productReminder to report serious defects
CFTS HAS reminded inspectors about the responsibility to report serious defects found during examinations.
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newsYoung worker fatally crushed following company’s failures
A BLACKBURN-based engineering company has been fined £80,000 after a man described as ‘caring and loving’ by his family was killed after being crushed under a machine.
newsDrinks giant fined after worker sustains burns
AN INTERNATIONAL drinks manufacturer has been fined half a million pounds after an employee sustained burns to over 30% of his body.
newsMetal firm prosecuted after injured worker loses leg
A METAL fabrication company has been fined £40k after an employee suffered a serious leg fracture that led to a below the knee amputation.
articleDriving safety
Managers play a vital roll in upholding material handling equipment (MHE) safety. Stuart Taylor looks at the role of training to ensure safe operating practices are followed on site.
productTraining for loading dock and in-plant solutions
RITE-HITE has launched a new comprehensive programme of virtual and in-person training for loading dock and in-plant solutions, helping to continuously improve safety and efficiency at the warehouse.
newsEmployee seriously injured by forklift truck
A PLASTICS manufacturer in Kent has been fined £400,000 after an employee was seriously injured by a forklift truck.
newsInjured worker has leg amputated
A WOOD panel manufacturer has been fined £400k after a worker suffered life-changing injuries at its factory in Chirk, near Wrexham.
news£1.6M fine after young worker fatally crushed
A COMPANY has been fined £1.6m after a 24-year-old man was crushed to death.
newsFatal telehander accident lands fine
A CONSTRUCTION company has been fined £160,000 after a man was killed by a telehandler at a house build site in Glasgow.
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