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Jail terms for building bosses over death of teenage worker

A “protracted and complex” investigation into the death of a 15-year-old casual construction labourer has resulted in jail sentences for the builder who employed him, and the disqualified company manager who was supervising the project at the time.

Huge fine for fatality a warning to other warehouse and logistics operators

A logistics company has been fined £133,000 after a member of the public was crushed to death by a faulty lorry on its premises.

EU-OSHA Annual Report 2008: Health and Safety in Hard Times

The Annual Report for 2008 highlights significant Agency achievements over the year, in the context of the Community Strategy for Health and Safety at Work (2007-2012). These include the Healthy Workplaces campaign on risk assessment, a new report on emerging chemical risks, the launch of the ‘European Survey of Enterprises on New and Emerging Risks’ and the new Agency Strategy for 2009-2013, which sets out how the Agency will work in the years ahead to reduce occupational accidents and work-related diseases.

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