‘James Bond’ builder who threatened HSE inspectors found guilty
A builder who threatened inspectors from HSE and told them his name was James Bond has been fined over £10,000 in fines and costs.
By Belinda Liversedge on 23 January 2026
Safety Management Prosecutions
Glasgow City Council fined £80,000 after military veteran struck by collapsing lamppost
Glasgow City Council has been fined £80,000 after a military veteran sustained life-changing injuries when he was struck by a falling lamppost in the city’s west end in June 2023.
By Belinda Liversedge on 21 January 2026
Road re-surfacer fined £1m after employee killed by road sweeper
A construction company that specialises in road resurfacing in London has been fined £1m after one of its employees was killed by a reversing road-sweeper.
By Belinda Liversedge on 22 October 2025
Excavator crush not reported despite worker losing leg
A Surrey builder has been jailed for six months after failing to report a serious safety incident at a construction site he oversaw.
By Belinda Liversedge on 15 June 2021
Recycling firm fined for manslaughter of 23-year-old man
A Cornish waste recycling company has been fined £200,000 for corporate manslaughter after an employee was killed at its Redruth plant.
By Belinda Liversedge on 08 December 2020
Thames Water fined after sewage engulfs workers in tunnel
Thames Water has been fined £300,000 after three workers were carried along a sewer in a gate collapse at the Thames Tideway Tunnel project.
By on 15 January 2020
Hull firm fined after worker loses arm in tyre blast
A Hull tyre company has been ordered to pay over £41,000 in costs and fines after its employee lost his arm when a crane tyre he was inflating exploded in an incident in December 2015.
By on 01 October 2019
Intelligent safety
Universal Safety Assurance is a new approach for sharing mutual compliance information using blockchain technology, a step towards increased contractor safety.
By on 01 February 2019
