Health and Safety Executive
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Supplier News 7 MarBCA charged £1.1m after Porsche crushed auction car buyer
Used car remarketing giant BCA has been fined £1.1 million and ordered to pay £97,000 after a car buyer was crushed by a Porsche at its Paddock Wood auction site in Kent.
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Aftersales 9 DecWorkshop fined £28,000 for safety breaches that led to blaze
A Birmingham workshop has been prosecuted recently for safety failings after two workers used brake cleaning fluid to degrease walls and caused a flash fire.
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Latest News 9 AprGarage fined after inspection pit fall caused ‘life-changing injuries’
GP Motor Works has been fined £10,000 and ordered to pay £10,000 in costs after an employee suffered life changing injuries when he fell into a vehicle inspection pit.
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Car Dealer News 31 MarHSE update advice amid showrooms reopening on April 12
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has updated its advice on talking with workers about preventing coronavirus.
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Car Dealer News 28 May
HSE warns re-opening businesses of post-lockdown Legionella risks
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has warned that building closure or reduced occupancy can increase the risk of Legionnaires’ disease.
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Car Dealer News 18 MarRenault Retail Group prosecuted by HSE over 'faulty' vehicle lifts
Renault Retail Group has been fined after health and safety inspectors discovered evidence of serious safety breaches relating to faulty vehicle lifts at its dealerships in Coulsdon and West London.
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Car Dealer News 25 Jan
Pye Motors fined £120,000 after technician was dragged under a van
Morecombe-based Ford dealer Pye Motors has been fined £120,000 for safety breaches after a technician was dragged under a van, suffering multiple injuries.
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Aftersales 4 Jan
Garage owner fined after customer breaks back in fall
A self-employed garage mechanic was fined after a customer suffered spinal fractures and a slipped disc when he fell into an inspection pit while collecting his vehicle.
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Used Cars 21 Mar
Accident while exporting used cars to Pakistan left company director facing jail
A director of a firm preparing used cars for recycling has received a suspended jail sentence for health and safety breaches.
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Aftersales 10 Dec
Court fines Neath bodyshop £20,000 after HSE finds COSHH safety breach
Neath bodyshop DM Accident Repair Centre has been fined £20,000 after it failed to comply with an improvement notice issued by the Health and Safety Executive.
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Aftersales 4 Nov
Car repair business sentenced after worker dies after inhaling paint stripper
An employer has been fined after a worker died after inhaling fumes while cleaning a chemical stripping paint tank at a motor vehicle repair company.
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Aftersales 10 Jul
Bodyshop owner Christopher Hutton fined £4,000 by HSE
Chesterfield bodyshop owner Christopher Hutton has been fined £4,000 by the Health and Safety Executive over breaches at the Auto Bodyworks and Wheel Clinic.
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