Outdoor workers in Lancashire are being urged to take extra care near overhead electricity lines after two men suffered 11,000-volt electric shocks and burns.
Category: Press release
Building firms fined after scaffolder burnt by power cables
Thursday, October 15, 2009
HSE is warning builders to be careful when working near overhead power cables after a scaffolder was seriously injured on a site in Worcestershire.
Free safety advice for north Wales builders at Anglesey event
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Construction is one of the UK’s most dangerous industries to work in, and company owners and managers can get invaluable advice
Warehouse safety event for local businesses
Thursday, October 15, 2009
A free safety workshop is being offered to businesses in Gloucestershire to help combat health and safety issues in warehouses.
Care homes safety event for local businesses
Thursday, October 15, 2009
A free health and safety event is being offered to businesses in the Bristol area next week,
Warehouse worker breaks ribs in 10ft fall
Thursday, October 15, 2009
A Tipton-based firm has been fined £10,000 for breaching health and safety laws following a worker’s fall at a warehouse.
Safety advice offered in a bid to bring down care home accidents
Thursday, October 15, 2009
A health and safety seminar is taking place today, 15 October, in Falkirk for care home owners across central Scotland
Pet food director fined after worker crushed to death
Thursday, October 15, 2009
A director of a pet food company has been fined £10,000 for breaches of health and safety law after a worker was crushed to death.
HSE warns employers after two teenagers injured by electric shocks
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
HSE has warned companies to ensure they look after young workers, after two Norfolk teenagers suffered electric shocks
Southwark council fined following death
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
HSE is urging service providers to have safe procedures in place for loading and unloading wheelchairs and mobility scooters,
Machinery manufacturer fined after worker loses fingers
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
HSE is reminding companies of the importance of adequately guarded machinery following an incident where a man lost four fingers and part of his thumb.
Hand nailed to pallet prompts prosecution
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
A Herefordshire builders’ merchant has been prosecuted after a worker had his hand pulled in to a machine and nailed to a pallet.
Foundation school body fined after student loses six fingers and both thumbs in art class
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
A foundation school’s governing body has been fined £16,500 for breaches of health and safety law after a pupil’s hands were severely damaged by plaster of Paris.
Merseyside motorcyclist’s life-threatening injuries prompt farm safety warning
Monday, October 12, 2009
Farmers in Merseyside are being urged to make sure that the public are not put at risk by their work,
Cambridgeshire landlord jailed for 16 months for breaking gas safety laws
Monday, October 12, 2009
A Cambridgeshire landlord has been jailed for 16 months after he admitted perverting the course of justice
Firm fined £20,000 after worker’s three-metre fall
Monday, October 12, 2009
HSE has again warned of the dangers of working at height without the proper safety precautions
Scaffolding warning after Liverpool worker injured in fall
Monday, October 12, 2009
A safety warning has been issued to construction companies after a Liverpool worker was seriously injured in a fall
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
Liverpool hospital fined over legionella
Friday, October 9, 2009
HSE has issued a strong health warning after high levels of the legionella bacteria were found at a Liverpool hospital.
Police service statement - HSE response to Daily Mail
Friday, October 9, 2009
The vast majority of media coverage of the launch of the Police Service policy statement “Striking the Balance” event
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