Health and safety fines bulletin: 18 April 2018
Health and safety appeals
R (HSE) v ATE Truck & Trailer Sales Ltd
[2018] EWCA Crim 752, 13/04/2018
The Court of Appeal has reduced to £200,000 a "manifestly excessive" £475,000 fine imposed on a truck sale and leasing company for breaches of health and safety law which led to the accidental death of a contractor. Source: Out-Law.com
Health and safety fines
Royal Mail Group fined £1.6 million for health and safety offences
Injury: Multiple serious injuries including a fractured jaw and several fractured ribs amongst other injuries.
Fine: £1.6million
Entity: Royal Mail
Legislation: Unknown
Costs: £21,785
Source: CWU, 03/04/2018
Agency worker crushed while unloading a vehicle
Injury: Crush injuries
Fine: £373,000
Entity: ERIKS Industrial Services Limited
Legislation: Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
Costs: £8,333
Source: HSE, 29 March 2018
Care home fined after death of resident
Injury: Death
Fine: £100,000
Entity: Hill Care Limited
Legislation: Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
Costs: £12,000
Source: HSE, 17 April 2018
Construction company worker suffers life threatening injuries
Injury: Multiple injuries including fractures to skull, ribs, left arm and vertebrae
Fine: £70,000
Entity: K.D.S. Construction Company Ltd
Legislation: Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
Costs: £4,016.15.
Source: HSE, 4 April 2018
Contractor fined after a series of failures to carry out work safely and provide adequate welfare facilities
Injury: None; fine for safety failures
Fine: £51,334
Entity: PVAD Limited
Legislation: Regulation 6(3) of the Work at Height Regulations 2005, Regulation 15(11) of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM) and Section 33(1)(g) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
Costs: £1,525.50
Source: HSE, 11 April 2018
Egg Producer and Joinery Contractor fined after worker falls from roof
Injury: Serious head and arm injuries
Fine: £50,000
Entity: T & J Leigh (a partnership)
Legislation: Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
Costs: £2.855.32
Source: HSE, 28 March 2018
Housing association fined after exposing employees to Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS)
Injury: Employees diagnosed with HAVS
Fine: £30,000
Entity: Tai Calon Community Housing
Legislation: Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
Costs: £2789.25
Source: HSE, 29 March 2018
Surveyor fined after failing to detect asbestos
Injury: None; failure to detect asbestos
Fine: £6,700
Entity: EAS Asbestos Limited
Legislation: Section 3 (1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
Costs: £1,000 plus £170 victim surcharge
Source: HSE, 12 April 2018
A round-up of recent fines and costs resulting from health and safety related incidents. For further information on any of these matters please contact Andrew Sanderson of our Health and Safety Group.