Metals fabrication company MTL Advanced Limited has been fined for health and safety breaches after a number of workers were diagnosed with hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS) or carpal tunnel syndrome…
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The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued its highest value fine for 2021 to rail operator W.H. Malcom Ltd. following a boy’s death. The company must pay £6.5m after…
A facility services company operating at Winchester prison has been fined after a worker suffered a broken leg when he was struck and injured by a forklift truck. View Obscured…
Power Link Machines (UK) Ltd was sentenced for safety breaches after the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) was informed the company was using gaskets within its generator sets that contained…
A mattress manufacturer was fined after an employee was dragged into machine and suffered multiple injuries. This article shows how accidents can happen if machines are not checked properly and…
The following health and safety incident could have been so much worse and could quite easily have been a fatality after a 4.5m fall from height. A care home for…
According to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), “Anyone engaging contractors has health and safety responsibilities, both for the contractors and anyone else that could be affected by their activities.”…
This interesting case shows how a seemingly basic task could have ended in fatal consequences due to the employer not correctly risk assessing the work being undertaken and also the…
The following interesting health and safety case shows how even the biggest employers and well-respected companies that we all use still have difficulty in checking, maintaining and making their equipment…
This article aims to give you an update on the pandemic, symptoms, what to do and a refresher on workplace guidelines in relation to COVID-19. A new strain of COVID-19…
