productForklift inspections advised as heatwaves bring new risks
THE UK’S record-breaking summer has dramatically increased the risk of fires, breakdowns, and accidents caused by faulty materials handling equipment.
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newsFalling crate seriously injures worker
A HULL business has been sentenced after safety breaches resulted in a 64-year-old employee sustaining life-changing injuries.
newsWorker crushed by soil in trench collapse
TWO COMPANIES and a self-employed contracts manager have been sentenced after a worker was crushed to death when an unsupported trench collapsed at a site in Surrey.
productWarehouse Racking Safety: Beyond Annual Inspections
ANNUAL PALLET inspections are the foundation of warehouse racking safety, but they are not all of it. Most UK sites now book one, file the report as evidence of compliance, and move on. The difficulty lies in the fifty-one weeks that follow.
newsSix-figure fine after serious injury
A FISH processing company has been fined £451,500 after a supervisor suffered multiple fractures and two collapsed lungs when he became entangled in a palletiser machine at its Lerwick plant.
newsScrap yard prosecuted after father and son injured
A SCRAP metal recycling company has been fined after two members of the public were injured when a large pile of scrap metal collapsed onto them at its site in Scunthorpe.
newsCornwall sawmill fined over safety breaches
A CORNWALL-based timber company and its director have been handed a £20k fine after failing to comply with a series of enforcement notices issued by health and safety inspectors.
newsPoor traffic management leads to crushing
AN ESSEX-based waste and recycling company has been fined £400,000 after an employee was seriously injured after being struck by a mobile shredder at its site in Basildon.
productManage concrete deliveries safely
THERE’S A lot going on at the average construction site. You’ve got workers moving around, plant operating, materials arriving and vehicles coming and going, often all within a pretty limited space.
productProper material storage improves health and safety
ON ANY busy UK construction site, health and safety management extends well beyond wearing personal protective equipment. Well-planned material storage is a fundamental defence against avoidable workplace risks, ranging from trips and manual-handling injuries to fire hazards and chemical exposure. Treating storage as a core priority keeps sites compliant and safe.
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