newsHSENI to carry out forklift inspections
THE HEALTH and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) will begin a week long programme of inspections on 14 January 2019, focusing on forklift truck safety within the freight transport sector.
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newsTwo companies fined after worker is crushed
TWO COMPANIES have been sentenced after a structural engineer received serious crush injuries when a bundle of scaffold tubes weighing about one tonne rolled onto his legs while he was visiting a client’s construction site.
newsFine after fork lift runs over worker
A COURIER service company has been fined after an agency worker was hit and run over by a fork lift truck.
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newsContractor lifts hefty fine
A PRINCIPAL contractor has been fined £10,000 after an employee of a constituent company sustained severe injuries while carrying out a lifting operation.
newsCompany sentenced after crush death
A METAL recovery company was sentenced for safety breaches after a worker suffered fatal crush injuries.
newsDriver crushed by full pallet
A NEWPORT-based logistics company has been fined after a driver was crushed by a full pallet when his lorry was being unloaded.
newsAgency workers at risk warns RTITB
WORKPLACE ACCIDENTS, injuries and fatalities are frequently occurring as employers fail to check the qualifications and training credentials of agency staff working in lift truck operations, warns RTITB.
newsAmazon Black Friday protests across UK
GMB STAGES Amazon Black Friday protests across the UK in anger at ‘inhuman conditions’
newsChemical update on basis of a ‘no deal’ Brexit
IN LINE with the UK Government’s commitment to protect workers’ rights as the UK leaves the EU, HSENI has been reviewing Northern Ireland health and safety legislation with a view to addressing any potential deficiencies and ensuring that it continues to operate effectively after the UK has left the Union.
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