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Category: Workplace transport
Royal Mail fined over employee death
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
The Royal Mail have been fined £90,000 after admitting to health and safety breaches following the death of an employee who was crushed by a reversing HGV.
Risk of vehicles falling from two-post vehicle lifts
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
This circular alerts Enforcing Authorities to the risks of vehicles falling from 2-post lifts in motor vehicle repair facilities and outlines the key precautions for safe
Workplace transport – Load Safety campaign
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
The Load Safety campaign continues – sign up for the vehicles at work free eBulletin for the latest news and updates.
Rotherham council and contractor fined after employee killed by reversing truck
Monday, March 1, 2010
Family hopes lessons will be learned after “horrific” loss. Rotherham Council was today fined £75,000 after an employee was killed by a reversing truck.
Water firm fined after man put in intensive care
Monday, March 1, 2010
Northumbrian Water has been ordered to pay more than £34,000 following the potentially fatal crushing of an employee.
HSE Safety Alert – motor vehicle repair scissor lift failure
Friday, February 26, 2010
Concerns short-bed scissor lifts manufactured by Texo (may also be badged as Hofmann) – follows a catastrophic failure of a 10 year old machine.
Warning to construction sites after high voltage incident
Friday, February 19, 2010
A high voltage shock which fried the mechanics of a tipper truck and endangered the lives of workers today (19 February) led to successful prosecutions by HSE.
Farm worker fined for running over his employer
Friday, February 19, 2010
A farm worker in Derbyshire has today been fined after he reversed a tractor over his 73-year old employer, leaving him dead.
Load Safety Initiative – how to secure loads on vehicles safely
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Unsafe loads on vehicles injure more than 1,200 people a year and cost UK businesses millions of pounds in damaged goods.
Major company fined £185,000 after truck runs over worker
Monday, February 15, 2010
A major UK construction company has been fined £185,000 after an Oldham worker suffered life-threatening injuries when he was run over by a reversing truck.
RR777 – A review of workplace transport safety and HSE commissioned work on manual handling and delivery of goods
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
This report presents the results of a literature review in the areas of workplace transport safety and manual handling and delivery of goods.
HSE calls for careful driving in depots
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
HSE is warning both employers and drivers about the consequences of not taking reasonable care for the safety of others after a council employee was killed.
Construction Infonet – January 2010
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Construction Infonet is a free e-Bulletin from HSE for the construction industry, this issue: The notification of conventional tower cranes regulations 2010 – guidance for dutyholders, Bogus letter – corporate manslaughter…
RR776 – Assessing the effectiveness of the Workplace Transport Route Map
Monday, February 8, 2010
This report describes a study to assess whether the workplace transport ‘Route Map’ is an effective tool to help users manage workplace transport risks.
Construction firm fined after worker injures skull
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
A York-based construction company has today been fined £20,000 after one of its mobile elevating work platforms overturned, seriously injuring a worker and putting the public at risk.
Load Safety – How to secure loads safely
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Securing loads safely is good for business – product is delivered intact and on time. To secure a load safely you need to make sure
Load Safety – planning load handling
Friday, January 29, 2010
Unsafe loads on vehicles injure more than 1,200 people a year and cost UK businesses millions of pounds in damaged goods.
Load safety initiative
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Unsafe loads on vehicles injure more than 1,200 people a year and cost UK businesses millions of pounds in damaged goods.
Vehicle spot checks drive new load safety campaign
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Spot checks on hundreds of vehicles will take place in the coming weeks in support of a new drive to ensure that loads are being transported securely.
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