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The fines and costs which may flow from a safety related incident can be significant, not to mention the reputational stigma which the company will suffer. We set out below examples of recent prosecutions which give a flavour of the sentences handed down following conviction. For further information on any of these cases please do not hesitate to contact Rhys Griffiths of our Corporate Risk Management Group.
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Injury: |
Death of one worker; severed leg of second worker |
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Fine: |
£150,000 |
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Company: |
Network Rail |
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Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974. |
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Costs: |
£32,500 |
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Source: |
Office of Rail Regulation, 25 May 2012 |
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Injury: |
Death |
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Fine: |
£112,000 |
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Company: |
Amber Engineering Limited (trading as Amber Services) |
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Legislation: |
Section 2 (1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£36,000 |
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Source: |
HSE, 11 May 2012 |
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Equipment supplier fined after County Durham worker's hand severed |
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Injury: |
Severed hand |
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Fine: |
£100,000 |
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Company: |
Lisec (UK and Ireland) Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Section 6(3) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£150,000 |
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Source: |
HSE, 29 May 2012 |
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Injury: |
Death |
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Fines: |
£80,000 (JH Hallam) £50,000 (J&H) |
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Companies: |
J H Hallam (Contracts) Ltd J & H Construction |
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Legislation: |
Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (J H Hallam) Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (J & H Construction) |
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Costs: |
£20,000 each |
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Source: |
HSE, 11 May 2012 |
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Injury: |
Death |
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Fine: |
£80,000 |
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Company: |
Bezier Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act |
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Costs: |
£38,501.83 |
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Source: |
HSE, 15 May 2012 |
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Injury: |
Death |
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Fine: |
£25,000 |
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Company: |
ABC (Grimsby) Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£20,000 |
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Source: |
HSE, 17 May 2012 |
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Injury: |
Injured back, shoulder, knee and neck |
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Fine: |
£18,500 |
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Company: |
Integrated Dental Holdings |
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Legislation: |
Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£71,632.79 |
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Source: |
HSE, 11 May 2012 |
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Injury: |
Loss of arm |
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Fine: |
£10,000 |
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Company: |
Pinden Limited |
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Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£11,506 |
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Source: |
HSE, 18 May 2012 |
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Injury: |
Serious burns to face and forearms |
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Fine: |
£10,000 |
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Company: |
Birstall Demolition and Plant Services Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Section 2 (1) of the Health & Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£4,256 |
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Source: |
HSE, 28 May 2012 |
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Injury: |
Severed thumb |
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Fine: |
£8,000 |
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Company: |
Latrave Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£14,736 |
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Source: |
HSE, 16 May 2012 |
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Injury: |
Three fractures to vertebrae as well as cuts and bruising |
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Fine: |
£5,000 |
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Company: |
Roberts and Prouse (Swindon) Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£5,156 |
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Source: |
HSE, 14 May 2012 |
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Injury: |
Scarring from the tip of right index finger to mid-forearm; tendon, nerve and vein damage resulting in the loss of movement to two fingers; and loss of webbing between two fingers. |
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Fine: |
£5,000 |
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Company: |
Whitaker Fibres Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£2,897.35 |
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Source: |
HSE, 16 May 2012 |
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Injury: |
Three tendons in hand severed |
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Fine: |
£3,300 |
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Company: |
Salop Sand & Gravel Supply Company Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Section 2 (1) of the Health & Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£3,491 |
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Source: |
HSE, 22 May 2012 |
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Injury: |
Burns over left arm, torso and abdomen |
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Fine: |
£2,000 |
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Individual: |
Jamie Thomas Jewell, director of Suffix Pre-cast Ltd |
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Legislation: |
Section 2 (1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act. 1974 and was prosecuted as an individual under Section 37 of that Act |
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Costs: |
£2,451 |
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Source: |
HSE, 9 May 2012 |
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Injury: |
None, fine for unsafe working practices and ignoring safety warnings |
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Fine: |
£800 |
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Company: |
Rapid Hire |
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Legislation: |
Section 33(1)(g) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 |
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Costs: |
£1,215.95 |
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Source: |
HSE, 15 May 2012 |