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Veolia fined after agency worker sustained serious burns

HSE — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:10:01 +0000

Waste management provider Veolia Environmental Services has been fined after an agency worker was seriously burned by hot ash at an incineration depot in Deptford.

Recycling company prosecuted after worker’s foot is crushed

HSE — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 09:45:49 +0000

A recycling company has been fined after a teenager with a promising career in motocross had his foot broken by a 16-tonne machine.

Waste management and recycling – Municipal and commercial collections

HSE — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 08:33:09 +0000

Municipal household and commercial collections activities cover the collection of residual waste, green waste[1] and recyclables. Around 70% of all workers are in this industry sector, and they account for about 80% of all the reported injuries.

Vehicles at work – Interactive case studies

HSE — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:35:30 +0000

HSE has put together some ‘before-and-after’ interactive case studies to help you think and talk about vehicle safety in the workplace. They are all based on events that our inspectors have reported.

WISH Forum minutes – May 2011

HSE — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:08:32 +0000

Minutes of the Waste Industry Safety and Health (WISH) Forum meeting on held 24 May 2011 at Defra, London, are now available online.

Catalogue of safety failings by Rotherham firm

HSE — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 10:30:02 +0000

A recycling company in Rotherham displayed “a blatant disregard” for the safety of 120 workers by failing to protect them properly against dangerous parts of cutting and crushing equipment.

Leptospirosis: Are you at risk?

HSE — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 14:37:47 +0000

This pocket card explains what leptospirosis is, how you might catch it and ways to prevent it. It also explains what you should do if you do contract the disease.

INDG378: Safe use of skip loaders

HSE — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 10:02:16 +0000

This leaflet identifies the safety precautions that can be used when loading skips. It covers the safe use of skip loaders and provides a brief checklist of some important things you can do to protect yourself and others.

Waste firm in court over Blackburn worker’s fall

HSE — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 11:30:08 +0000

A waste collection firm has appeared in court after poor safety measures led to a worker falling from the top of a truck in Blackburn.

Industrial waste firm in court after forklift hits worker

HSE — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 16:50:38 +0000

A Trafford firm, which treats industrial waste, has appeared in court after one of its employees suffered life-threatening injuries when he was hit by a forklift truck.

Safety notice – Mobile crushing plant

HSE — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 12:38:10 +0000

There is potential, on some mobile crushers, for unintended movement of a machine track if an earth/ground fault occurs because of damage to the outer sheath and insulation of the electrical cable that controls the proportional control valve for the track.

Merthyr company fined over Legionella risk

HSE — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 16:00:01 +0000

A Merthyr Tydfil-based recycling company has been fined for failing to take appropriate measures to control the risk of exposure of its workers and the public to the potentially fatal Legionella bacteria.

Exeter firm fined over worker’s injury

HSE — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 16:00:28 +0000

A visiting worker suffered severe leg injuries when he was hit by a reversing telehandler vehicle at a waste transfer site near Exeter.

Waste Industry Safety and Health (WISH) meeting minutes

HSE — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 08:30:54 +0000

Minutes of the Waste Industry Safety and Health (WISH) Forum meeting held on 25 January 2011 at HSE, Cardiff.

County Durham firm fined after worker struck by waste vehicle

HSE — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 17:30:54 +0000

A County Durham waste and recycling company has been prosecuted for safety failings after a worker was seriously injured when a vehicle reversed into him.

Worker crushed between two skips

HSE — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 16:00:10 +0000

An Ayr recycling company was fined £80,000 after a worker was severely injured when he was crushed between two skips.

Companies in court over major chemical fire in Crewe

HSE — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:30:43 +0000

Two companies have been ordered to pay a total of £224,530 following a major chemical fire in Crewe which sent aerosols rocketing into the air.

Salisbury skip hire company fined over death of employee

HSE — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 16:40:41 +0000

A skip hire company from Salisbury has been fined £150,000 after one of its employees died when a tyre he was fixing exploded.

New figures published of fatally injured waste and recycling workers

HSE — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 11:00:19 +0000

New official statistics published today show the number of workers killed in Britain’s waste and recycling industry last year has sharply increased.

Appliance recycling firm fined after worker injured

HSE — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 15:00:58 +0000

A worker was injured by a falling stack of cookers and washing machines at one of the UK’s largest electrical equipment recycle firms.