Ace of Hearts Home Improvement Limited, a home improvement company based in Hertfordshire, has been fined after the unsafe removal of asbestos material from a domestic property. The company had removed asbestos containing materials (ACM) from a domestic property, which was situated in St Albans. The Asbestos Insulation Board soffits encompassing the underside of the [...]

A company, which manufactures signage and displays for high street retailers, received a fine as a result of a worker falling to his death through a roof light. Richard Perry, 43, was covering roof lights with blackout vinyl in the summer of 2014 at Whiteghyll Plastics Ltd, whilst working with colleagues. This was an attempt [...]

A construction company based in South Wales has been fined £100,000 for operating a hazardous timber-frame construction site. An investigation was launched by the HSE after making an unannounced visit to inspect Hale’s site in the centre of Blaenavon. Fifty-four timber-frame houses were under construction, which carry a serious fire risk when not planned or [...]

A company specialising in exhibitions and displays has been found guilty of breaching safety procedures, following the incident of an employee being crushed by a road roller, in November 2015, in Hipperholme. The three-tonne vibrating road roller being used by the 26-year-old worker, slid down a steep incline before pinning him beneath it. He suffered [...]