Health and Safety
The worst offenders and the best prosecution outcomes.
Mattress-burning leads to suspended prison sentence
Newcastle man pleads guilty following intervention by environmental protection officer
Anglers association fined £66k following volunteer’s death
Ill-equipped and untrained forestry work in Worcestershire resulted in avoidable fatality
Pub fined £60k after worker falls into cellar
Incident highlights how EH food safety checks can also improve health and safety
Finla Coffee fights back against Plymouth City Council
Owners of Finla Coffee that mounted and lost a Magna Carta defence against breaching COVID regulations has lodged an appeal at Plymouth Crown Court.
Bristol EH wins case against ‘Magna Carta’ tattooist
A tattooist in Bristol who breached COVID regulations and ignored warnings must now pay more than £20k in fines and costs.
Non-COVID workplace deaths increase despite lockdowns
HSE says Great Britain is “one of the safest places to work in the world”; campaigners disagree.
National Food Strategy part 2 is published
Henry Dimbleby’s plan joins all the dots but will ministers act?
Business owner sentenced after forklift accident at pet centre
Judge increased sentences after defendant lied in aftermath of event that left lorry driver tetraplegic.
Tales from the front line: The public can trust our COVID-19 precautions
Meet the EHP who helps to manage risk at National Trust sites.
Workers’ lives lost to COVID remembered
Calls grow for independent public enquiry into the UK government’s handling of the pandemic.
