Is what you don’t know putting lives at risk?
Is what you don’t know putting lives at risk? Have you ever wondered why many less-able people seem overly confident in their own abilities? Even when the evidence is overwhelmingly…
Fatality at the Paper Plant Lands Paper Firm with a £70,000 Fine
Safety at work breach lands Merley £70,000 fine A woman lost her life while working at a paper firm in Corby in March 2009. The employee, Desanka Todorovic, was aged 44…
Head Injuries for Cheltenham Employee Failed by Employers
An employee working for a Cheltenham engineering firm was seriously injured after his head was trapped in a machine. The 33 year old, Gregorz Chylenski, was injured as he worked…
Four Workers Killed in Birmingham Alone
Health and Safety Services Can Save Lives. Fact! Health and safety services are there for businesses to use. The legislations surrounding health and safety can be confusing and time consuming…
Justice Taking Priority in Health and Safety Cases
Until now it has always been a rather long process for cases to go through the courts after someone has been injured or killed in the work place. After the…
Workplace safety – the simplest solutions for new businesses
Setting up a new business venture can be terrifying – particularly in today’s uncertain economic climate. It may seem that one big obstacle to consider is all the health and…
Electric Shock Results in Huge Fine for Steel Company
Worker Electrocuted, Steel Firm Celsa Prosecuted An electrician was electrocuted while working for the Cardiff based steel firm Celsa Manufacturing Ltd. Henry Truszkowski aged 51 suffered serious burns as a…
Health and Safety Audit – what’s working? what’s not?
Take comfort in the knowledge that you know your health and safety procedures are 100% correct with a health and safety audit With all the complexities involved, can you be…
Health and Safety Audits – manage safety objectively
To manage safety objectively, Line Managers need arrangements to enable them to monitor implementation of systems against the defined standards. Often, managers assume that because the written procedures are in…