HSE annual statistics report *

United Kingdom - May 9 2013
The HSE has released its most recent statistics report for the period 2011/12. During that period, there were 173 fatalities, two less than the…

Co-authors: Mamata Dutta.

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JFC Plastics fails to establish that breach was not significant cause of death *

United Kingdom - May 9 2013
JFC Plastics had pleaded guilty to breach of s 2(1) HSWA following an incident in 2005 when its employee Steven Bennett was fatally crushed after…

Co-authors: Mamata Dutta.

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Railway guard who failed to act causing a teenager’s death jailed *

United Kingdom - May 9 2013
Christopher McGee was imprisoned for five years after being found guilty of gross negligence manslaughter following the death of 16 year old Georgia…

Co-authors: Mamata Dutta.

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Corporate manslaughter charges issued by the CPS *

United Kingdom - May 9 2013
In recent months, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has issued corporate manslaughter charges against four companies. PS & JE Ward runs Belmont…

Co-authors: Mamata Dutta.

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Initial impact of FFI *

United Kingdom - May 9 2013
Gordon MacDonald, programme director at the Health & Safety Executive (HSE), recently held a Twitter discussion where businesses were able to put…

Co-authors: Mamata Dutta.

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