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Posted By Paul Adams
I am preparing a presentation on H&S Roles & Responsibilities throughout the organisation. I have used prosecution examples to drive home the message. There are lots of examples of Directors/managers, and quite a few of supervisors. However, I am unable to find a suitable example of an ordinary employee being prosecuted for H&S breaches. Any information would be appreciated, either on this forum, or e-mail to: -
paul.adams@hedley-purvis.com
Thanks in anticipation.
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Posted By Paul Leadbetter
Paul
Have you tried looking on the HSE Prosecutions site?
Paul
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Posted By Jane Blunt
I cannot remember precisely when, but some time in the last few years some youths were prosecuted for a kind of initiation lark. So far as I can recall they locked someone in the gents and set light to some flammable liquid which they poured on the floor. It may be too far back to be on the HSE database.
Jane
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Posted By Paul Adams
I have found that the search engine on the prosecutions database won't throw up any answers unless you already have some specific details.
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Posted By Danny Swygart
In the July / August edition of BSC's Safety Management Magazine page 30 there is a report on a court case where two Warehouse workers were prosecuted for lift truck offences.
This grabbed my attention because it was one of those very rare occaisions where an employee was prosecuted.
Hope this helps.
Danny.
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Posted By Dave Wilson
Have to admit that this is one area where Safety Man Mag is better than SHP!
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Posted By peter gotch
Paul
If you do an advanced search on the HSE name and shame site by HSWA and Section 7, you will find 37 hits, including one which, is strangely, a limited company.
Could do similar by putting in key words eg foreman.
In the distant past I went for two foreman, one under Section 7 and one under Section 36 for causing his employer to breach their responsibilities under Section 3 re public safety.
So, agreed, need some thought into how many searches you need to do to get a picture.
Regards, Peter
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Posted By Chris Turner
In a 2002 edition of SHP magazine there was an article where an employee (a van driver) was prosecuted for running down and killing a pedestrian, who was crossing the access to the business premises.
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Posted By Harry Mooney
I have a memory of some garage employees who were prosecuted when a newly qualified apprentice received severe internal injuries during a "graduation" ceremony involving a high-pressure air hose line. Sorry I cant be more precise, but it was some years ago.
Harry
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Posted By Ian Minter
Refering to the response about the two employees and fork lift offences. Both employees were fined about £300 for breaching Section 7 of the HASAW 1974. The offence was that they were carried on or permitted others to be carried on the forks of a fork lift truck, I believe the headline said "fork lift surfing". Hope this may be of use.
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Posted By Martyn Hendrie
There is an example of six workers being prosecuted in the construction industry.
Go to the HSE web site, click on "construction" in the 'your industry' box and you will find the details in the pdf version of "Site Safe News, November 2002"
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