A wind farm operator and a security company have been fined a total of £870,000 following an incident where a  guard died after being found lying face down and hypothermic, in deep snow, at a remote hillside in Ayrshire. The HSE investigation into the fatality found that when preparing their emergency weather plan the security company had failed to consider situations when nobody from the operating company would be present at the site. The operating company had failed to ensure there was a back-up generator at either of the guard’s locations to provide for heating and lighting should the main generator fail, despite this having occurred on several occasions previously. In addition the security company failed ensure that the deceased or his colleague had a reliable means of calling for help.  https://press.hse.gov.uk/2021/11/17/contractor-and-security-company-fined-after-security-guard-dies-of-hypothermia-at-windfarm

A Leeds Waste management company was fined £760,000 and ordered to pay costs of £16,170 after workers suffered multiple fractures. A metal grating failed as an employee walked over it. He fell four metres and sustained a double break to the left leg, a break to the right leg and a broken ankle. An agency worker came to assist him, but he also fell through the missing floor panel and sustained a dislocated and fractured shoulder. https://press.hse.gov.uk/2021/10/26/waste-management-company-fined-after-workers-suffered-multiple-fractures

A Herefordshire galvanising company was fined £266,000 and ordered to pay costs of £14,635 following the death of an employee. An investigation by the HSE found that the company had failed to adequately prevent pressure build up within objects being galvanised or provide appropriate training and supervision. https://press.hse.gov.uk/2021/11/01/galvanizing-company-prosecuted-after-employee-fatally-injured