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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...] 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...] 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...] Borders farm fined GBP 6650 after employee died in quad bike crash - June 17, 2009 The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) today reminded employers of those using all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), (also known as quad bikes) at work of the importance of wearing a protective crash helmet, the provision of adequate training in the correct [read more...]Firm fined GBP30,000 following fatality - June 8, 2009 Silo maintenance specialists, Silocheck Limited, of Airfield Buildings, Grayingham Road, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, pleaded guilty to breaching Regulations 4 (2) and 5 (1) of the Confined Spaces Regulations 1997. The company was fined £30,000 for the regulation charges (£15,000 for each [read more...] Company fined GBP 14000 after worker's hand is fractured - June 5, 2009 ThysennKrupp Tallent, of County Durham, was fined a total of £14,000 and ordered to pay costs of £3776 at Stafford Magistrates' Court on 4th June, 2009 after the company pleaded guilty to breaching health and safety legislation. A 26-year-old employee [read more...] Company fined GBP 5,000 after employee is injured in dumper incident - May 26, 2009 The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is urging employers to ensure all staff
are fully trained and competent when using workplace vehicles. The call follows the sentencing today of Shorts Group Ltd, based in Ascot, Berkshire, after a male employee [read more...] Child falls from raised vehicle ramp - May 26, 2009 Employers are being warned by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to ensure
they fully assess risk to employees and others, after an incident at a garage
in Rhondda where a child fell six feet from a raised vehicle ramp. [read more...]Double fatality in confined space - May 21, 2009 The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and the Police are reminding all those working
in the Aquaculture industry of the dangers of working in confined spaces, which
can often be found in a variety of the workplaces used in fish [read more...] |
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