Monthly roundup of industry news

Major pizza maker fined £800,000 after two workers caught up in machinery

One of the nation’s largest producers of supermarket pizzas has been fined £800,000 after two workers suffered serious injuries at its factory in Bolton.

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Director jailed for failing to protect workers from asbestos exposure

A company director has been jailed for eight months after failing to protect workers from exposure to asbestos at a student development project in Winchester.

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April is Stress Awareness Month: tackle stress in the workplace with five steps in five weeks

This April, Britain’s managers are being invited to follow five simple steps to prevent and reduce stress in their workplace. The HSE’s Working Minds campaign has called on employers to support workers mental health during Stress Awareness Month.

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Whistleblowing portal launched in latest water company crackdown

The Environment Agency (EA) have launched a new portal to allow water industry workers to report serious environmental wrongdoing by their organisations.

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Bakery company fined £400,000 after employee has left leg amputated

A food manufacturing company on the Wirral has been fined £400,000 after one of its employees had to have her leg amputated.

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