Risk management

Treanor Pujol has been sentenced for safety breaches following two separate incidents that led to the death of an employee and serious injuries to a second worker.

A meat processing plant in New Zealand has been ordered to pay almost $300,000 after a worker suffered severe burns to most of his body when a boiler exploded.

A pregnant woman was seriously injured after a tree branch smashed into her moving vehicle, causing a miscarriage.

A safety consultant has been prosecuted for providing inadequate and flawed advice on noise, vibration and hazardous substances.

A tile manufacturer has been prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after an employee's arm was drawn into the in-running nip of a conveyor tail drum.

An Auckland company with a history of health and safety failings has appeared in court

An independent school in Scotland has been prosecuted by the HSE after a pupil seriously damaged his hand in a technology lesson

The director of a construction firm has received a six-month custodial sentence, suspended for 24 months, for failing to plan the lifting of roof trusses.

Almost half of workers would refuse to return to work if they were not provided with personal protective equipment (PPE), a new study has revealed.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued a safety alert urging all employers and suppliers not to purchase or use KN95 facemasks as protection against COVID-19