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Cheshire West and Chester Council has been fined after a young child fell almost three metres to the floor from a gap in railings, sustaining serious head injuries.

Council fined £300k after toddler fell through gap in railings

3rd December 2020
Cheshire West and Chester Council has been fined £300k after a toddler fell through a gap in railings and landed three metres below.
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Construction firm's cost-cutting leads to suspended sentence for director

Construction firm's cost-cutting led to death of roofer

1st December 2020
A construction firm has been fined £130,000 for health and safety breaches after a roofer fell through a fragile skylight.
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Sarah Newton, new chair of the Health and Safety Executive

Exclusive interview | HSE chair Sarah Newton

12th November 2020
In an exclusive interview, Sarah Newton, new chair of the UK Health and Safety Executive, explains how she intends to drive safety forward.
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A total of 111 individuals lost their lives at work in the 12 months ending 31 March 2020, the lowest ever recorded number of workplace fatal accidents.

17.9 million working days lost due to mental ill-health

5th November 2020
More than half of Britain’s working days lost in 2019/20 were due to mental ill-health.
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dunkeld has been fined for health and safety failings which led to the death of a vulnerable care home resident.

Diocese ordered to pay £40,000 over care home death fall

29th October 2020
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dunkeld has been fined for health and safety failings which led to the death of a vulnerable care home resident.
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Scaffold collapse lands director with suspended prison term

Director handed suspended sentence after scaffold collapse

22nd September 2020
The director of a scaffold firm has been handed a 12-month jail term, suspended for 12 months, after an operative fell five metres onto a concrete pavement and sustained fatal head injuries.
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Wall collapse lands firms in court

Wall collapse led to worker’s fatal fall

1st September 2020
Three construction companies have been fined a total of £256,000 after an employee died during a demolition.
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Subcontractor fell 15 feet from a youngman board

Temp platform lands builder in court

19th August 2020
A building contractor has been prosecuted after a self-employed subcontractor fell 15 feet from a youngman board
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The steel structure fell on the MEWP

MEWP crush lands Costain with £1.2m fine

31st July 2020
Two workers were seriously injured when a steel cage crashed into the platform they were working on
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HSE stats lowest on record

HSE stats reveal lowest fatality rate on record

3rd July 2020
A total of 111 individuals lost their lives at work in the 12 months ending 31 March 2020, the lowest ever recorded number of workplace fatal accidents.
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