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1st February 2023
What’s Happened? A building firm has recently been fined £120,000 plus costs after a catalogue of health and safety failings which even included two builders being lifted into the air by a raised excavator bucket! A concerned member of the public is understood to have taken a photograph of the workers who were stood in […]
2nd December 2021
What is the Fire Safety Bill? The Fire Safety Bill (or The Fire Safety Act 2021 as it’s now known) is a new piece of legislation that has been introduced following the Grenfell tragedy in 2017 and the subsequent public enquiry. The aim of the new Act is to prevent such future tragedies from occurring […]
26th August 2020
An incident at Leeds and Bradford Boiler Co Ltd in which a worker suffered a series of injuries including a broken upper and crushed lower arm has led to the company being sentenced for safety breaches. In November 2018, employee Paul Madarasz was machining a two-tonne metal plate on a vertical borer machine. For some […]
16th October 2019
Introduction If you’re responsible for any premises, managing any asbestos which may be present is a high priority. There are a number of rules regarding how to do this, but we still see many businesses getting it wrong! This guide has been developed to cover the essential requirements of how to go about fulfilling your […]
22nd September 2019
What’s happened? A groundworks company has been fined after a security guard working on-site suffered serious hand injuries which resulted in him being off work for over 7 months as a result. A plant driver employed by Groundworks Company – APK Earthmoving Limited requested the assistance of a security guard working for a separate company […]
30th July 2019
A recent report produced by the Sentencing Council into the outcome of the new guidelines introduced back in February 2016 has shown that safety fines have increased a whopping 450% – this has led to a massive increase in financial penalties. To avoid a big hit, senior managers need to make safety a top priority […]
8th July 2019
What’s Happened? A wood product manufacturer based in St Helens along with one of the company directors has been fined a whopping £466,666 after a worker was dragged into a rotating drive shaft at their site An agency worker was working on one of the factories production line making parts for staircases when her hair […]
26th June 2019
It’s very common for the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) to run short-term campaigns concentrated on a very specific sector or risk (and occasionally both). Earlier this month, they announced a new campaign and this time their efforts are focused on the risks associated with dust. Why focus on dust? The effects of dust exposure […]
13th June 2019
What’s Happened? An electrical company has been fined £25,000 after a woman was fatally crushed by a roller shutter door in a horrific incident. Peterborough Magistrates’ Court heard how the injured person had pressed the button to open the roller-shutter door a site in Cambridge. She then held onto the grille as it raised but […]