by THSAdmin | May 9, 2022 | Transport Management
1.Overview Ladders and stepladders are not banned under health and safety law. The law calls for a sensible, proportionate approach to managing risk, and ladders can be a sensible and practical option for low-risk, short-duration tasks, although they should not...
by THSAdmin | Mar 21, 2022 | Transport Management
There are various situations and circumstances in which all business holding an operator licence must report to the OTC (Office of the Traffic Commissioner), some may surprise you whilst others are common knowledge. Did you know that, for example, a recent update to...
by THSAdmin | Mar 11, 2022 | Transport Management
Todmorden Church of England Junior Infants and Nursery School has been sentenced today for a breach of the Health and Safety at Work Act after an employee fell through the ceiling of the school hall, causing a major injury. Bradford Magistrates’ Court heard that on 18...
by THSAdmin | Mar 10, 2022 | Transport Management
J Murphy Aggregates Ltd, Shaun Murphy and James Duggan have been sentenced at Leeds Crown Court for safety breaches after a worker was struck by a falling excavator. In addition, J Murphy Aggregates Ltd was sentenced for safety breaches in a separate incident after a...
by THSAdmin | Mar 9, 2022 | Transport Management
A North-East civil engineering company has been sentenced after a worker suffered life threatening injuries after falling 15 metres when a platform he was working on unexpectedly collapsed. Teesside Magistrates Court heard how that on 31 July 2019, the worker was...
by THSAdmin | Mar 8, 2022 | Transport Management
A sole trader has been fined for failing to plan, manage and monitor construction work being carried out under their control. Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court heard how Rytis Tamasaukas was the principal contractor carrying out extensive refurbishment works to extend a...
