When The Fun Of The Fair Becomes Deadly Serious
The thrill of the fair is often in the exhilaration that comes from being frightened. But the one thing we expect is to be safe. Fear within the confines of…
Fiddling (Health And Safety) On The Roof
Safety at Height “To lose one parent may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness.” I was recently reminded of Oscar Wilde’s words when reading the…
CDM Support Services for Netley School Campus London
The Netley School Campus development London CDM Support Services Prior to Construction there were an extensive examination of options, overall the Scheme is to make improvements to the Victorian buildings…
Health And Safety That’s Hard To Believe
Whilst there are times when accidents at work occur in previously unconsidered or unusual circumstances, there are also occasions when working practices simply beggar belief. There have been a couple…
Food Industry Continues To Offer Serious Health And Safety Concerns
This week we have heard yet another example of a food company failing to ensure appropriate safety guards were in place and working, resulting in yet another hand injury. This…
Paper Mill Fined After Worker Injured
Safe Practices not adhered to whilst cleaning machinery A worker in his fifties was seriously injured at a paper mill when his arm was caught in the moving parts of…
Safety Failings at Engineering Firm Results in Prosecution by the HSE
An engineering firm in Southampton has been fined after one of their employees was seriously injured. The worker, Paul Thornton, was operating an aluminium casting machine at the time of…
Health and Safety Executive Making Site Inspections This Week
The HSE have begun to make a series of surprise inspections this week. The spot checks are planned for a month with the inspectors checking sites up and down the…
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…
Health and Safety Actions for Small and Medium Sized Businesses
If you run a small or medium sized business you will need to work harder on your health and safety to keep in control. Whether you have a board of…
Demolition Dangers Must be Properly Managed
Liverpool Magistrates Court heard about an incident where many workers had their lives put at risks this week. The workers were working to demolish an old office block when the…
Exposure to TB Leads to Fines for Trust
An NHS Trust has been fined after several employees were exposed to a strain of TB that is potentially deadly. The staff at Royale Brompton and Harefield Trust were exposed…