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Plant fined GBP30,000 after worker loses three fingers - July 3, 2009 The owners of a Prestwick meat processing plant have been convicted of failing to have a safe isolation procedure in place for machinery, after a worker lost three fingers when a machine he was attempting to repair started up.In June [read more...] Safety warning to children about construction sites dangers - July 2, 2009 Dozens of children are seriously injured on construction sites every year, and the Health & Safety Executive is concerned that there may be an increased danger this year with more sites being mothballed during the economic downturn.Companies are being reminded [read more...] HSE warns of dangers of not maintaining plant equipment after drivers death - July 2, 2009 The Health and Safety Executive has warned of the danger of not maintaining plant equipment after the death of a telescopic forklift truck driver, who was crushed between the descending arm and side of his vehicle.The warning follows the prosecution [read more...] Plant fined GBP12000 after workers overcome by toxic fumes - June 26, 2009 The owners of a Brechin rendering plant have been convicted of failing to ensure proper health and safety standards were in place, after two workers were overcome by fumes produced by rotting animal waste.The men were overcome by hydrogen sulphide [read more...] HSE warns employers of unsuitable road surfaces - June 25, 2009The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is warning employers that they must ensure that vehicles in the workplace can circulate in a safe manner on surfaces which are correctly maintained.The advice comes after Dairy Farmers of Britain Ltd, of London [read more...] Workplace accidents see a record low in Wales - June 24, 2009 The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have published provisional figures showing that there has been a significant drop in the number of employees killed at work in Wales.In 2008/09 five fatal injuries were reported in Wales compared with 18 in [read more...] Company ignores rules for eight years - June 24, 2009 Factory owners are being urged to put the safety of their staff first after an aerospace engineering company regularly ignored health and safety rules for eight years.The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecuted Crest Engineering Company Ltd after finding safety [read more...] Merseyside companies urged not to ignore health and safety warnings - June 23, 2009 Companies in Merseyside are being urged not to ignore health and safety warnings after a chemical factory in Newton-le-Willows was ordered to pay nearly £55,000.The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) served T.J. & S. Jenkinson Ltd with 19 enforcement notices [read more...] Company fined after migrant worker injured in shredder - June 23, 2009 Companies are being reminded of their duty to protect their workforce, especially workers from other countries, after a migrant worker employed at a pet bedding company suffered serious injuries in a shredder.Snowflake Animal Bedding Ltd, which is based in Ashton-under-Lyne, [read more...] Breaches led to the deaths of two workmen - June 23, 2009 The case against Eurolift (Tower Cranes) Ltd was heard on June 19th 2009 and a second, related case against WD Bennetts Plant and Services Ltd was adjourned.The sentencing follows the prosecution in March 2009 of both Eurolift (Tower Cranes) Ltd [read more...] |
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