articleOn your marks
Darren Roberts has compiled this handy FAQ addressing the PPE industry’s key concerns and questions regarding the introduction of the UKCA mark.
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articleReaching new heights
Harnesses play a vital role in safely arresting a worker’s fall, so it is essential that the equipment undergoes regular inspections and tests. Here, Daniel Harrison gives an insight.
newsTyre company director nailed for fire safety failings
THE DIRECTOR of a scrap tyre yard has been handed a suspended prison sentence for a series of fire safety offences after an emergency fire door was nailed shut in a building where workers were living.
newsFlybe lands £100,000 fine
FLYBE LTD has been fined after an investigation into a worker falling into a lift shaft at Exeter Airport uncovered health and safety failings.
newsLack of fall prevention results in accident
AN ENGINEERING company has been fined after a 31-year-old employee fell through a hole in a mezzanine floor during construction work being carried out in Bristol.
newsDemolition company fined for asbestos failings
AN EMPLOYER has been sentenced for failing to reduce the exposure and spread of asbestos when demolishing a large pig shed.
articleShock tactics
Industrial helmets, high performance helmets and bump caps are commonly used on construction sites throughout the world, John-Mark Edmundson explains the standards relating to this key head protection.
articleIn safe hands
Working with hazardous chemicals requires specially designed personal protective equipment, and hands need to be protected from splashes and spills, explains Martin Heels.
newsConstruction boss banned for failing to pay fines
THE BOSS of a construction company based in Ashbourne has been banned after failing to pay fines following multiple health and safety breaches.
newsCompany fined after workers suffer serious leg injuries
AN ENGINEERING company was sentenced after two employees were seriously injured during work to dispose of old gas cylinders at the company’s site in Hull.
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