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31/05/2011 - Fire crews tackle Govan dock blaze - A blaze at a River Clyde dock has been brought under control by fire crews.
31/05/2011 - Firms 'neglect workers protection' - Many British businesses underestimate the importance of health and safety measures at workplace, according to a leading professional health and safety body.
27/05/2011 - Landlord fined over boiler work - A landlord has been fined £800 after carrying out gas work despite not having the required qualifications.
27/05/2011 - Firm find over worker's death - A gearbox manufacturer has been fined £180,000 over the death of a worker who was crushed by a slab of metal.
26/05/2011 - £1m wine stolen from warehouse - Vintage wine worth £1 million has been stolen from a warehouse, police said.
26/05/2011 - £800 fine for gas fault landlord - Dangerous faults were found on gas appliances at a house in High Wycombe, leading to a hefty fine for the landlord.
25/05/2011 - Employer fined after worker death - An Oxford property developer has been handed a significant fine after health and safety breaches caused the death of a man working on a basement excavation.
25/05/2011 - Care home sentenced over OAP death - A residential care firm has been ordered to pay more than £90,000 after a woman died at nursing home in north-east Wales.
24/05/2011 - HGV driver threatened for diesel - A HGV driver was left shaken after thieves threatened him and stole diesel from his tank while he was parked at a motorway service station.
24/05/2011 - Pubs face gaming machines fine - Letting people under the age of 18 use gaming machines in a pub could result in a £5,000 fine for the licensee, it has been reported.
23/05/2011 - Roofer prosecuted over safety risks - A roofer has been ordered to pay more than £3,500 after breaching health and safety regulations relating to working at height.
23/05/2011 - Body toasts pub training initiative - Nearly 3,000 workers will be qualified to work in pubs and small licensed shops by 2012 thanks to a successful training scheme.
20/05/2011 - Company fined after electrocution - A Herefordshire-based farming firm has been fined £120,000 after one of its casual workers died as a result of an electric shock while harvesting crops.
20/05/2011 - Clutch firm fined for roof fall - A clutch manufacturer from Leamington Spa has been fined £5,000 after a worker fell three and a half metres to the ground from an unguarded roof.
19/05/2011 - Man prosecuted for gas installation - A Shropshire man has been given a 12-month community order and forced to pay £750 compensation after carrying out gas work at an elderly couple's home despite not being fully qualified.
19/05/2011 - Fine after girl thrown from ride - A fairground ride operator has been fined £10,000 after an 11-year-old girl was thrown from a ride and suffered a serious head wound.
18/05/2011 - Cash stolen from delivery driver - Police are investigating a robbery in which a delivery driver was attacked and had money stolen from him at an industrial estate in Tyne and Wear.
18/05/2011 - Stone slabs leave worker injured - A worker suffered serious injuries to his chest and arm after a two-and-a-half tonne pack of stone slab fell off a truck.
17/05/2011 - Portas to review ailing high street - TV's "Queen of Shops" Mary Portas is to carry out a government-backed review aimed at stopping the decline of the high street in the UK.
17/05/2011 - £100,000 fine for employee falls - A Nottingham company has been fined £100,000 after one of its workers was killed and another broke a bone in his back in two separate falls.
13/05/2011 - Eye tests urged for fleet drivers - Fleet managers are being urged to ensure their drivers have regular eye checks after a charity warned that one in six motorists cannot see well enough to pass a basic sight test.
13/05/2011 - Firm fined £25k after worker hurt - A firm has been fined a total of £25,000 after a machine operative suffered multiple fractures to his pelvis as well as internal injuries after being struck by two 250kg steel flange rings.
11/05/2011 - Man paralysed in scissor lift fall - A Hertfordshire electrical firm has been fined £120,000 after a man was left paralysed when he fell from a scissor lift.
11/05/2011 - Landlord sentenced over inspections - A landlord who kept failing to carry out annual gas inspections on a property he owned has avoided jail, with a suspended six-month sentence.
10/05/2011 - Firm fined over dangerous electrics - A manufacturer of kitchen equipment has been fined £10,000 after dangerous electrics were found in its workshop and warnings were ignored.
10/05/2011 - UK leads hotel spending growth - Traveller spending at UK hotels has risen by more than the European average in recent months, figures have revealed.
09/05/2011 - Boss fined £120,000 over roof death - A company boss has been fined £120,000 and handed a suspended jail term after a worker was killed.
09/05/2011 - Plant hire firm fined over death - A plant hire firm has been ordered to pay £65,000 after a forklift truck driver was killed when the vehicle overturned.
05/05/2011 - Company fined after deaths at hotel - The deaths of three people in a hotel fire in Newquay has resulted in an £80,000 fine for a company over health and safety failures.
05/05/2011 - Company fined over worker's death - A London-based mat manufacturer has been fined £20,000 after one of its workers died when he was struck by a steel barrier.
04/05/2011 - Florist's shop damaged in fire - Fire officers are investigating a blaze in a Tyneside three-storey building that damaged a florist's shop and a flat.
04/05/2011 - Land Rover fined over tool risks - Land Rover has been fined £20,000 for failing to consider risks linked with workers at a plant using vibrating hand tools.
03/05/2011 - Waste company fined after death - A court has imposed a fine of £250,000 on a waste company after a member of the public was killed by a reversing bin lorry.
03/05/2011 - Firm fined over man's crush death - The dangers of inadequate training and safety procedures have been highlighted by the tragic death of a man crushed to death while working under a plant vehicle.