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Asbestos removal company and managers sentenced after forging documents

An asbestos removal company, and two of its managers, have today been prosecuted after forging documents in order to obtain an asbestos licence from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).

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£40k fine after two employees injured in fire at adhesive manufacturer

A Manchester adhesive manufacturer has appeared in court after two employees were injured in a major fire which stopped production at the site for five months.

Manchester and Salford Magistra....

Added on: 30/04/2018

Company and director fined after worker injured

A Newhaven Waste Management Company and its Directors have been fined after an employee got his arm caught in a conveyor at a material recycling plant.

Brighton Magistrates’ Court heard....

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Civil engineering firm and district heating firm fined after worker suffered fatal injuries

A civil engineering firm and a district heating firm were sentenced today for safety breaches after a worker suffered fatal crush injuries.

Sheffield Crown Court heard how on 10 December 2015....

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NHS Trust fined after exposing patients to legionella risk

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust has been fined £300,000 after failing to control the risk to patients from exposure to legionella bacteria in its water systems.

Bristol....

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Contractor fined after worker suffers life changing injuries in a van fire

Greenseal Insulation Ltd, a company specialising in spray foam insulation services, have today been fined after an inexperienced worker suffered severe burns while attempting to refuel petrol power....

Added on: 30/04/2018

Company fined following death of worker

A waste management company has today been sentenced after a 56-year-old man was fatally injured in a lorry runaway incident at a hospital in Plymouth.

Plymouth Crown Court heard how, on 8 Jun....

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Severn Trent Water Limited fined £350,000 for polluting the River Amber

On 19 April 2018, at Derby Crown Court, sitting in Nottingham, Severn Trent Water Limited was fined £350,000, ordered to pay Environment Agency costs of £68,003, as well as a victim sur....

Added on: 30/04/2018

Calendar: Legislation coming into force in May 2018

Dates for your diary of legislation coming into force in May 2018

02/05/18: The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2018

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New Legislation in April

Some of the new legislation that has come into force in April 2018 icludes:

The Ionising Radiation (Basic Safety Standards) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2018
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Added on: 30/04/2018