Safety Notice from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE):
Non-standard metal brush cutting accessories fitted to petrol driven brush cutters can fail catastrophically in-service. There is a risk of death or serious injury to operators and others in vicinity from ejected metal components. Supplier…
111008 Canada Inc., operating as O.D.S. Marine, an Ottawa company specializing in marine construction and engineering and commercial diving, was fined $100,000 on Tuesday (27 September) for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker was killed.
On 6 October 2009, a diver …
A cardboard box manufacturer in Kent has been fined after an incident in which a delivery driver suffered severe head injuries after a fall.
As a result, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) brought a prosecution against W.E. Roberts (Corrugated) Ltd which is based at Thames Works, Grove Road, Nort…
This consultation sets out the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) proposal to replace the Health and Safety (Fees) Regulations 2010 to reinstate existing fees and to extend the range of activities for which HSE recovers costs. In addition to reinstating existing fees the proposed Fees Regulations wou…
A Yorkshire man survived an industrial accident in 1965 only to die 43 years later because he was not protected from asbestos particles in the aftermath, his family has revealed.
Ken Hoggett worked at the giant Ferrybridge power station when three cooling towers collapsed in 100mph winds.
No…
OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) has cited Marietta Industrial Enterprises Inc., which operates Refuse Recycling in Marietta, Ohio, for 21 safety violations. OSHA opened an inspection after a worker was found dead inside the rotating drum assembly of a machine used to screen recy…
Marks and Spencer plc and three of its contractors have been fined for putting members of the public, staff and construction workers at risk of exposure to asbestos-containing materials during the refurbishment of two stores in Reading and Bournemouth.
Previous article: Marks & Spencer faces fi…
Walsh Plant Hire and Demolition Contractors Ltd. has been fined after exposing workers to potentially deadly asbestos fibres at the former Revlon factory in Maesteg.
An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found Walsh Plant Hire and Demolition Contractors Ltd of Pontypridd ign…
For the last couple of days, there was a problem with the jobs page of this site which meant that the recent health and safety jobs were not listed. This has now been repaired and some new jobs have been posted.
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This document from the Health Protection Agency (HPA) provides guidance for healthcare workers and other staff who work in prisons and places of detention. The manual provides advice on specific infections and dealing with outbreaks, key points on immunisation and vaccination and guidance on infecti…
This consultation sets out the Health and Safety Executive's (HSE) proposals to introduce revised Control of Asbestos Regulations to implement the changes required to comply with the European Commission's reasoned opinion on the UK Government's transposition of Directive 83/477/EEC as amended by 200…
A crack in a crane at a desalination plant forced the evacuation of 120 workers yesterday.
The workers were sent home at 2.30pm on full pay after the fault was detected in a crane in the pumping station area of the plant.
The workers were evacuated for safety reasons, reports the Herald Sun.
The managers of a Chorley pub have been sentenced after they failed to buy insurance to protect their employees.
Stephen and Karen Martin were prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after they employed staff at the Hinds Head pub in Charnock Richard without purchasing Employers' Liabili…
Spark's Mechanical Services Ltd, an Aberdeen electrical and refrigeration services company, has been fined £10,000 after a worker was seriously injured when he fell 2.6 metres from a scaffolding tower.
On 19 October 2010, Charles Howie was working on a scaffolding tower at Iceberg Ltd fish processi…
A maintenance contractor must pay a total of £155,000 after a man drowned after falling into a water filled sump at a North Wales power station.
Michael Benn, 37, from Glenrothes, Fife was one of a team of three working to remove sludge and debris from part of a cooling tower at Connah's Quay Power…
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A Shetland engineering company has been fined after a worker was severely injured when he fell while dismantling a redundant aerial mast.
David Thomson, 22, was working as part of a team removing the mast at the former RAF remote radar head at Unst, Shetland, when the incident happened on 23 August …
A foundry in Stoke-on-Trent has been fined after a man was left with serious injuries after being burned by molten metal.
Copper Alloys Ltd. was prosecuted after the 28-year-old worker suffered severe burns to his left arm and upper legs when he fell into an unfenced pit, which housed a mould contai…
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) today released its report (click for full report) into a bridge strike and road vehicle incursion onto the roof of a passing train near Oxshott station, 5 November 2010.
On Friday 5 November 2010, a lorry fell from the A244 (Warren Lane) road bridge whic…