“A jogger who was left accidentally locked inside a public toilet on Christmas Day has been awarded £500 compensation by a council.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th March 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Regina v Upper Bay Ltd [2010] WLR (D) 60
“The duty of a parent to supervise his child and the duty of an employer to conduct its undertaking in such a way as to ensure that persons not in its employment, such as a child, were not exposed to risks to health or safety were concurrent duties so that if the child suffered harm the breach of parental duty did not absolve an employer from responsibility.”
WLR Daily, 3rd March 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
“The images, from a brochure for the no added sugar Ltd winter collection, breached the advertisers’ code because children could try to copy the images, putting their safety at risk, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ruled.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th February 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A company has been fined by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after a worker fell 4ft (1.2m) at its factory.”
BBC News, 15th February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A food manufacturing company has been fined £35,000 after an employee’s arm was crushed in machinery at a Lincolnshire plant.”
BBC News, 11th February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“On 9 February 2010 the Sentencing Guidelines Council published its definitive guideline ‘Corporate manslaughter and health and safety offences causing death’.”
Guideline on Corporate Manslaughter (PDF)
Sentencing Guidelines Council, 9th February 2010
Source: www.sentencing-guidelines.gov.uk
“A Cornish ferry skipper has been jailed for six months after pleading guilty to breaching safety regulations.”
BBC News, 1st February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Seven members of a panel which will scrutinize files relating to the Hillsborough tragedy have been named.”
BBC News, 26th January 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A police control room operator who was shot during a training exercise has agreed a six-figure compensation payout.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th January 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A call operator who was shot during a police safety demonstration course has said he has been awarded a ‘six figure’ compensation sum.”
BBC news, 20th January 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Home Secretary has announced the creation of an independent panel, which will be responsible for overseeing the release of documents related to the 1989 Hillsborough football disaster.”
Home Office, 15th December 2009
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
“A father and son have been jailed for the manslaughter of two firemen killed in an explosion at a fireworks factory.”
BBC News, 16th December 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“An international waste management company has been fined £150,000 after a major chemical fire closed two motorways in Lancashire.”
BBC News, 9th December 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A coroner today criticised the Ministry of Defence for failing to adequately maintain a helicopter which crashed and caught fire in Iraq, claiming the lives of two SAS soldiers.”
The Independent, 9th December 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The owner of a tanning salon where a schoolgirl was badly burned on a sunbed has been told to pay £6,000 costs.”
BBC News, 8th December 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The safety record of Britain’s nuclear industry will be tarnished tomorrow when managers at the Sellafield complex in Cumbria are fined for exposing staff to radioactive contamination.”
The Guardian, 3rd December 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A heavy plant operator has been found guilty of killing a young bricklayer in a building site accident in Plymouth.”
BBC News, 2nd December 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Three train drivers who claimed that an industrial injury left their hands permanently disabled have been awarded more than £22,000 in compensation.”
BBC News, 30th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The owner of a faulty fairground ride and an inspector have each been fined £2,000 after 10 people were hurt when it collapsed at an event in Suffolk.”
BBC News, 30th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A disabled man choked to death after becoming trapped in a mechanical hoist which failed as he was using it to get into bed, an inquest has heard.”
BBC News, 30th November 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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