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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: |
£525,000 |
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Company: |
Costain Limited |
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Legislation: |
Sections 2(1) and 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and Regulation 3 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999. |
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Costs: |
£90,577 |
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Source: |
HSE, 23 July 2014 |
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Injury: |
Death |
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Fine: |
£200,000 |
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Company: |
Airbus Operations Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£58,891 |
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Source: |
HSE, 17 July 2014 |
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Injury: |
Paralysed from chest down |
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Fine: |
£150,000 (H&M) £100,000 (HE Payne) |
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Company: |
H & M Distribution Ltd H E Payne Transport Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (H&M) Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (HE Payne) |
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Costs: |
£13,996 for each company |
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Source: |
HSE, 29 July 2014 |
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Injury: |
Employees diagnosed with hand arm vibration syndrome |
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Fine: |
£125,000 |
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Company: |
SPS Aerostructures Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974. |
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Costs: |
£65,805 |
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Source: |
HSE, 21 July 2014 |
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Injury: |
Death |
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Fine: |
£100,000 |
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Company: |
Dengie Crops Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 Regulation 5(1) of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999. |
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Costs: |
£28,437 |
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Source: |
HSE, 25 July 2014 |
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Farmer fined £100,000 after worker was killed by reversing trailer |
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Injury: |
Death |
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Fine: |
£100,000 |
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Company: |
M Baker (Produce) Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£18,477 |
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Source: |
HSE, 21 July 2014 |
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East Yorkshire firm to pay £100,000 over worker’s tragic death |
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Injury: |
Death |
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Fine: |
£67,000 |
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Company: |
Turfgrass Services International Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£33,000 |
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Source: |
HSE, 9 July 2014 |
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Kent firm in court after decade of ignoring risks to workers |
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Injury: |
Severe long term disability |
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Fine: |
£49,149 |
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Company: |
Cummins Power Generation Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974. |
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Costs: |
£49,149 |
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Source: |
HSE, 22 July 2014 |
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Injury: |
None; workers caught on roof without safety precautions |
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Fines: |
£9,000 (GW Padley) £30,000 (Harlow Bros) £1,000 (K&M) |
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Companies: |
GW Padley Poultry Ltd Harlow Brothers Ltd K&M Tomlinson Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 (GW Padley) Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (Harlow Bros) Sections 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (K&M) |
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Costs: |
£15,000 (GW Padley) £15,000 (Harlow Bros) |
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Source: |
HSE, 24 July 2014 |
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Injury: |
Fractured skull, suffered brain haemorrhage, and broken heel |
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Fine: |
£22,000 |
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Company: |
Valley Grown Nurseries Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974. |
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Costs: |
£8,830 |
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Source: |
HSE, 11 July 2014 |
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Herefordshire company fined after employee injured by falling sheet of metal |
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Injury: |
Fractured three toes |
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Fine: |
£12,000 |
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Company: |
Frank H Dale Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£11,631.40 |
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Source: |
HSE, 16 July 2014 |
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Injury: |
Serious burns to face, left arm and back |
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Fine: |
£10,000 |
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Company: |
Tata Steel UK Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£2,384 |
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Source: |
HSE, 21 July 2014 |
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Injury: |
None. Failed to comply with enforcement notice |
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Fine: |
£8,000 |
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Company: |
High Peak Remedial Services Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Section 33(1)(g) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£1,662 |
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Source: |
HSE, 18 July 2014 |
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Injury: |
Shattered jaw |
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Fine: |
£7,000 |
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Company: |
Kingsnorth Waste Management Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£3,000 |
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Source: |
HSE, 25 July 2014 |
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Safety failings at M25 construction site led to worker’s death |
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Injury: |
Death |
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Fine: |
£2,000 – company in liquidation. If company still trading, fine would have been £200,000 Six month (suspended) prison sentence for individual |
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Company: Individual: |
J McArdle Contracts Ltd Stephen Blackmore |
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Legislation: |
Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (company) Regulation 37(3)(a) of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 (individual) |
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Costs: |
£2,500 (individual) |
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Source: |
HSE, 11 July 2014 |
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Injury: |
None; employees exposed to harmful stone dust. Improvement notices ignored |
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Fine: |
None – company subject to winding up order (would have been £50,000). The director received a suspended 10 month prison sentence. |
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Company: Director: |
Redmist International Ltd Ghausal Islam |
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Legislation: |
Sections 2(1), 21, 37 of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£9,000 (for director) |
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Source: |
HSE, 18 July 2014 |