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Blog posts April 2011

Worker killed by roof collapse

A 30-year old man has died after a freezer roof collapsed at an abattoir in Australia yesterday. Initial reports suggest that the worker was sweeping the floor of a blast freezer when part of the roof collapsed due to a build-up of ice.

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Construction company fined for head injury which caused blindness

Contractors Balsham (Buildings) Ltd, Cambridge admitted breaching Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and Regulation 4(1) of the Work at Height Regulations 2005 for which it was fined £7,000 plus £8,832 costs.

The prosecution related to a work accident on 3 March 2010 when J…

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Contractors exposed to asbestos at former nightclub site

Michael Murton has been given a suspended sentence of eight months for breaching the Control of Asbestos Regulations. He was also given a 12 month suspended sentence for breaching Section 33 (1)(c) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, and eight months suspended sentence for the offence contrary…

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Garage director fined for ignoring safety notice

The director of Scuff Plus Limited has been fined after failing to comply with a safety order issued to protect workers from injury.

Richard Grant, director of the garage, pleaded guilty to breaching Regulations 9 (1) of the Pressure Systems Safety Regulations 2000. He was given a 12 month condition…

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Health and safety law is not a barrier to volunteering

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has launched a new website, Health and Safety Made Simple, stating that: 

"The work of voluntary organisations and individual volunteers makes a valuable contribution to our everyday lives.

Health and safety is often wrongly blamed for preventing organisations…

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New UK nuclear industry regulator launched

Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has been established as an agency of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), pending planned legislation to establish it as a statutory body. The ONR will bring together the relevant nuclear regulatory functions of HSE (through its Nuclear Directorate) and the Depa…

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China clay company prosecuted after worker fell into machinery

Imerys Minerals Ltd, pleaded guilty to failing to ensure the safety of staff engaged in manually loading bags onto conveyors.

Gerald Dahlstrom was seriously injured when he was drawn into machinery used to flatten bags.

The company was fined £30,000 for breaching Section 2(1) of the Health and Safe…

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