Mears Group has banned its workers from having beards for health and safety reasons. A letter was circulated this week outlining which forms of facial hair are considered acceptable.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4562252/Building-Firm-Mears-bans-beards-health-safety.html
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WATCH: Fracking firm and protestor debate INEOS health and safety record. – Derbyshire Times
The giant chemical company hoping to carry out fracking tests in Derbyshire has defended it’s health and safety record during a Derbyshire Times debate with a local campaigner.
http://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/news/environment/watch-fracking-firm-and-protestor-debate-ineos-health-and-safety-record-1-8444523
Chichester firm fined over asbestos safety breach – Chichester Observer
A marine firm has been fined more than £130,000 for failing to properly deal with asbestos within one of its vessels.
http://www.chichester.co.uk/news/crime/chichester-firm-fined-over-asbestos-safety-breach-1-7908267
Road surfacing firm fined for health and safety breach | Insider Media Ltd
A Scunthorpe road surfacing business has been fined after a member of staff lost two fingers while operating a mixing machine.
https://www.insidermedia.com/insider/midlands/road-surfacing-firm-fined-for-health-and-safety-breach
Ejection seat firm in court over Red Arrows pilot death – BBC News
An ejection seat firm appears in court for an alleged breach of health and safety law over the death of a Red Arrows pilot in 2011.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-38637154
Firm fined £23,000 after worker’s spine crushed by falling slab of granite
A north-east memorial firm has been fined more than £23,000 after a worker’s spine was crushed by a falling slab of granite.
A&J Robertson employee, Kenneth Rennie, was left with a “shattered vertebra” after a large piece of rock became detached from a six tonne boulder and struck him and pinned him to the ground.
https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeen/1011636/memorial-firm-fined-23000-after-workers-spine-crushed-by-falling-slab-of-granite/
Bulgarian firm fined £500k for health and safety breaches at Derby park attraction
A Bulgarian construction firm has been fined £500,000 after pleading guilty to unsafe working practices during the construction of an adventure course at Derby’s Markeaton Park. Derby…
http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/bulgarian-firm-fined-500k-for-health-and-safety-breaches-at-derby-park-attraction/story-29645556-detail/story.html
‘Harry Potter’ train firm fined £200,000 over health and safety breaches (From Herald Scotland)
THE operator behind the famous Jacobite steam train has been fined £200,000 and ordered to pay costs of £64,000 over health and safety…
http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/14583114._Harry_Potter__train_firm_fined___200_000_over_health_and_safety_breaches/
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