For many years, the sawmill industry had a poor safety record with very high rates of fatal and major accidents. Things are now much improved due to the combined efforts of industry, HSE and plant & equipment suppliers. However, sawmilling remains a high risk business with a major injury rate that is over two and [...]
Category: Woodworking
Company fined after worker’s finger severed by saw
Thursday, May 10, 2012
A Stoke-on-Trent timber company has been fined after an employee lost his finger while operating a circular saw.
Bolton pallet factory convicted after fingers severed
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
A Bolton pallet manufacturer has been convicted for health and safety offences after a factory worker’s fingers were cut off by a rotating saw.
Building contractor fined after carpenter’s fingers severed
Thursday, April 5, 2012
A Tower Hamlets-based building contractor has been fined after a worker’s hand was severely injured by an unguarded power tool.
Woodworking health topics – Manual handling
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Most injuries in the woodworking and furniture industry are caused during manual handling activities.
WIS 16: Circular saw benches – Safe working practices (revised)
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
This revised woodworking information sheet (WIS) gives practical guidance on safe working practices at circular saw benches.
COSHH and your industry – How does it affect you?
Monday, March 26, 2012
How does Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) affect you in your industry? Select your industry to view key messages and how COSHH affects you.
Window and door manufacturer fined after worker killed
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
A firm specialising in the manufacture of wooden doors and windows has been fined for safety failings after a worker died at its Leyton premises.
Risk management – Online example assessments
Monday, February 20, 2012
The examples show how other small and medium-sized businesses have approached risk assessment. If you can’t find your industry listed, pick the one closest to it and adapt it for your own workplace.
COSHH – How does it affect you in your industry?
Friday, February 17, 2012
How does Control Of Substances Hazardous to Health affect you in your industry? – From this page select your industry to view key messages and how COSHH affects you.
Woodworking: Working with machinery – stake pointing on a circular saw
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Woodworking is the only industry where machinery accidents cause more injuries than slips and trips. This example illustrates safe practice when stake pointing on a circular saw.
Flooring firm fined after worker injury
Thursday, January 19, 2012
A hardwood floor company has been fined after a worker’s arm was punctured by a large piece of wood.
Example risk assessments – Approaches for small businesses
Monday, January 9, 2012
These examples show kind of approach HSE expects a small business or workplace to take and how other small and medium-sized businesses have approached risk assessment.
Lung diseases: Asthma – Trade specific information
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Listed are jobs with the highest rates of occupational asthma. Follow the relevant link to find top tips and advice on how to protect yourself in the workplace
Placing biocide products on the UK market – What you need to know
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
If you think that your product is a biocide and you want to place it on the UK market the following information summarises the requirements with which you need to comply.
Incident on chipper canter during sawmill maintenance operation
Thursday, September 22, 2011
A maintenance worker received crushing injuries whilst replacing a faceplate on a chipper canter when the hood closed on him. The incident highlighted that care is needed when considering the mode of operation for safety devices.
West Yorkshire firm fined over worker injury
Thursday, September 8, 2011
One of Huddersfield’s oldest firms has been fined for breaching safety laws after a worker’s fingers were partly severed by an unguarded block saw.
Woodworking – Clean up your act
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Our wood dust exposure video Clean your act up demonstrates the high exposures you can get sweeping up and blowing down compared to using a vacuum cleaner with HEPA filters.
Timber firm fined after worker injured
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
A Lincolnshire timber company has been fined after a worker suffered a severe and permanent hand injury while using a circular saw.
Woodworking – Safety practice videos
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Introduction to woodcutting machinery are a number of videos which illustrate safe practice in the use of woodcutting machinery. HSE would like to thank New College Nottingham for their assistance in producing these.
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