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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: |
£200,000 |
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Company: |
Environment Agency |
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Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£28,548 |
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Source: |
HSE, 14 December 2012 |
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Injury: |
7 people hospitalised |
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Fine: |
£165,000 plus £19,000 in compensation |
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Company: |
Apollo Property Services Group Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety etc. at Work Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£117,582 |
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Source: |
HSE, 18 December 2012 |
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Injury: |
Death |
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Fine: |
£45,000 |
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Company: |
Need a Skip Limited |
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Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£125,000 |
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Source: |
HSE, 17 December 2012 |
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Injury: |
Burns to wrist, leg and groin |
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Fine: |
£20,000 |
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Company: |
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council |
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Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£7,594 |
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Source: |
HSE, 14 December 2012 |
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Council fined after putting tenant at risk of carbon monoxide poisoning |
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Injury: |
None – person at risk of CO poisoning |
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Fine: |
£18,000 |
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Company: |
Chesterfield Borough Council |
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Legislation: |
Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£7,534 |
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Source: |
HSE, 13 December 2012 |
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Injury: |
Punctured lung, broke every rib on the left hand side of body, shattered all the bones in left hand and fractured pelvis in three places |
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Fine: |
£13,500 (for each company) |
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Companies: |
Galliford Try Construction Parkstone Group Limited |
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Legislation: |
Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£3,345 |
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Source: |
HSE, 11 December 2012 |
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Two north east firms fined after worker suffered serious head injuries |
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Injury: |
Double fracture to the skull, facial fractures and a fractured eye socket |
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Fines: |
£13,000 (for SAICA) £4,000 (for MD) |
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Companies: |
SAICA Pack UK Ltd MD Engineering Services (UK) Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (SAICA) Regulation 8(1)(c) of the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (MD) |
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Costs: |
£5,489.40 (for SAICA) £4,600 (for MD) |
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Source: |
HSE, 12 December 2012 |
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Council and building firm fined for asbestos exposure during school refurbishment |
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Injury: |
None – potential asbestos exposure |
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Fines: |
£8,000 (G Evans) £10,000 (council) |
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Companies: |
G Evans (Services) Ltd Staffordshire County Council |
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Legislation: |
Sections 2(1) and 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (G Evans) Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (council) |
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Costs: |
£4,000 (G Evans) £5,000 (council) |
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Source: |
HSE, 14 December 2012 |
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Firm's failures led to workers' exposure to asbestos at Aberystwyth flats |
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Injury: |
Exposure to asbestos |
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Fine: |
£5,000 |
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Company: |
Superior Plumbing Installations Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£3,830 |
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Source: |
HSE, 10 December 2012 |
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Injury: |
Crushed finger |
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Fine: |
£4,000 |
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Company: |
Tenza Technologies Limited |
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Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 197 |
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Costs: |
£3,613 |
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Source: |
HSE, 6 December 2012 |
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Injury: |
None – fine for ignoring a safety notice and exposing workers and members of the public to serious risk of injury. |
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Fine: |
£2,000 |
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Company: |
Rimo Construction Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Sections 2(1), 3(1) and 33(1)(g) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£1,000 |
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Source: |
HSE, 18 December 2012 |
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Injury: |
two factures in fingers and ripped tendons in index and middle fingers |
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Fine: |
£1,000 |
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Company: |
Jian's Dumplings Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Section 2 of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
n/a |
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Source: |
HSE, 13 December 2012 |