newsFine after employees exposed to silica dust
A STONE masonry company has been sentenced after failing to adequately control employees’ exposure to respirable silica dust, resulting in an employee developing silicosis.
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news3M to sell gas and flame detection business
3M HAS announced it has received a binding offer from Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, to purchase 3M’s gas and flame detection business for $230 million, subject to closing and other adjustments.
newsGas fitter jailed for 8 months
A STAFFORDSHIRE gas fitter has been jailed after gas work he performed at a domestic premise was left in a dangerous condition.
newsUnsafe asbestos removal leads to fine
A CONSTRUCTION company and its director have been fined after failing to ensure the safe removal of asbestos during demolition work.
articleSomething in the air
Providing protection against potential respiratory hazards is essential, and employers need to make sure they get it right. George Elliott offers a four-step approach to choosing the right respiratory protective equipment (RPE).
articleHealth check webinar
Planning is the key to ensuring your health and safety arrangements really work and in the latest webinar from Southalls Ian Hatherly, Richard Denton, Sarah Leake and Caroline Lee looked at COSHH, asbestos and legionella, outlining challenges that their clients face today in terms of the increased focus on health and safety this year.
news12 month jail sentence for gas fitter
A SELF-EMPLOYED gas fitter has been jailed after he carried out unsafe gas work while falsely pretending to be Gas Safe registered. Marc Murrie misled homeowners on several occasions by claiming to be Gas Safe Registered when he was not.
newsAir pollution is an occupational health hazard
THE BRITISH Safety Council has launched a report ‘Impact of air pollution on the health of outdoor workers’ which provides compelling evidence to recognise ambient air pollution as an occupational health hazard in Britain.
newsAsbestos fly-tipper jailed
ON THE 18 April 2019, Paul Williams appeared before Preston Magistrates’ Court and pleaded guilty to four offences. He was sentenced to serve 14 weeks imprisonment for each offence (concurrent) and ordered to pay £150 victim’s surcharge.
newsNHS employees exposed to asbestos
SHREWSBURY AND Telford Hospital NHS Trust has been fined after refurbishment work undertaken in an accommodation block at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital exposed Trust employees and contractors to asbestos.
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