A self-employed telehandler operator in Ince, Ellesmere Port sentenced after a lift supervisor was fatally struck by a reversing telehandler

Mini plant and Stihl saws: show who is trained, on the day

Vehicle marshal (banksman and reversing)

Can you prove your crew are trained?

Can you show who trained your telescopic handler operator?

Who is allowed to run your plant, and where is it written down?

BHG (Stone) Limited fined £16,000 after a labourer fell through an unprotected stairwell opening

£16,000 + £4,000 costs · 2026-04-01

A labourer fell through an unprotected stairwell opening while fitting wall insulation, fracturing a skull and back.

Appledorn Developments Limited and T Vaughan Limited fined £1,150,000 after a worker was buried and killed in an unsupported trench collapse

£1,150,000 + £40,000 costs · 2026-09-09

An unsupported trench collapsed and buried a worker under two tonnes of soil, causing fatal injuries.

Oldham Business and Construction Management Limited fined £30,000 after a floor overloaded with concrete blocks and not built to the manufacturer's design collapsed under a bricklayer

£30,000 + £4,883 costs · 2026-08-11

An overloaded upper floor collapsed beneath a bricklayer, causing a fall and fracturing a leg, hip and hand.