Employees 'need health and safety training' - July 18, 2008

Staff need to be provided with thorough health and safety training by employers in order to reduce the risk of injury in the workplace, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has claimed.

The authority made the declaration following the prosecution of [read more...]

Firm fined after worker falls through roof - July 18, 2008

Company directors are being urged to implement safe systems of work for employees who operate at height after a Burton-on-Trent firm was prosecuted for failing to do so.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is warning bosses to ensure the health [read more...]

HSE issues vehicle safety warning - July 17, 2008

Following the death of a Russian seaman at a quayside in Goole, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is urging businesses to implement safety precautions and practices concerning the movement of vehicles in and around loading and unloading areas.

The victim [read more...]

Firms warned over risk assessments and training - July 16, 2008

Businesses are being warned to ensure all workplace hazards have been risk-assessed and staff have been suitably trained to use equipment to protect their health and safety, after one local authority was fined for failing to do so

Dacorum borough [read more...]

Health and safety rules 'could have saved worker's life' - July 11, 2008

A jury has found a Polish worker who died in a workplace accident could have been saved had he been wearing the correct protective clothing as well as receiving suitable training from his employer.

Patrycjusz Handzel suffered 80 per cent burns [read more...]

Coroner to highlight 'need to revise European safety standards' - July 10, 2008

A Liverpool coroner is to write to Lord McKenzie to bring to his attention possible flaws in the safety standards of cranes following the death of a Polish employee on a Liverpool construction site last year.

According to reports, Andre Rebello [read more...]

Company fined after worker loses an ear - July 3, 2008

Lafarge Cement has been fined £200,000 after admitting health and safety violations which led to an employee suffering severe facial injuries and losing an ear.

In 2007, the worker, Stuart Richardson, was working on a quarry when he was asked to [read more...]

Workplace risks 'must be managed' - July 2, 2008

Employers are being warned they must thoroughly assess and manage workplace risks after a company was fined for failing to do so.

In 2005 an employee working for Clays of Bungay was carrying out maintenance work when he fell seven metres [read more...]

Firm prosecuted over apprentice's death - July 1, 2008

An Altrincham company has been ordered to pay £24,376 in fines and costs after pleading guilty to a breach of Regulation 8(1) (c) of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, which resulted in an employee's death.

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Firm fined after worker suffers fatal burns - July 1, 2008

A car MOT, service and repair business has been fined after pleading to health and safety breaches which led to the death of one of its employees.

The City of London magistrates court ordered Alexanders of Twickenham to pay a total [read more...]