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Farm owner fined after overlooking legal requirements

HSE — Fri, 18 May 2012 15:00:35 +0000

The owner of a Bedfordshire farm has been prosecuted for failing to complete legally required documentation in relation to safe working near overhead power cables.

Waste company prosecuted after worker loses arm

HSE — Fri, 18 May 2012 13:00:15 +0000

A waste management and recycling company has been fined for safety failings after a worker lost most of his arm on an unguarded conveyor system at a Kent quarry.

Printing industry safety topics – Fire and explosion

HSE — Fri, 18 May 2012 12:00:11 +0000

Printing involves flammable materials which create significant fire and explosion risks. This guidance identifies some printing specific risks, outlines what you need to do and where you can find out more information.

RR925 – Healthy Design, Creative Safety: Approaches to health and safety teaching and learning in undergraduate schools of architecture

HSE — Fri, 18 May 2012 11:06:27 +0000

This report presents the results of a research project into the teaching of health and safety in undergraduate schools of Architecture in the UK. Previous studies into ‘identification and management of risk in undergraduate construction courses’ highlighted the need for schools of architecture to have a more consistent and integrated approach to the teaching of health and safety.

HSE Chair’s speech at the launch of Phase 2 of the Foundry Industry’s SHIFT Initiative – 20 March 2012

HSE — Fri, 18 May 2012 09:00:28 +0000

‘The value to HSE of Joint Working with Industry’ – HSE Chair Judith Hackitt’s speech at event to launch the next stage of the molten metals industries Safety and Health Foundry Targets Initiative – known as SHIFT, at the National Metal forming Centre, Birmingham on 20 March 2012.

WAIT Toolkit – Helping you select the right equipment

HSE — Thu, 17 May 2012 16:02:15 +0000

If you don’t work at height very often or are unsure about which type of access equipment to use, it is important that you assess the risks and select the right equipment for the job. WAIT – Work at height Access equipment Information Toolkit – provides you with some possible solutions.

Grimsby firm fined after worker’s warehouse death

HSE — Thu, 17 May 2012 15:00:42 +0000

A Grimsby haulage company has been sentenced for safety failings after a worker was killed when a row of steel coils ‘collapsed like dominos’ trapping him under their five-tonne weight.

RR919 – Human factors that lead to non-compliance with standard operating procedures

HSE — Thu, 17 May 2012 13:00:25 +0000

This report presents results from the Health and Safety Laboratory’s study on the Human Factors that lead to non-compliance with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in Containment Level 3 (CL3) laboratories.

Fines for ‘unsafe’ Croydon construction company

HSE — Thu, 17 May 2012 10:00:24 +0000

A Croydon-based construction company has been fined for continuing unsafe working practices at a site in Lewisham despite repeated warnings.

Builder fined £15,000 after carbon monoxide death (COPFS release)

HSE — Wed, 16 May 2012 17:00:51 +0000

At Haddington Sheriff Court today, John Martin Riva (DOB 21/07/62) was fined £15,000 after pleading guilty to a contravention of Sections 3 and 33 (1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974

Adhesive firm fined after worker loses part of thumb

HSE — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:00:19 +0000

An adhesive tape manufacturer has been prosecuted after a 19-year-old agency worker severed his thumb in machinery at a factory in Wellingborough.

ONR vacancy: Project Planner

HSE — Wed, 16 May 2012 15:00:45 +0000

Job vacancy details are now available for the post within the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR), based in Bootle, Merseyside (Cheltenham may be considered as a location) – as Project Planner.

Bradford worker injured after just weeks in job

HSE — Wed, 16 May 2012 14:00:10 +0000

A Bradford textile firm has been sentenced for safety failures after a worker was left with a long-term hand injury after only a month in the job.

ONR vacancy: Programme Manager

HSE — Wed, 16 May 2012 12:00:10 +0000

Job vacancy details are now available for the post within the Office for Nuclear Regulation, based in Bootle, Merseyside (Cheltenham may be considered as a location) – as Programme Manager.

Getting ready for London 2012 – A crucial time for planning and preparation

HSE — Wed, 16 May 2012 10:00:27 +0000

With the ‘big build’ phase of the project now complete, the huge task of getting ready to stage the London 2012 Games is well underway. This is a crucial time for planning and physical preparations. The challenge for everyone involved is to maintain the excellent health and safety record achieved so far.

Woodworking – Health and safety in sawmills

HSE — Wed, 16 May 2012 08:00:17 +0000

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 a half times that of general manufacturing.

‘Unsafe’ Swindon equipment hire company fined

HSE — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:30:51 +0000

A Swindon-based equipment hire company has been fined for continuing unsafe working practices and ignoring safety warnings from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).

Norfolk gas installer may face prison after gas explosion

HSE — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:00:27 +0000

A Norwich gas installer has received an eight-month suspended prison sentence and 250 hours of unpaid community service after his inadequate work on domestic gas appliances put the lives of a mother and daughter at risk in their own home.

Fine for West Yorkshire firm after printer crushed to death

HSE — Tue, 15 May 2012 17:30:32 +0000

A retail marketing company has been ordered to pay £118,500 in fines and costs for serious safety failings after a worker at its Wakefield printing site was crushed to death.

Central Scotland construction firms encouraged to attend safety event

HSE — Tue, 15 May 2012 17:00:03 +0000

Construction companies in the Central Scotland area are being encouraged to attend a free event to get to grips with health and safety in one of Britain’s most dangerous industries.