newsIOSH recognises seafarers as key workers
MORE THAN a dozen countries have signed a new agreement that recognises seafarers as key workers who should be protected.
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newsWorkers seriously injured in WEWP accident
TWO CONSTRUCTION companies have been fined after a mobile elevated working platform (MEWP) with two workers inside was struck by a collapsing reinforcement cage during the construction of a road bypass.
newsPaper company employee suffers finger amputations
PLYMOUTH BASED West Design Products Ltd, who manufacture and edit craft paper for retail, including printing, punching and cutting, has been sentenced after a worker suffered serious injuries when her hand was caught in machinery.
newsCompany fined £80,000 for fatal failings
A COMPANY has admitted failings which resulted in the death of an 80 year-old man who was found at the bottom of a stairwell in an indoor market in Aberdeen.
newsPASMA responds to HSE unsafe tower prosecution
A RECENT prosecution at Glasgow Sheriff Court has highlighted both the human and financial consequences when work at height is not properly planned, designed and managed.
newsIllegal gas work lands plumber in jail
A SELF-employed plumber has been jailed after carrying out gas work without being Gas Safe registered.
podcastHSM Podcast – Episode 7
THE SEVENTH episode of the Health & Safety Matters (HSM) podcast is now available and it features interviews with Contractors Health and Safety Assessment Scheme managing director Ian McKinnon and Health & Safety Event’s David Bishop.
productMasks and snoods with a difference
1TcA has launched the first British made, reusable, sustainable and recyclable face masks and snoods manufactured using GRS fabric woven from recycled waste plastic and treated with HeiQ Viroblock technology.
newsHSENI praises modern farming technology
DURING FARM Safety Week, HSENI highlighted the importance of technology in the farming industry.
newsEmployee sustains burn injuries in avoidable explosion
A PLUMBING and heating company has been fined after an employee suffered serious burns following an explosion at a domestic property in Preesall, Lancashire.
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