newsConstruction firm in the dock following fatal incident
A COMPANY has been sentenced after a 62-year-old worker fell 10 metres to the ground and died during the construction of a new university facility.
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productSafe and efficient material handling
WHEN CHOOSING material handling equipment for your loads and facilities, it’s crucial to make a well-considered decision. You should take into account factors such as effective and efficient handling, financial cost, and sustainability, but safety should be your top priority.
newsWoodworking company fined following collision death
A WOOD recycling company has been fined after an employee was killed when he was struck by a wheel loader.
productBlowing hot and cold
Meat, Fish, flowers, pharmaceuticals – they all have one thing in common. They all need cold storage to keep them fresh and viable as they travel from field and factory to market.
productHealth & Safety at Loading Bays: A Corporate Social Responsibility
LOADING AREAS are places of intense turnover, where time pressure mixes with the complexity of logistics operations.
newsEmployee struck by forklift truck
A MANUFACTURING company based in Wolverhampton has been fined £30k after a welder sustained serious injuries when he was struck by a forklift truck.
productForklift attachment manufacturer celebrates 50 years
FOUNDED IN 1974, Contact Attachments has been a reliable provider of manual handling solutions for companies worldwide for 50 years.
newsDirector sentenced following serious injuries to worker
FOLLOWING AN investigation by the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI), the director of a County Down based construction company, Peter O’Hare, has been fined at Craigavon Crown Court after a worker sustained serious injuries.
articleAddressing manual handling’s blind spot
INDUSTRY MAY have overhauled practices around manual handling, but critical blind spots that could compromise workplace and worker safety remain, says Richard Cutler.
newsHousing company in the dock following fatal crush incident
A HOUSING company has been fined more than £300k after a driver was crushed to death by falling concrete blocks at a construction site in South Lanarkshire.
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