newsMultiple workers’ lives affected after health was ‘carelessly ignored’
A Merthyr Tydfil based manufacturer has been fined after 21 employees were left permanently injured after being diagnosed with hand arm vibration syndrome (HAVS).
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newsHSE chair made a Dame in New Year’s Honours List
Judith Hackitt CBE, the chair of the Health and Safety Executive, has been made a Dame in the New Year’s Honours List for 2016.
newsBack to work stress ‘hits three out of four employees’
The New Year return to work will increase workplace stress for nearly three out of four employees as the holiday glow quickly fades, new research* from MetLife Employee Benefits shows.
newsFirm fined after worker struck by bus
A company contracted to lay a pipe under a road surface was sentenced today after a court heard it failed to keep and maintain a safe place of work, resulting in an injury to a worker.
newsCoachbuilder fined over worker injury
A Cheshire coachbuilding firm has been fined after a worker sustained injuries to his hand when using an unguarded planer.
newsHousing trust in court after mower mangles worker’s hand
A Tameside housing trust has been fined after a worker suffered severe injuries to his left hand when it was struck by a metal blade on a ride-on mower.
newsContractors get set to benefit from the Insurance Act 2015
The new Insurance Act of 2015 comes into force on 12 August 2016, bringing a radical change to how commercial insurance claims will be treated. ECIC, a specialist insurer for the construction sector, is urging contractors to familiarise themselves with the new law to ensure they understand how they will benefit.
newsSchool in court over science experiment injury
A chemistry laboratory technician lost parts of three fingers and sustained a serious internal injury while preparing a highly sensitive explosive for use in a ‘fireworks’ demonstration to a class of children.
newsFirm fined after worker’s hand was caught in machinery
A Northampton luxury kitchen manufacturer, Bespoke in Oak, was sentenced on 12 January 2016 after a worker had two fingers amputated following an industrial accident.
newsFirms fined after employees injured in cold store collapse
Two companies were fined for safety failings that led to two workers being seriously injured at a construction site when a cold store collapsed under them.
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