A pet food manufacturer has been ordered to pay £29,271 today after three workers were seriously injured by an offal cooker explosion in Cumbria.
Category: Food manufacturing
Rice company fined £140,000 after employee is killed by machine
Friday, November 6, 2009
A rice manufacturing company has been fined £140,000 for health and safety breaches after one of its employees died when his leg became entangled in a machine.
Food manufacturer ordered to pay almost £95,000
Friday, November 6, 2009
Food manufacturing firm Tulip Limited has been ordered to pay £94,523 in fines and costs after one of its employees
Pet food firm fined £100,000
Friday, November 6, 2009
A pet food manufacturer has today been fined £100,000 and ordered to pay £28,380.91 costs at Northampton Crown
Food manufacturer fined after worker’s fingertips amputated
Friday, October 2, 2009
HSE is warning food companies about the need for suitable risk assessments and adequate guarding of machinery after
Company fined after employee dies from serious head injuries at work
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
HSE is urging companies to implement and maintain safe systems of work and to offer full training to staff to ensure that the health and safety of employees is not put at risk.
Safety alert - Fatal gas explosion in bakery oven
Friday, August 21, 2009
As a result on an on-going investigation into a fatal gas explosion in a small bakery, HSE is issuing an alert to all users of
Fatal gas explosion in bakery oven alert
Friday, August 21, 2009
As a result on an on-going investigation into a fatal gas explosion in a small bakery, HSE is issuing an alert to all users
Asthma - Bakers time to clear the air!
Friday, August 21, 2009
Breathing in certain dusts, gases, fumes and vapours within the workplace can cause asthma.
Health warning after Lancashire workers catch legionnaires’ disease
Monday, July 27, 2009
HSE has warned companies in Lancashire to ensure they carry out regular, simple checks to protect employees from Legionnaires’ disease.
Patterns of non-fatal accidents in agriculture and the food supply chain
Monday, July 27, 2009
This study provides a detailed insight into the pattern of non-fatal accidents across agriculture and the food supply
Northumberland malting firm fined
Thursday, July 9, 2009
HSE is reminding employers and staff of the dangers of working at height following a serious incident at a
Slips and trips workshop
Thursday, May 28, 2009
A slips and trips workshop will take place in the National Motor Cycle Museum, Birmingham on 11 June 2009.
Food manufacture health and safety news
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Two new articles have been added to the food manufacture live issues page:
Food and drink manufacture conference
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Booking details are now available for the National Food and Drink Manufacture Health and Safety Conference on 29-30
Asthma risk in British bakeries
Friday, May 8, 2009
Thousands of British bakers could be at risk of developing a debilitating respiratory condition unless they take sensible
Warning of need to safeguard employees after worker injured
Monday, April 20, 2009
HSE is reminding food processing and manufacturing companies to conduct suitable risk assessments, provide adequate machine guards and properly train operatives called upon to operate or clean machinery.
Slips and Trips eBulletin
Friday, March 20, 2009
Latest eBulletin from the Slips and Trips team, this edition: new Shattered Lives TV fillers short demonstrations of typical accidents
Slips, trips and falls warning after chocolate maker fined
Monday, March 16, 2009
HSE is warning employers to ensure that their workplaces are safe, following the prosecution of Derbyshire-based Thorntons Plc
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