A manufacturer of agricultural equipment has been fined after a worker suffered two broken legs when a stack of metal sheets fell onto his ankles.
Link: Company fined after worker injured
Source: Health and Safety
Company fined after workers develop Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS)
Design and Supply Limited has today been fined after a worker was exposed to Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS).
Link: Company fined after workers develop Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS)
Source: Health and Safety
Worker sentenced for unregistered gas work
Mr Cody Stevens, an unregistered gas fitter operating as a director of Master Plumbing Contractors Limited, has today been fined for carrying out gas work without being registered with Gas Safe Register.
Link: Worker sentenced for unregistered gas work
Source: Health and Safety
HSE urges employers to think again before investing in off-the-shelf manual handling training
Off-the-shelf manual handling training should become a thing of the past, according to new advice released by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
Link: HSE urges employers to think again before investing in off-the-shelf manual handling training
Source: Health and Safety
Company and director fined for exposing workers to fall from height risks
A solar panel installation company and its sole director have been fined for failing to manage and control fall from height risks.
Link: Company and director fined for exposing workers to fall from height risks
Source: Health and Safety
Help GB Work Well case study highlights ISTR’s new research for working with arthropods
As we near the end of British Science Week, we’re sharing how the Institute of Safety in Technology and Research’s (ISTR) commitment to managing risk and keeping pace with change as part of their contribution to Help GB Work Well, has led to the delivery of internationally-significant research.
Link: Help GB Work Well case study highlights ISTR’s new research for working with arthropods
Source: Health and Safety
Farming company fined after worker falls from ladder
A farming company has been fined after a worker fell from a ladder sustaining significant injuries.
Link: Farming company fined after worker falls from ladder
Source: Health and Safety
West Midlands man handed suspended sentence for unregistered gas work
An unregistered gas fitter was handed a 26-month suspended sentence for carrying out gas work after his Gas Safe Registration had been removed and he had been prohibited from carrying out further work on gas appliances and fittings.
Link: West Midlands man handed suspended sentence for unregistered gas work
Source: Health and Safety
British Science Week: HSE launches its annual Science Review 2018
Marking British Science Week, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has today launched its Annual Science Review with a focus on its work in supporting a sustainable energy sector in the UK.
Link: British Science Week: HSE launches its annual Science Review 2018
Source: Health and Safety
Company fined after employee injured by machinery
An agricultural engineering company was fined for serious safety failings after a worker was injured at its premises near Blackburn, Lancashire.
Link: Company fined after employee injured by machinery
Source: Health and Safety