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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...]Worker's hand damaged by rotating blades - May 20, 2009 Employers are being warned by the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) to assess the safety of equipment and to ensure that it is sufficiently guarded after an employee's left hand was severely damaged by the rotating blades of a valve [read more...]Inflatable play equipment must be checked - May 18, 2009 Inspectors of inflatable play equipment are being warned by the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) that they must conduct comprehensive safety checks or face prosecution. In June 2006, safety concerns expressed by Shrewsbury & Atcham Borough Council, regarding the safety [read more...] Hairdressers say goodbye to bad hand days - May 18, 2009 A trial commissioned by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has revealed that hairdressers reduce their very high chances of getting dermatitis and other uncomfortable skin conditions by wearing non-latex gloves during their work. Due to the amount of contact [read more...] Companies warned to assess safety risks after man's leg amputated - May 14, 2009 The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has warned companies of the need to carry out suitable risk assessments after a man's leg had to be amputated when he was crushed by a falling weight. At Southern Derbyshire Magistrates' Court on [read more...] 'Too many workers' hurt on the job - May 12, 2009 The importance of firms looking after their employees has been stressed by the Health and Safety Executive's (HSE's) longest serving board member.Judith Donovan, a Yorkshire businesswoman, originally became a member of the Health and Safety Commission in 2000 [read more...] Events firms 'need to carry out risk assessments' - April 28, 2009 Events companies should ensure that their equipment is suitable and installed correctly at each site to protect members of the public, it has been suggested.The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) issued the warning after a Scottish company was [read more...] HPA: Awareness needed of swine flu - April 27, 2009 Firms whose employees have recently visited Mexico or are planning to should be aware of the risk of swine flu.The condition, which as a respiratory disease in pigs caused by type-A influenza viruses, has been blamed for up to 103 [read more...] |
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