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Firm fined for safety failings 13 Aug 2012 | 09:24 pm
A construction and design company in Berkshire has been fined and ordered to pay costs after a bricklayer broke his pelvis and wrist following a fall.
Tata Steel fined £500k over death 13 Aug 2012 | 09:24 pm
A steel company has been fined £500,000 over the death of a worker who fell into hot liquid waste in Port Talbot.
Company fined for unsafe structure 10 Aug 2012 | 05:41 pm
A court has ordered Surrey construction company Landmark Groundworks Ltd to pay £160,000 in fines and costs after the collapse of nine tonnes of steel and concrete nearly killed a worker.
Port operator fined over safety 10 Aug 2012 | 05:41 pm
A court has fined a Port of Tilbury berth operator £20,000 for safety failures that resulted in a worker having both legs amputated after they were crushed by a cargo container.
Lincoln beef firm fined over fall 9 Aug 2012 | 05:04 pm
A beef supplier from Lincoln has been fined and ordered to pay costs after a worker suffered serious injuries as the result of a fall at an abattoir.
Council fined for safety breach 9 Aug 2012 | 05:04 pm
The Dumfries Sheriff Court has fined Dumfries and Galloway Council £40,000 for safety failures that led to severe injuries for one road repairman.
Asbestos failures lead to fines 8 Aug 2012 | 07:43 pm
Failure to protect construction workers from asbestos exposure has cost a contractor and a retailer a combined total of almost £7,000.
Firm fined £100,000 for poor safety 8 Aug 2012 | 07:43 pm
A chemical company that failed to comply with three improvement notices has been fined £100,000 following a prosecution brought by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
Recycling firm fined over safety 7 Aug 2012 | 07:05 pm
A metal recycling firm in the West Midlands has been handed a huge fine after an employee broke his arm in an unguarded conveyor belt.
Young people 'priced out' of pubs 7 Aug 2012 | 07:05 pm
Over 8,000 pubs across the UK have closed in the past seven years, coinciding with a drop in the number of young people drinking in local watering holes, according to research.