A Cannock manufacturing firm has been fined a total of £40,000 after a worker’s arm was seriously injured when it became trapped by a rotating drill.
Category: Health and safety
Contractor fined for failing to provide toilets for workers
Friday, March 5, 2010
A Bridlington building firm boss was today (4 March) fined for not providing adequate toilet and washing facilities for staff on a construction site.
Safe And Sound At Work – Do Your Bit!
Friday, March 5, 2010
Free step by step guidance and subsidised training to involve your workers.
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Cambridge contractor fined after worker is buried by rubble
Thursday, March 4, 2010
A Cambridgeshire groundwork contractor has today been fined £3,500 after a worker was buried alive in an excavation collapse.
Zookeepers back national safety campaign
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Colchester Zoo has today backed a national campaign by HSE to make people aware of the potential devastating consequences of slips, trips and falls in the workplace.
Subscribe to the HSE Newsletter
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Subscribe to HSE’s Health and Safety Newsletter and you’ll find out the best ways to tackle today’s key health and safety issues.
HSE Press Office: In the news
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
HSE chair Judith Hackitt featured in the Guardian article – ‘Simple safety standards’ – 01 March 2010
International Safety Awards
Monday, March 1, 2010
The HSE is delighted to continue its support of the British Safety Council’s International Safety Awards, entries are still being accepted the closing date for applications is 31 March 2010.
Safe and sound at work – ‘Do your Bit’
Monday, March 1, 2010
Tell employees about health and safety and they’ll know about it. Involve them and they’ll understand,
Shattered Lives – Sainbury’s case study
Monday, March 1, 2010
Sainsbury’s recognised that it needed to revise its footwear policy. Feedback from stores was that steel toecap footwear wasn’t guarding against slips and was too heavy and inflexible.
New Managing for Health & Safety website launched
Monday, March 1, 2010
The site is designed to appeal to both those who are new to health & safety management and also to the more mature organisation.
Regulatory Toxicologists vacancy details
Monday, March 1, 2010
Job vacancy details are now available for the post within the Chemicals Regulation Directorate, based in York or Bootle as a Regulatory Toxicologist.
Suffolk company fined after worker fell through roof
Friday, February 26, 2010
Eastern Hardware Ltd, a Lowestoft-based company which manufactures metal was today fined £3,000 after a worker fell through a fragile roof.
Science and Engineering at the Heart of Health and Safety
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Judith Hackitt, HSE’s Chair, recently wrote an article for Science in Parliament magazine’s Spring 2010 issue called Science and Engineering at the Heart of Health and Safety.
Chemicals – REACH ebulletin
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Receive the latest news and information on REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation & restriction of CHemicals) in a free regular email newsletter.
Leicester man fined for unsafe work at height
Thursday, February 25, 2010
A roofer has been fined £4,950 after putting himself and two of his employees at risk of falling more than seven metres from a building.
Withdrawal Notifications for 2009
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Information on advance notifications of withdrawals of nuclear material from safeguards made during 2009 is available from the HSE Nuclear website.
Warburtons staff use their loaf when it comes to workplace safety
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Staff at Warburton’s bakery in Newcastle today (22 February) backed a campaign to reduce slips, trips and falls in the workplace as they showed off some of the new safety measures at their Newburn bakery.
REACH – Minimisation of Animal Testing
Thursday, February 25, 2010
This leaflet provides a brief summary of the opportunities that are available to registrants to minimise animal testing.
Warburtons staff use their loaf when it comes to workplace safety
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Staff at Warburton’s bakery in Newcastle today (22 February) backed a campaign to reduce slips, trips and falls in the workplace as they showed off some of the new safety measures at their Newburn bakery.
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