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Two companies fined following fork-lift worker's death
Two companies have been fined a total of £67,500 after a worker was crushed by a forklift truck.34-year-old Shane Neal was killed whilst carrying out work on the Building Research Establishment (BRE) site in May 2003. The accident occurred in a hanger at a former RAF base in Cardington, Bedfordshire.L...
Case | 25 Sep 2008
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Contractors: are you watching them?
...ecutions. The inescapable truth of the matter is that you -- as the client -- are responsible. Katy Brown reports. REGULARS 06 Legal calendar Ensure that you are ready for all the events and legal developments coming into force in May and June. 07 Forum Thoughts and opinions from Workplace Law Network members on a hot topic. 14 7 landmark contractor cases Sections 2 and 3 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (HSWA) impose strict liability on employers regarding employees and non-employees, and in recent years there have been various attempts to persuade the courts that this should be mi...
Magazine issue | 16 May 2007
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Lack of control measures led to construction death
...ord Council in Manningham in March 2007. Moving the 30 or so cement bags was to be the last job before the weekend when the incident happened. Bradford Crown Court heard this week (25-27 January) that workers used a block grab attached to an excavator to move the load. As they did, the bags fell two metres to the ground, but the pallet remained in the jaws of the block grab. The pallet pivoted and Steven Allen took hold of it to pull it free. As the pallet came away, the jaws dropped and clamped on Steven’s head, causing severe injuries. He died the following day. After an investigation, th...
Case | 31 Jan 2012
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R v. Beckingham: case closed
workplacelaw rk ace rkplac c know-how to manage your workplace SEPTEMBER 2006 ISSUE 20 IN EVERY ISSUE: EMPLOYMENT LAW, HEALTH & SAFETY, PREMISES MANAGEMENT CONTENTS Forum 06 Introduction 07 Barrow: investigation timeline 08 Body of evidence 10 Opinions and thoughts from Workplace Law Network members on a current hot topic. A summary of the Barrow legionella case and its implications. The key events of the case, from the Legionnaires' outbreak through to the sentencing of Gillian Beckingham and Barrow Council. Does your Workplace work? Total Workplace Management is the UK's largest d...
Magazine issue | 1 Sep 2006
