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Plastics manufacturing – Machine safety

HSE — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 08:30:07 +0000

Information sheets relating to the safe use of different types of plastic manufacturing machines have been produced. These will help you to make sure you have the right safeguards in place to protect your workers.

Worker suffers severed finger at plastics firm

HSE — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:00:55 +0000

A plastics firm which manufactures cases for computer games has been fined after an employee severed his finger in machinery at a factory in Corby.

Firm fined £160,000 after technician’s death at factory

HSE — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:30:37 +0000

An experienced technician at a plastic products factory in Cornwall was killed after he was crushed between the plates on a machine used to make plastic lids.

Plastic bag firm prosecuted over worker’s finger loss

HSE — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 16:00:28 +0000

A factory worker in Greater Manchester lost two fingers in a machine used to punch handles in plastic bags, a court has heard.

Worker’s left hand severed at Knowsley factory

HSE — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 16:00:53 +0000

The owner of a Knowsley factory has been fined for safety failings after a worker’s left hand was severed in a plastics mixing machine.

The Safety In Manufacturing Plastics (SIMPL) Initiative

HSE — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 10:30:21 +0000

On 14 October 2010 senior officials from the plastics industry, unions and HSE came together in London to launch the Safety In Manufacturing Plastics (SIMPL) initiative and its new strategy aimed at improving health and safety standards in the plastics industry.

The Safety In Manufacturing Plastics (SIMPL) Initiative

Blackburn firm prosecuted after teenager seriously injured

HSE — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 15:00:00 +0000

A Lancashire plastics company has appeared in court after a teenage apprentice suffered serious injuries when his arm was dragged into a machine.

The worker, from Blackburn, who asked not be named, dislocated his left shoulder and broke his arm on 6 May 2008 while working at General All Purpose (GAP) Plastic’s Blackburn factory on Partnership Way.

View press release ‘Blackburn firm prosecuted after teenager seriously injured’

RR804: Plastic containers for flammable liquids/hazardous areas

HSE — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 07:00:20 +0000

This report contains an assessment of the electrostatic risks associated with a selection of commonly available plastic containers ranging in size from 50 ml bottles to 1000 l Intermediate Bulk Containers, and manufactured from a variety of materials.

RR804 – Plastic containers for flammable liquids/hazardous areas

Worker’s fingers chopped off at plastics firm

HSE — Wed, 26 May 2010 14:35:54 +0000

A plastics recycling factory in St Helens has been fined £15,000 after a worker had parts of two fingers cut off by blades on a high-speed fan.

The employee, who has asked not to be named, suffered serious injuries to four fingers on his left hand including the partial amputation of two.

View press release ‘Worker’s fingers chopped off at plastics firm’

RR797 – Investigation of potential exposure to carcinogens during thermal processing of plastics

HSE — Mon, 24 May 2010 08:00:10 +0000

HSE has initiated research that aims to deliver evidence that will help to identify carcinogens of concern, improve control of exposure to carcinogens at work and provide a baseline for evaluating strategies for intervention.

View research report RR797: Investigation of potential exposure to carcinogens during thermal processing of plastics

Plastics firm fined after Liverpool worker loses four fingers

HSE — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 09:15:38 +0000

A plastics-recycling company in Liverpool has been fined £2,500 after a worker had four fingers cut off by a guillotine.

The Health and Safety Executive prosecuted Centriforce Products Ltd following the incident at the company’s premises on Derby Road near the city’s docks on 26 May 2008.

View press release ‘Plastics firm fined after Liverpool worker loses four fingers’

ICL explosion – Lord Gill’s Inquiry Report

HSE — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:29:01 +0000

HSE today (16 July 2009) received Lord Gill’s report into the explosion, caused by a leak of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) on 11 May 2004, when nine people died and many more were injured at the ICL Plastics factory in Maryhill, Glasgow.

View ICL explosion press release

Glass reinforced plastic vessels and tanks

HSE — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 06:35:53 +0000

HSE has produced this good practice guidance note in consultation with industry. It outlines essential requirements to safeguard against the failure of glass reinforced plastic (GRP) tanks, vessels and scrubbers in service.

View glass reinforced plastic vessels and tanks guidance [PDF 130KB]