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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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Building firm fined after passer-by hit by falling equipment |
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Injury: |
Severe multiple injuries including several broken bones and cuts and swelling to head |
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Fine: |
£20,000 |
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Company: |
Concentra Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£21,000 |
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Source: |
HSE, 19 April 2012 |
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Injury: |
Death |
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Fine: |
£10,000 |
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Individual: |
Alaister Copland (trading as Do it Al) |
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Legislation: |
Section 3 (2) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
n/a |
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Source: |
HSE, 30 April 2012 |
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Farming partnership fined after two workers severely injured |
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Injury: |
Multiple injuries to two workers |
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Fine: |
£8,000 |
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Company: |
Nether Dysart Farms |
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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, 26 April 2012 |
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Injury: |
Fractured rib, muscle and back injuries |
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Fine: |
£7,000 |
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Company: |
EDV Reinforcements Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£3,566 |
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Source: |
HSE, 2 May 2012 |
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Injury: |
knee injuries |
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Fine: |
£6,000 |
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Company: |
Pendennis Shipyard Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£6,288 |
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Source: |
HSE, 27 April 2012 |
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Injury: |
17 per cent burns to body |
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Fine: |
£5,000 |
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Company: |
Veolia ES SELCHP Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£12,243 |
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Source: |
HSE, 27 April 201 2 |
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Injury: |
Fractured kneecap |
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Fine: |
£5,000 |
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Company: |
Nuffield Health |
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Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£10,503.55 |
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Source: |
HSE, 8 May 2012 |
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Injury: |
Broken back, three broken ribs, broken shoulder |
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Fine: |
£5,000 |
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Company: |
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Holy Trinity Brompton with St Paul Onslow Square |
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Legislation: |
Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£4,457.60 |
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Source: |
HSE, 26 April 2012 |
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Injury: |
Serious injuries to left hand |
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Fine: |
£5,000 |
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Company: |
Hi Tech Steel Services |
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Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and Regulation 3(1)(a) of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 |
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Costs: |
£1,797 |
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Source: |
HSE, 27 April 2012 |
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Injury: |
Death |
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Fine: |
£2,500 |
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Individual: |
Matthew Peter Williams |
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Legislation: |
Section 37 (1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£2,500 |
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Source: |
HSE, 4 May 2012 |
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Injury: |
None – fine for putting people at risk |
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Fine: |
£2,000 |
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Individual: |
Wayne Marshall, trading as Marshall Enterprises Home Improvements |
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Legislation: |
Section 3 (2) of the Health and Safety at Work Act |
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Costs: |
£1,500 |
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Source: |
HSE, 27 April 2012 |
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Injury: |
Fractured skull, wrists, jaw and eye socket |
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Fine: |
£520 |
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Individual: |
Elliot Samuel Crow |
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Legislation: |
Section 7(a) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£500 |
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Source: |
HSE, 27 April 2012 |