Confectionery firm worker injured in forklift fall
A SCOTTISH confectionery and meringue manufacturer has been fined £5,000 after a worker was badly injured in a fall from a forklift truck.
A SCOTTISH confectionery and meringue manufacturer has been fined £5,000 after a worker was badly injured in a fall from a forklift truck.
A SNAPSHOT of good and bad manual-handling practices on construction sites across Great Britain has been revealed in six weeks of inspections.
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“We are heading into the perfect time of year to make sure essential equipment is not only safe but is in good working order, ready for when things get much busier,” said Geoff Martin, chairman of Thorough Examination accrediting body CFTS.
CFTS IS asking employers to think about how long each Thorough Examination of their lifting equipment is taking – and to question whether the inspections are thorough enough to assure legal compliance and truck safety.
A DEMOLITION firm has been fined and one of its directors ordered to do 250 hours of unpaid work after a 20-year-old worker was crushed.
A TRANSPORT company has been fined £400k after one of its drivers was killed after being knocked off his trailer while loading and unloading it.
THREE COMPANIES have been given six-figure fines after a driver was crushed between a reversing HGV and a forklift truck in a warehouse beside Heathrow Airport.
A LOGISTICS company has been fined £400k after a worker broke his back when he fell from a forklift truck.
THE INSTITUTION of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) is backing a campaign highlighting the role of psychosocial issues in work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs).
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