£230,000 fine for accident caused by inadequate training
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A 55-year-old employee from Parker Plant Ltd died instantly after sustaining head injuries in a lifting operation accident. The employee and his colleague working together had had not received adequate training on how to plan and carry out a difficult lifting operation.
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CRC Performance League Tables receive mixed reaction
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The Government has been criticised by business leaders for publishing a new energy efficiency league table, saying that the table did not show a true picture of what was happening across many industries.
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Deputy Prime Minister tells HSE to let small businesses "get on with it"
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The Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg wants small businesses to be subject to no more than two inspections a year by all regulators.
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Furniture company fines £12,000 for fire safety failures
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Newmarket company Showhouse Furniture Limited and two of its directors have been prosecuted and fined for serious breaches of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 which placed employees at risk.
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£150,000 fine for fall from height death
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The death of a 32-year old contractor has been described as ‘entirely avoidable’ by the HSE inspector who conducted the investigation.
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