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Blog posts August 2011

15-year-old boy burned working on Cumbrian farm

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE), is investigating after a teenage boy was badly burned on a farm in Egremont.

Police said the 15-year-old boy was doing odd jobs at a farm when the incident happened on Monday night.

It is reported that the boy had burn injuries to his lower body and had been u…

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Argentina refinery closed for investigation

An explosion early on Wednesday at a small refinery in Argentina killed one worker and left another with severe burns; local officials ordered Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras to shut down the facility, pending investigation.

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Blackpool sweet manufacturer sentenced over severed finger

Tangerine Confectionery Ltd. has been sentenced after part of a worker’s finger was severed, reports the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).

The employee was trying to remove a blockage in one of the sweet-making machines when his left hand was pulled in, severing his index finger to the top knuckl…

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Two companies and contractor fined for releasing asbestos at Birmingham office

Two Worcestershire companies and a contractor from Hall Green have been prosecuted for releasing asbestos fibres during an office refurbishment project in Birmingham city centre, reports the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).

HSE inspectors uncovered a series of failings during the refurbishment …

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New health and safety vacancies have been posted on the jobs page.

Ladder Exchange Initiative 2011

The Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE’s) Ladder Exchange Initiative 2011 will commence on 1st September and will run for 3 months, ending at close of business on 30th November.

HSE has facilitated this initiative since its introduction four years ago, over which period more than 8,000 dodgy lad…

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Woolwich ferry worker named

The Woolwich ferry worker killed yesterday has been named as 19-year-old Ben Woollacott.

Managing Director of Transport for London Surface Transport (Leon Daniels) said: “It is with immense sadness that I learned of the death this morning of Ben Woollacott following an incident on the Woolwich Ferry…

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MAIB to investigate Woolwich ferry death

The Marine Accident Investigation Bureau (MAIB) is to investigate the death of a 19-year-old ferry worker who fell from the Woolwich Ferry at around 6am this morning.

Sheffield crane driver's death exposes safety flaws

A Sheffield crane driver died from massive crush injuries just weeks before he was due to become a father, a court was told yesterday.

Alan Winters, 28, was killed when he and colleagues attempted to unload a four-ton crate from a shipping container at the DavyMarkham Ltd factory in Darnall, Shef…

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Parcel firm fined £150,000 after lorry reverses into worker's head

Tufnells Parcels Express Ltd has been fined £150,000 and ordered to pay £19,000 in court costs after an employee was seriously injured when his skull was crushed by a reversing lorry at the company's depot in West Horndon nr Brentwood, Essex.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) reports that  Sim…

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Free health and safety guidance

Don't forget to check out the free guidance available on the Health and Safety News home page.

There is a section in the right-hand column containing many useful guidance documents which can be downloaded free of charge.

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Companies fined £300,000 for Bristol man's death on motorway

Cecil Grant, 42, from Southmead, Bristol, was repairing CCTV cameras used to monitor one lane of the M5 during the night of 24 January 2006 when he fell 12 metres, suffering serious injuries. He was taken to hospital and died of his injuries ten days later.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) pro…

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