THE UK will import 72% of gas requirements by 2030 and liquifying gas for import is hugely energy intensive, so importing our gas requirements increases global carbon emissions, explains Miles Hillmann of Fosse Liquitrol.

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A PLASTIC packaging manufacturer has been fined after an accident at its site resulted in an employee suffering multiple fractures to their pelvis and legs.

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A LINCOLNSHIRE metal fabrication company has been fined for not complying with three improvement notices issued by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).

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A COMPANY has been fined after failing to protect its self-employed workers from the risk of a cable strike explosion or electrocution whilst carrying out repairs at AVL Powertrain, Viggen Way, Coventry.

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AN ENGINEERING company has been fined after two workers were seriously injured after being thrown from the chuck of a large vertical boring machine.

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A BIO-SCIENCES company has been fined £40,000 and ordered to pay costs of £80,000 for being in possession of high hazard infectious biological material without a licence.

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A NORTHAMPTONSHIRE painting and decorating employer has been sentenced after an employee sustained serious, life changing injuries after falling from height.

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More active management of sick leave could save the UK economy £56 billion each year in lost time, management costs and productivity losses, experts have claimed.

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A MANUFACTURER of agricultural trailers has been sentenced for deliberately putting his workers at risk of developing severe lung disease, after exposing them to substances harmful to health.

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THE INSTITUTION of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) has today revealed further details about the 69 competencies in its updated framework for the OSH profession.

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A CHORLEY company has been fined after a forklift truck (FLT) overturned on a slope trapping the driver.

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THE GLOBAL Chartered body for safety and health professionals urges the UK Government to provide assurance and certainty on the future of the UK’s health and safety system.

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THE DIRECTOR of a waste transfer company was found guilty and banned from being a company director after knowingly exposing employees to serious unsafe working conditions.

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Mark Dean hired HCML shortly after joining the British Heart Foundation to improve the way they manage sickness absence. He needed a speedier and more practical alternative to the traditional occupational health approach and through HCML the BHF got faster and better return to work outcomes. Dean explains why today they have HCML on speed-dial.

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A SELF-employed roofer has been sentenced after leaving a gas appliance flue in an immediately dangerous condition when he removed a chimney stack from a property in March 2019.

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A SUNDERLAND man has been ordered to pay over £12,000 after a hearing at Sunderland Magistrates Court.

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DURING ROAD Safety Week 2019, taking place 18-24 November, Mates in Mind are urging transport and logistic organisations to lead the way and prioritise the mental wellbeing of their workforces in light of the above-average suicide rate.

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A KEIGHLEY building company has been fined after a sub-contractor fell into a basement following the collapse of a staircase.

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3M AND HSM will be hosting a free webinar on 20 November 2019 on how four steps to respiratory protection.

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ORGANISATIONS AND businesses from a range of sectors including NHS Trusts, hotels, nurseries and insurance companies have been honoured at a special event at City Hall on Monday (November 18th).

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