This ebulletin contains a selection of HSE's latest prosecution notices: Oil and gas operator fined following incident on North Sea platform The £300,000 fine was issued after safety failings resulted in a lift partially filling with water, putting the 3 workers inside at risk. Construction supervisor fined after school pupils exposed to asbestos The supervisor cut through an asbestos insulating board, causing asbestos fibres to spread throughout the school hall. Housebuilder fined £800,000 after apprentice injured on site The worker suffered several injuries after a temporary stairwell covering collapsed causing the worker and 20kg of concrete blocks to fall to the floor below Airport fined £80,000 after man falls from ambulift The elderly man fell 5 feet after leaning against a misaligned safety rail which swung outwards, causing serious injuries resulting in his death. College fined after studentâs fingers severed The £40,000 fine was issued after a students hand came in contact with a mitre saw, severing his fingers. Flour mill fined after worker severs finger The company was fined £300,000 after a worker severed one of his fingers in machinery. Company fined after worker exposed to radiation The worker was exposed to gamma radiation after a radiation source was not returned to it's shielded container. |