A worker has been treated for a serious leg injury after an accident involving a mobile elevating work platform (MEWP) on board Royal Australian Navy's HMAS Warramunga.
The contractor for BAE Systems was carrying out routine maintenance on the ship.
Blog posts March 2011
Refurbishment company fined after exposing public to asbestos
Shengxuan Company Ltd has been fined after workers and the public were exposed to asbestos in a Leicestershire village.
The Health and Safety Executives's investigation found the firm had not made its workers aware of the dangers of asbestos and had not given them any training in how to recognise…
IOSH Guidance: Legionella in hot and cold water systems
The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) are running a three-part series on Legionella, the latest installment looks at control methods and risk assessments of Legionella in water systems.
Read the IOSH article Good Practice: Legionella in hot and cold water systems.
It is also wort…
Mesothelioma - The human face of an asbestos epidemic
Mesothelioma is an incurable asbestos cancer. Asbestos remains Britain’s biggest workplace killer. More people die from asbestos related disease each year than on Britain’s roads (last year in Britain about 2,000 people died from mesothelioma).
This video, produced by Forum of Asbestos Victim…
Health and Safety Jobs
Don't forget to check the Safety Jobs page of www.healthsafetynews.co.uk for the regularly updated job listings. Good luck to those of you looking for a new career!
Construction company fined for lift shaft fall
Brighton Construction Ltd pleaded guilty to breaching Regulation 22(1) of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 at court today (3 March). It was fined a total of £25,000 and ordered to pay costs of £15,000.
David Homewood, 53, from Eastbourne, was delivering a kitchen unit to a…
Crane manufacturer fined after falling steel girder narrowly misses workers
Konecranes UK Ltd pleaded guilty to breaching reg.8(1)(c) of the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998. It was fined £8000 and ordered to pay costs of £7529.
The company had been contracted to move an overhead runway from one end of a warehouse to the other. The workers attache…
Vegetable supplier fined for chemical incident
Emmett UK Ltd pleaded guilty to contravening Regulation 12 (1) of the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 and was fined £8,500 at Spalding Magistrates' Court. It was also ordered to pay full costs of £2,478.
In September 2009, an agency worker was cleaning food processing ma…
Roofing company fined for exposing the public to asbestos
Concept Roofing and Cladding Services Ltd pleaded guilty to breaching Regulation 16 of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006 and was fined £12,000. The company was also ordered to pay costs of £22,375.
The company had been using pressurised water washers to clean asbestos cement roofing pan…
9 Blog Posts
« Newer | Older »