HSE ebulletin: news updates Issued: 26 January 2024 Please see below for a selection of the latest news and prosecution notices. View our full list of press releases on theMedia Centre. |
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15 January 2024 The man was handed an 18-month community order after removing asbestos from a school, when he did not hold a license to do so. 15 January 2024 The company was also fined 50,000 after the scaffolder suffered an 11,000 volt electric shock and life-changing burns when he struck a power line while lifting a scaffold tube. 12 January 2024 The company was hired to decontaminate a hospital ward but failed to appropriately seal the rooms, exposing hospital staff toionised hydrogen peroxide and requiring emergency treatment. 9 January 2024 The trust was fined 480,000 after the worker was discovered unconscious by other members of staff and later suffered a brain injury, resulting in ongoing memory loss and nerve damage issues. 9 January 2024 The landscaper was handed a suspended prison sentence after one of his workers was killed while using an angle grinder fitted with a circular saw blade. 8 January 2024 The bus company was fined 32,000 after a cleaner was hit by a reversing bus driven by a colleague and sustained fatal injuries. |
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