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Haulage company fined £250,000 following death of employee
A Middlesborough haulage company has been fined following a fatality caused by colapsing frames in a storage container. No Risk Assessment, No Control Measures, Ad Hoc Safe System of Work, Poor Lighting. Mr James and a colleague had been standing up metal frames, each...
Worker Hit By Telehandler – Workplace Transport Safety
A worker suffered life changing injuries when he was struck by a telehandler whilst operating a ride-on pallet truck. The worker was carrying out stock movement prior to the accident. The company JMP Wilcox was fined £300,000 and ordered to pay costs of £7732. The...
Supplier Fined – Workplace Transport Safety
A wholesale supplier to supermarkets, Bestway Northern, has been fined £1 million and costs of £11,950, following a fatal accident where a worker acting as a banksman for a delivery, was fatally crushed during a routine delivery. The investigation revealed that the...
Steps to Safety Audit
We have been very busy carrying out Workplace Transport Safety Audits across a number of clients since April and we are pleased to announce that a client has achieved Gold status across all their sites.