A Lincolnshire landscape gardener has been fined after being spotted carrying out unsafe tree work.
Category: Agriculture
Northumberland firm and two directors fined after death of worker
Friday, July 13, 2012
A Northumberland firm and two of its directors have been sentenced for safety failings after a teenage worker died following a fall from a barn roof.
Health & Safety Newsletter – Latest issue available online
Monday, July 9, 2012
Subscribe today – free notifications when new Newsletter editions are published. This edition: Pulling the plug on portable appliance testing, Myth Busters Challenge Panel – bursting the health and safety myth bubbles, Legionella investigation update, Dangers lurking on farms – accident case studies….
Have your say on HSE’s Approved Code of Practice review
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has opened a three-month consultation on proposals for the revision, consolidation or withdrawal of its Approved Codes of Practice (ACOPs).
Roof fall lands East Yorkshire farm owner in court
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
An East Yorkshire farm owner has been fined for a serious breach of safety law after a 20-year-old worker suffered severe injuries when he fell 4.5 metres through a roof light.
Do you use ACOPs? – Consultation on proposals to review HSE’s ACOPs
Monday, June 25, 2012
HSE is seeking views on proposals to review its portfolio of ACOPs to update and improve them as recommended by Professor Ragnar Löfstedt in his 2011 independent review of health and safety legislation. The consultation ends 14 September 2012.
Agriculture – livestock What you need to know
Friday, June 22, 2012
The law requires you to assess and control risks from work activities so far as is reasonably practicable. Here we show how you can improve your livestock handling system and make it safer and more efficient.
Health & Safety Newsletter – Issue 32 June 2012
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
In this issue: Pull the plug – don’t waste money on unnecessary electrical safety tests, The Myth Busters Challenge Panel – bursting the health and safety myth bubbles, Accident case studies from one of the UK’s most dangerous industries, Legionella investigation update, plus lots more including court stories, real-life case studies and new guidance.
Temperature – Outdoor working advice
Thursday, May 31, 2012
When working outdoors the weather can have an effect on an individual’s effectiveness and this is not readily managed using just engineering controls. In these circumstances some of the most effective ways of managing these environments is by introducing some simple administrative controls
Lancashire farmer’s bale warning as hay-making begins
Monday, May 28, 2012
As the hay-making season gets underway a Lancashire farmer who was left paralysed by a falling bale is telling his story as a warning to others.
INDG125 – Safe working with bales in agriculture
Friday, May 25, 2012
This revised leaflet is for people involved with the handling and stacking of round and square bales. It covers where and how to stack bales, stack maintenance and de-stacking, transporting and other problems associated with bales, such as fire and manual handling. There is also a checklist of steps to take before starting work with [...]
Farm owner fined after overlooking legal requirements
Friday, May 18, 2012
The owner of a Bedfordshire farm has been prosecuted for failing to complete legally required documentation in relation to safe working near overhead power cables.
Kent farmer prosecuted for pesticide failings
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
A Kent farmer has been prosecuted for storing and using an illegal pesticide that was sprayed on a crop of pears.
Shropshire egg supplier fined for worker’s fall
Friday, May 4, 2012
A Shropshire egg supplier has been prosecuted after a female worker suffered serious foot injuries falling through a hole in the floor of a poultry barn.
Firm fined after worker’s fall from forklift
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
A North Devon farming business has been prosecuted for safety failings after a worker fractured his skull falling from the prong of a forklift truck at an animal feed mill.
Church Broughton man fined after worker seriously injured
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
A Church Broughton man has been fined after an employee suffered life-changing injuries when his quad bike overturned at a farm in Derbyshire.
Farming partnership fined after two workers severely injured
Thursday, April 26, 2012
A Montrose farming partnership has been fined after two agricultural workers were severely injured when a telescopic handler went out of control, fell down a steep bank and came to rest at the top of a cliff.
Worksop man fined after death of worker
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
A Worksop man has been fined after an employee was crushed to death when a tractor overturned and landed on him.
Animal feed firm sentenced over finger loss
Friday, March 30, 2012
A Lancashire animal feed firm has been sentenced after an employee lost one of his fingers in machinery.
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