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HSE Enforcement Actions

217 total actions 173 improvement notices 23 prohibition notices 10 convictions · £1,656,600 fines 11 Crown censures

Health and Safety Executive enforcement actions: improvement and prohibition notices, criminal convictions, and Crown censures against government bodies.

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217 enforcement actions

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Ministry of Defence

Crown Censure Ministry of Defence
01 Oct 2020
Portland Harbour, Dorset
Marine Benjamin McQueen (26) died on 14 November 2018 after becoming separated from other divers during a maritime training exercise.

Ministry of Defence

Crown Censure Ministry of Defence
01 Jan 2020
Chepstow, Monmouthshire
Lance Corporal George Partridge (27) died on 26 March 2018 during a diving training course.

Health and Safety Executive

Crown Censure Health and Safety Executive
01 Dec 2017
HSE testing facility, England
HSE worker injured while conducting an experiment at a testing facility on 4 October 2016.
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Ministry of Defence

Crown Censure Ministry of Defence
02 Mar 2016
Brecon Beacons, Wales
Three army reservists died and 10 others suffered heat illness during a training exercise in July 2013.

Highways Agency

Crown Censure Highways England
01 Jan 2015
England
A traffic officer was killed in 2012.

Defence Science and Technology Laboratory

Crown Censure Ministry of Defence
21 Feb 2011
Shoeburyness, Essex
Chemist Terry Jupp suffered 85% burns during classified testing of explosive compounds on 14 August 2002 and died a week later.

Royal Mint

Crown Censure Royal Mint
01 Jan 2002
Royal Mint, Llantrisant, Wales
Worker injury at the Royal Mint (executive agency of HM Treasury).
Notice Compliance
44 complied 12 not complied 79% compliance rate
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B & D Civil Engineering Limited (11) British Gas Services Limited (8) FDG GROUP LIMITED (7) Ministry of Defence (7) Close Brothers Limited (6) Pepper (UK) Limited (5) UK Asset Resolution Limited (5) Haulage Contractors  Limited (5) GKL Bodyworks Ltd (4) DfT OLR Holdings Limited (4) Green Range Limited (4) Exora Medical Limited (3)

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