Worker Involvement
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Impact Evaluation Inspections: Occupational Lung Disease (OLD) Caused by Wood Dust in Manufacturing
According to this HSE document, visits are being undertaken to wood working premises that have been targeted as part of previous...
£25k fine for engineering firm after employee suffered serious injuries
An engineering company was fined after one of its employees, a blacksmith, sustained life-changing injuries whilst welding an industrial...
Sole trader fined after worker injured
William Henry Swanson, trading as LTS Construction, has been fined after a worker suffered serious injuries when he fell through a...
Company fined after worker paralysed by fall at Watford Football Stadium
A company has been fined after a worker was paralysed after falling 11 metres down a stairwell at a football stadium when the concrete...
Employees exposed to MWF risks
An engineering company has been fined for health breaches after workers were exposed to metal working fluid (MWF). MWF is hazardous to...
Scaffold safety rail gave way causing employee to fall
A shopfitting company has been fined after an employee suffered multiple fractures when he fell fifteen feet from scaffolding. On 24...
Worker crushed under falling materials
UPVC manufacturer Solarframe Limited has been sentenced for safety breaches after a machine operative was crushed under falling...
Sports nutrition supplier fined after worker loses fingers
A Liverpool sports nutrition product supplier has been fined after an employee had three fingers of their right hand severed whilst...
Falling load leaves worker seriously injured
A construction company has been sentenced for safety breaches after a worker was struck by a falling load from a mechanical excavator....
The Health and Safety Executive Annual Report and Accounts 2020 to 2021
The Health and Safety Executive's (HSE) annual report for the financial year 2020 to 2021 notes that, from early 2020 it has been dealing...
HSE blitz on dust
The HSE is planning a construction industry inspection blitz, focusing on dust. HSE inspectors across Great Britain will be targeting...
First prosecution from HSE COVID-19 Spot Check programme
Following multiple health and safety issues being identified during a proactive COVID spot check at a site in Manchester, a construction...
Food processing company fined after worker suffered thumb amputation
Troy Foods Ltd has been sentenced for safety breaches after a production supervisor suffered a serious injury when his hand came into...
Recycling company fined for poor health and safety management
A waste and recycling company has been fined after HSE inspectors discovered widespread poor management of health and safety risks at...
Construction company fined after three contractors fall
A construction company has been fined following an incident where three contractors fell from height suffering serious injuries. On 18...
Chemical company fined £1million for fatal explosion
Briar Chemicals Ltd has been fined £1million after a man died in an explosion at its site in Sweet Briar Road, Norwich in 2018....
Company fined after worker crushed at coal face
Mining company, Three D’s Mining Ltd, has been fined for safety breaches following a fall of ground on the NW9 coal face at Dan-y-Graig...
Diving instructor sentenced after trainee dies during dive
A technical diving instructor has been sentenced after he failed to properly assess the competency of two pupils prior to a deep-water...
Driving and Riding Safely for Work – guidance updated
The HSE, working with the Department for Transport (DfT), has published updated guidance on work-related road risk (WRRR) for employers...
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