health and safety executive
- Latest News25 Nov 2020
HSE inspections to ensure fleets are Covid-secure
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) says it is looking to work with fleets, but where it finds they are not managing the risk, it will take action.
- Latest News21 May 2020
HSE safety warning for air suspension systems
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued a safety alert for those carrying out work on vehicles with air suspension systems.
- Truck News30 Jan 2020
Company fined after vehicle strikes overhead power cable
Fairhurst Stone Merchants has been fined for safety breaches after a vehicle made contact with an uninsulated overhead electric power line.
- Truck News23 Jan 2020
Salvage company fined after customer fatally crushed
A customer was trapped and fatally crushed at Michael Douglas Autosalvage when a lift truck he had purchased was being loaded onto his own recovery vehicle.
- Latest News17 Jan 2020
Company fined after teacher run over by delivery van
St Andrew’s Tutorial Services has been fined after a teacher sustained serious injuries when she was struck by a delivery van.
- Latest News6 Jan 2020
Haulage company fined after employee injured
W D Cormack and Sons, a partnership operating a haulage business, has been fined after a driver fell from a trailer.
- Truck News12 Sep 2019
Company fined after employee falls off lorry
A Braithwaite Engineers employee was injured when he fell from a lorry bed while unloading the lorry.
- Truck News11 Sep 2019
Volvo fined after employee ‘crushed’ by truck
Volvo Group UK has been fined £13,000 after an employee was crushed by a truck, fracturing his spine.
- Truck News26 Jun 2019
Company fined after lorry kills worker
Camgrain Stores has been fined for health and safety failings after an employee was killed by a truck.
- People News4 Mar 2019
Company fined £60k after driver seriously-injured
H & M Distribution has been fined £60,000 after a delivery driver sustained serious, life-changing injuries while working in Cheltenham.
- Truck News28 Jan 2019
PCL Transport 24/7 fined after driver injured
PCL Transport 24/7 has been fined after a driver was struck by a reversing vehicle when he was carrying out a pre-use check on his vehicle.
- Truck News28 Jan 2019
Veolia fined £1m following death of worker
Refuse collection company, Veolia ES (UK), has been fined £1 million after a worker was run over and killed.
- Truck News5 Dec 2018
Sirius Remediation fined after driver fatally injured
A contracting firm has been fined £45,000 after a driver died when his wagon overturned.
- Truck News26 Nov 2018
Logistics company fined after driver suffers crush injuries
A logistics company has been fined £84,000 after a driver was crushed by a full pallet when his lorry was being unloaded.
- Truck News12 Oct 2018
Company fined £60,000 after vehicles collide
Glossop-based Carpenter, which makes underlay and soft furnishings, has been fined after a visiting tanker collided with a fork lift truck.
- Truck News16 Aug 2018
Transport company fined after driver loses arm
A driver for transportation and storage company H Walton suffered injuries leading to the loss of his left arm when making a delivery.
- Truck News3 Jul 2018
Timber yard fined £730,000 after workers struck by vehicle
Palmer Timber has been fined after two workers were seriously injured when they were struck by a side loader lift truck.
- Truck News25 Jun 2018
Construction company fined by HSE over fleet maintenance
Construction company fined by HSE over fleet maintenance
- Truck News29 May 2018
Fine after haulage contractor killed by power line
The partners of a Suffolk-based farm have been sentenced after a haulage contractor was killed by an overhead power line strike.
- Truck News17 May 2018
S & K Groundwork Solutions fined after employee crushed by dumper
S & K Groundwork Solutions was fined after an employee suffered serious injuries while working at Ghyllgrove Junior and Infants School in Basildon.