Sandilands tram incident
10 June 2022
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First court hearing of ORR's Croydon tram crash prosecution sees pleas entered
10 June 2022
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The first court hearing for the Office of Rail and Road's prosecution relating to the Croydon tram crash took place today at Croydon Magistrates' Court.
Rail company fined £550,000 after regulator finds health and safety failings
16 May 2022
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Railway infrastructure company, VolkerRail Ltd. has been fined £550,000 after pleading guilty to an offence under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 after an investigation and prosecution by industry regulator the Office of Rail and Road (ORR).
Network Rail fined £1.4m after ORR prosecution following life-changing injuries to employee
12 May 2022
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Network Rail has been fined £1.4 million for a health and safety breach after an investigation by the Office of Rail and Road. ORR found failings that led to a worker being crushed between the conveyor of a 25 tonne ‘Superboss’ ballast distributor (see image) and Kubota people carrier.
Prohibition notices
21 February 2022
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Our inspectors normally enforce health and safety standards by giving advice on how to comply with the law. Sometimes they must order people to make improvements by issuing them with a notice, for example a prohibition notice, which prohibits an activity until remedial action has been taken.
Why ORR Prosecuted WH Malcolm
1 September 2021
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The recent fine handed down to Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal (DIRFT) operator, WH Malcolm Limited, was one of the largest ever for a health and safety offence on the railway. Why did we prosecute them?
Company fined £6.5 million after death of 11-year-old boy at freight terminal
30 July 2021
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WH Malcolm Limited, operators of Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal near Rugby, has been fined £6.5 million after being found guilty of negligence over the death of an 11-year-old boy in 2017.
Freight depot operator guilty after ORR prosecution into death of 11-year-old boy
7 July 2021
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WH Malcolm Limited, which runs one of the biggest freight depots in Britain, has been found guilty of failing to prevent unauthorised access to Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal after an 11-year-old boy died.
Prohibition notices 2021
20 May 2021
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This page contains details of prohibition notices issued in 2021.