newsRemovals company launches workplace safety initiative
SPECIALIST REMOVALS service Johnsons 1871 has launched a new initiative to reduce accidents and promote workforce safety.
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newsWorkplace transport inspections begin in manufacturing sector
THE HEALTH and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) has announced that it will be carrying out a workplace transport inspection campaign at manufacturing premises across Northern Ireland.
newsClothing company fined after worker hit by forklift
A BLACKPOOL clothing firm has been fined £40,000 after a man was seriously injured when he was hit by a forklift truck.
newsHaulage company employee electrocuted
A FAMILY run haulage and storage business, has been fined following the death of a 25-year-old employee at its premises in East Lothian.
newsEmployer jailed after farm fatality
IN CLONMEL Circuit Court, Judge John Martin handed down a 12 month prison sentence on an employer who had earlier pleaded guilty to charges in breach of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 and the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations 2007.
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newsFarmer sentenced after death of niece
APPEARING AT Coleraine Crown court, Mr Derek Nummy was fined £15,000. In addition a forfeiture order was granted in respect of the JCB loading shovel involved in the incident.
newsResearch begins on electric forklift truck alerts
TRAVIS PERKINS Group has partnered with University of Salford Manchester’s specialist acoustics testing team to conduct an evidence-based study into the development of electric forklift truck sound alerts.
articleYour questions answered – June 23
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newsWorker crushed by 700kg crate
A GLASS distribution and installation company has been fined £200k after an employee broke two ribs and fractured his vertebra after being crushed by a crate.
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