County Durham firm fined after worker's fingers severed

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A County Durham firm has been fined £10,500 after a worker had three fingers severed while using a bandsaw.

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Löfstedt Review receives evidence on health and safety law reform

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To merge or not to merge – that is the question the man tasked by the Government with reviewing Britain’s health and safety laws will be pondering over the coming months, as he analyses the evidence submitted by stakeholders last week.

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Water company's drive for excellence see complaints fall by 50%

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Sembcorp Bournemouth Water (SMW) has slashed the number of written complaints it receives in the past five years by almost 50%, according to new figures.

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Roof fall leads to fine for Nottinghamshire firm

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A mechanical engineering company has been fined after a subcontractor suffered serious back injuries falling through a roof.

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School learns lessons from worker’s loft fall:

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An independent school in Cambridgeshire has admitted work-at-height failings after a teenage worker fell through a loft and landed in a swimming-pool changing room.

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Skye community completes forest buy out

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A community group in Skye are now the proud owners of almost 4.5million square metres of forest, after a successful bid to purchase the land from the government.

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Companies fined £300,000 for worker's death on motorway

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A roadworker died of his injuries after falling 12 metres while working over the M5 motorway near Clevedon, a court heard today.

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