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The fines and costs which may flow from a safety related incident can be significant, not to mention the reputational stigma which the company will suffer. We set out below examples of recent prosecutions which give a flavour of the sentences handed down following conviction. For further information on any of these cases please do not hesitate to contact Rhys Griffiths of our Corporate Risk Management Group.
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Injury: |
Death |
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Fine: |
£300,000 (£270,000 for the Section 2(1) charge, £30,000 for the Section 3(1) offence) |
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Company: |
Nightfreight (GB) Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Sections 2(1) and 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£26,000 |
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Source: |
HSE, 7 January 2013 |
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Injury: |
Death |
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Fine: |
£275,000 |
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Company: |
UK Power Networks (Operations) Limited |
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Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£145,000 |
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Source: |
HSE, 4 January 2013 |
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Injury: |
Death |
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Fine: |
£120,000 |
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Company: |
C Brown & Sons (Steel) Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£26,552 |
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Source: |
HSE, 19 December 2012 |
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Injury: |
Death |
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Fines: |
£65,000 (Cavill Property Maintenance) £50,000 (Garthwest) £25,000 (Mr Cavill) |
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Companies:
Individual: |
Cavill Property Maintenance Ltd Garthwest Ltd Shaun Cavill |
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Legislation: |
Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (Cavill Property Maintenance and Garthwest) Section 37(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (Mr Cavill) |
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Costs: |
£19,300 (Garthwest) |
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Source: |
HSE, 19 December 2012 |
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Injury: |
Fractures to two vertebrae |
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Fines: |
£40,000 (London Waste) £24,000 (ICSL) |
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Companies: |
London Waste Ltd ICSL Accord Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Section 3(1) of the Health & Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (London Waste) Section 2(1) of the Health & Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (ICSL) |
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Costs: |
£34,265 (London Waste) £11,241 (ICSL) |
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Source: |
HSE, 19 December 2012 |
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Injury: |
Severe bruising and soft tissue damage to foot and lower leg |
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Fine: |
£20,000 |
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Company: |
Sherling Steel UK Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health & Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and Regulation 3(1)(a) of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations |
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Costs: |
£7,356 |
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Source: |
HSE, 10 January 2013 |
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Swansea engineering firm and building contractor fined for asbestos exposure |
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Injury: |
Workers were exposed to dangerous asbestos fibres |
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Fines: |
£16,000 (Wall Colomony) £8,000 (Oaktree) |
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Companies: |
Wall Colomony Oaktree Construction (Wales) Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Sections 2(1) and 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (Wall Colomony) Regulations 16 and 11(1) (a) of the of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006 (Oaktree) |
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Costs: |
£3,287 (Wall Colomony) £2,000 (Oaktree) |
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Source: |
HSE, 10 January 2013 |
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Injury: |
Irritation to eyes, breathing difficulties, headaches and lost the ability to concentrate |
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Fines: |
£9,000 (Prior Scientific) £1,500 (K Whiting) |
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Companies: |
Prior Scientific Instruments Ltd Keith Whiting, trading as KW Consultants |
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Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health & Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (Prior Scientific) Section 3(2) of the Health & Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (K Whiting) |
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Costs: |
£2,852 (Prior Scientific) £1,000 (K Whiting) |
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Source: |
HSE, 11 January 2013 |
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Injury: |
Fracture, severe lacerations and crush injuries to arm |
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Fine: |
£8,000 |
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Company: |
Orbital Foods Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Section 2 (1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£2,634 |
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Source: |
HSE, 21 December 2012 |
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Company prosecuted after heavy motor crashes into lobby at Luton hospital |
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Injury: |
Member of public injured |
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Fine: |
£5,000 |
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Company: |
Cotswold Lifts Limited |
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Legislation: |
Section 3 (1) of the Health & Safety at Work Act Etc Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£5,499 |
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Source: |
HSE, 18 December 2012 |