SHP recently caught up with Neil Hewitt, Divisional Director of Quality and Technical Standards at Arco, to find out about the introduction of the new PPE Directive and what everyone in the supply chain must now do in-order to be compliant. The PPE Directive has been in a transitional period since 2016, but is…
A Stockport construction firm has been fined after putting employees at risk due to widespread safety failings at two construction sites. Manchester and Salford Magistrates’ Court heard how Sherwood Homes Limited had appointed several principal contractors to build numerous domestic properties at two sites; in Preston and Tarporley. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) carried…
College gas installation contractor exposed after multiple gas leaks A utilities company has been fined over £446,000 for dangerous gas installations at a college in Hertfordshire. St. Alban’s Crown Court heard how the defendant was contracted to carry out all the gas, plumbing and above ground drainage work at the premises from December 2010 until…
Prosecutions and enforcement notices register latest version The records of enforcement notices issued and prosecutions taken by HSE in relation to construction industry businesses are available online in the HSE Register of Prosecutions and Notices. These records are usually updated weekly.
A luxury yacht building company has been fined following an engineer losing consciousness after being struck on the back of the head by a solid metal bracket weighing 147kg. Poole Magistrates’ Court heard how the employee of Sunseeker International Limited was working under the hull of an 86-foot yacht adjusting the height of a prop…
