An international frozen food company has been fined after a worker was injured by the moving blades of an industrial freezer.
More than 70 firms across West Yorkshire have been told to …
Scaffolding board incident at hospital
Terence Brown was walking through the entrance of Southend Hospital when a 20ft-long plank fell from the top of the building and narrowly missed him and an elderly couple. A spokesman for Connaught said: “We are currently investigating an incident in which a sc…
A man has become the eighth worker to die this year at a Chinese electronics factory, which makes iPhones and iPads, after he was killed in a fall.
Missing rivet may have caused crash
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) said a small rivet head that k…
The Notification of Conventional Tower Cranes Regulations 2010 (the 'Regulations') come into force on 6 April 2010. The Regulations require certain information about conventional tower cranes used on construction sites to be notified to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
The HSE leaflet sets …
Shops reopen after scaffold fall
Shops which had to close after scaffolding collapsed in the pedestrian area of Swindon's town centre have reopened. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is investigating the incident.
One dead after falling from crane in Orissa
A contractual worker was kill…
Royal Mail escapes with five-figure fine
Royal Mail has received a reduced fine following the death of an employee after the group mitigated that it’s experiencing financial difficulties. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) issued two Improvement Notices, which required Royal Mail to review i…