Health and Safety Executive

Category: Manufacturing

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

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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

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Chemical burns prompt HSE prosecution of Leicestershire firm

Thursday, November 5, 2009

HSE has warned companies of their duty to protect employees working with chemicals after two workers were burnt at

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Tate and Lyle fined £270,000

Friday, October 9, 2009

Tate and Lyle has been fined more than a quarter of a million pounds following the death of a contractor working on

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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

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Machinery guarding warning

Friday, October 2, 2009

Employers operating machinery need to ensure that risks are fully assessed and that potentially dangerous moving

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Crumlin company fined after worker loses parts of fingers in machinery

Monday, September 28, 2009

Machinery workings must be guarded to prevent operatives contacting dangerous parts HSE has said.

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HSE fines laundry company after man is crushed by machine

Friday, September 25, 2009

HSE is urging laundry companies to ensure that they have safe systems of operation in place and carry out risk

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Implementation of various directives amending the Placing of Plant Protection Products

Friday, September 25, 2009

A table has been added showing the implementation of various directives amending the Placing of Plant Protection Products on the Market Directive 91/414/EC

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Skin cancer caused by pitch and tar

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

People who work, or have worked, with pitch and tar sometimes get warts. There are several kinds of tar wart, but one

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ICL explosion - Lord Gill’s Inquiry Report

Thursday, July 16, 2009

HSE today (16 July 2009) received Lord Gill’s report into the explosion, caused by a leak of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)

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Follow safety procedures when operating machinery and drills

Thursday, July 16, 2009

HSE is warning employers and their staff to be mindful of following the correct safety procedures when operating

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Firm fined £150,000 after worker’s arm crushed in roller

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

HSE issued a warning today about the risks of operating machinery with inadequate guarding, of poor management of

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Warning to follow correct safety procedures when operating machinery/drills

Monday, June 29, 2009

HSE is warning employers and their staff to be mindful of following the correct safety procedures when operating machinery and drills,

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Food packaging manufacturer fined after worker’s finger amputated

Thursday, June 25, 2009

HSE is warning employers not to neglect their duties after a worker suffered a serious injury to his hand at a Gateshead plastics firm.

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Manchester company ignored health and safety rules for eight years

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Factory owners in Greater Manchester are being urged to put the safety of their staff first after an aerospace

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Pet bedding company fined after migrant worker injured in shredder

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Companies are being reminded of their duty to protect their workforce, especially workers from other countries, after

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Glass reinforced plastic vessels and tanks

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

HSE has produced this good practice guidance note in consultation with industry. It outlines essential requirements to

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Animal feed company fined after worker falls from height

Monday, June 15, 2009

HSE is reminding employers of their duties to the safety of staff following an incident in Kettering where an employee fell six foot and suffered serious injury.

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Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)

Friday, June 12, 2009

Using chemicals or other hazardous substances at work can put people’s health at risk, causing diseases including

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