£1.275m fine after contractor crushed to death
A COMPANY in Birmingham has been fined £1,275,000 after a 26-year-old man was crushed to death during maintenance work at Mountsorrel Quarry in Leicestershire.
A COMPANY in Birmingham has been fined £1,275,000 after a 26-year-old man was crushed to death during maintenance work at Mountsorrel Quarry in Leicestershire.
A MANUFACTURING company in West Yorkshire has been fined £200,000 after workers were injured by an explosion.
A COMMERCIAL printing company has been fined £100,000 after an employee’s hand was crushed by a laminating machine.
Accidents involving workers and moving vehicles have increased at an alarming rate. Advances in technology can alert workers to dangers and provide a level of protection in hazardous areas. Jacqui McLaughlin looks at the benefits of proximity warning systems.
SOUTH LANARKSHIRE Council has been fined £90,000 for health and safety failings which left a worker with severe injuries.
A FARM has been fined £60,000 following the death of a father-of-three who was electrocuted by an overhead power line.
GUARANTEEING ELECTRICAL safety around industrial sites is essential. Additionally, valuable production time is often lost when power to equipment has failed, or switchgear requires a reset after an overload.
JASIC EVO is the new standard of UK in welding and is supported with an unparalleled 5-year out-of-the-box warranty.
THE SCHMERSAL Group is about to launch a new version of the SD Gateway for its SD bus. Users will be able to take advantage of the improved fault diagnostics offered by the new SDG Fieldbus Gateway.
HANDHELD FIBRE laser welding technology is new to the UK welding industry, offering excellent welding performance, improving production efficiency and reducing operational costs.
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