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5th October 2016

Company fined £1m following death of lone worker

A manufacturing company based in Hemel Hampstead has been fined £1million after a worker was crushed to death by falling machinery. Colin Reddish from Lincolnshire was involved in moving a large CNC milling machine within the company’s Grantham factory on 30 April 2015,  when it overturned, crushing him fatally. The machine had been lifted using […]

9th March 2016

When an accident is investigated by the HSE, what is the difference between PACE and Section 20 interviews?

Following an accident or incident within a workplace, Health & Safety Executive (HSE) Inspectors have authority to request formal interviews with those responsible for Health & Safety management within that workplace, or those directly involved in the accident/incident in question. The inspector has the option to either conduct their interview under full Police and Criminal […]