and ill health is £14.9 billion!!! We can all agree that […]
On 4th July 2017, the Sentencing Council announced a consultation on its proposals for how offenders convicted of manslaughter should be sentenced in England and Wales. Read the full press release here. Individuals found guilty of the most serious gross negligence manslaughter offences following workplace accidents could face up to 18 years in jail under new […]
With new strict Sentencing Guidelines for Health and Safety infringements introduced in February 2016, with much higher fines and stricter penalties – there has never been a better time to look into reducing your risks. The British Safety Council have produced a quick 2-minute video where Pinsent Masons LLP Partner Kevin Bridges and Senior Associate […]
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