newsMultiple workers’ lives affected after health was ‘carelessly ignored’
A Merthyr Tydfil based manufacturer has been fined after 21 employees were left permanently injured after being diagnosed with hand arm vibration syndrome (HAVS).
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newsNEBOSH and BCSP agreement provides more opportunities around the world
The National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health (NEBOSH) has announced a new agreement with the Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP).
newsFirm fined after worker struck by bus
A company contracted to lay a pipe under a road surface was sentenced today after a court heard it failed to keep and maintain a safe place of work, resulting in an injury to a worker.
newsCoachbuilder fined over worker injury
A Cheshire coachbuilding firm has been fined after a worker sustained injuries to his hand when using an unguarded planer.
newsCharitable trust and contractor fined for asbestos safety failings
A charitable trust and a contractor it employed has been fined for safety failings after disturbing asbestos and continuing to work in a building.
newsHousing trust in court after mower mangles worker’s hand
A Tameside housing trust has been fined after a worker suffered severe injuries to his left hand when it was struck by a metal blade on a ride-on mower.
newsSchool in court over science experiment injury
A chemistry laboratory technician lost parts of three fingers and sustained a serious internal injury while preparing a highly sensitive explosive for use in a ‘fireworks’ demonstration to a class of children.
newsFirm fined after worker’s hand was caught in machinery
A Northampton luxury kitchen manufacturer, Bespoke in Oak, was sentenced on 12 January 2016 after a worker had two fingers amputated following an industrial accident.
newsFirms fined after employees injured in cold store collapse
Two companies were fined for safety failings that led to two workers being seriously injured at a construction site when a cold store collapsed under them.
newsManufacturer fined after worker suffered cement burns on first day of work
A building products manufacturer was fined after a worker suffered serious cement burns on his first day of work.
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