Yorkshire business partners are fined after worker is blinded in explosion.
A Gloucestershire-based woodwork firm was fined after a worker lost three fingers whilst using a table saw.
The V-MAC is a new online tool, to be used with the MAC tool, to assess manual handling operations where the load weights are variable. It is best suited for order picking and distribution systems which can automatically generate the data for importing into the V-MAC.
HSE responds to Telegraph story – “Dentist tells the obese they are not welcome”, 31 July 2015.
A Glasgow scaffolding firm has been fined after a roof worker fell nearly six metres to his death.
A cinema chain told a customer booster seats for children were not available due to health and safety reasons.
Regular visitors to this blog will know that I believe that if you make something easy to do, people are more likely to do it. That principle lies behind HSE’s drive over recent years to simplify regulations and guidance.
A Stockport heating engineering firm were sentenced after two of its engineers were exposed to asbestos while working at a Manchester school.
An international construction firm has been sentenced after admitting multiple safety issues at a Manchester site where it was carrying out a shop refurbishment.
A Leeds printing company has been fined after an employee had the end of his thumb severed when it was drawn into an unguarded running nip between the rollers of a glueing machine.
The COMAH safety report technical assessment / inspection criteria are explained including the type and level of information required to make the necessary demonstration of the technical measures. Common pitfalls associated with COMAH safety report technical aspects submissions are discussed and ways to avoid them will be identified.
A gas installer has been fined after carrying out dangerous and illegal work at two homes in Hertfordshire.
A company was fined £40,000 today after a worker suffered life changing injuries when part of a structure weighing 750kg fell on him.
Total UK Limited have been fined £1.4 million after a major fire led to the death of a worker at an oil refinery in North Lincolnshire.
The skipper of a shellfish fishing boat has been sentenced for serious safety failings after the death of a diver in the River Forth Estuary.
Totternhoe Metal Recycling Limited (TMR) have been fined after a worker was injured whilst delivering waste metal.
The Welding Fume Team (WFT) was established by HSE in 2010 and has a broad membership with representatives from across a range of interests. The WFT works together to raise awareness of the respiratory hazards of fume from welding and thermal cutting applications. Read more about welding top tips, case studies and the WFT.
This guidance is aimed at vehicle dismantlers, and it advises on the fire and explosion hazards from handling and storing recovered petrol and how to control the risks.
Five case studies which show how smaller construction businesses improved health and safety by using the leadership and worker involvement toolkit (LWIT). Two proven methods of using the toolkit become apparent: the ‘Risk profiling’ approach and the ‘Safety Observation Cards’ (SOCs) approach.
This guidance is about preventing work related dermatitis and urticaria for employers and employee representatives. The leaflet explains what the law requires, and which jobs present most risk. The guidance has been simplified and streamlined in this revision.
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