newsStars join campaign tackling farmers’ mental health
A RECENT study by leading rural charity the Farm Safety Foundation (Yellow Wellies) revealed that poor mental health among farmers and agricultural workers is of growing concern.
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newsTextiles firm fined £60k after worker injured
A TEXTILES company has been fined £60k after a man broke his arm when it was dragged into machinery at a site near Chorley.
newsDivers and director receive police cautions for fraud
TWO OFFSHORE commercial divers and the director of a diving company have been sanctioned for exaggerating credentials.
newsCompanies in the dock after groundworker injured
TWO CONSTRUCTION companies have been fined a combined total of £120,000 after a groundworker suffered horrific injuries when heavy drainage pipes fell on top of him.
newsIOSH issues statement on RAAC
REINFORCED AUTOCLAVED aerated concrete (RAAC) poses a very serious safety risk to people using buildings which contain it because of the potential for it to collapse.
newsCampaign aims to reduce workplace transport deaths
THE HEALTH and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) has launched a safety awareness campaign called ‘Drive Danger Out’ to promote its ongoing inspection programme aimed at reducing the number of people killed or injured as a result of incidents involving workplace transport.
newsWaste criminal disqualified from being a company
A MAN has been banned from being a company director for three years after his company dumped asbestos contaminated waste on land in Northumberland.
newsEducational support can prevent falls, research shows
AVOIDABLE FALLS in the home can be reduced up to 69 per cent with the right information and support in place, that’s according to the launch of a new report released today by Trent & Dove Housing Association and The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA).
newsWaste management company fined £3M
A WASTE management firm has been fined a total of £3 million following the deaths of two workers in separate incidents.
newsNetwork Rail fined £1.2million following maintenance fatality
NETWORK RAIL has been fined £1.2million following the death of a grandad who was crushed while carrying out maintenance work.
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