productION Science’s sensors ensure workplace safety
SEMICONDUCTORS HAVE changed the way we live and continue to play a key role in our future. As the number of production facilities increase, so the potential for harmful emissions also rises.
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newsTimber company employee severs thumb
A TIMBER company has been fined after an employee suffered serious injuries when his thumb came into contact with a saw blade.
newsFurniture manufacturer failed to manage vibration exposure
A NORTH Wales company that manufactures sofas and chairs has been fined £150k after failing to ensure that employee’s exposure to the risks from vibrating tools was sufficiently risk assessed and managed.
newsElectrical company sentenced after gate death
AN ELECTRICAL company has been fined €20,000, with prosecution costs of over €12,000, for failing to carry out the necessary research on the rolling electric gate which fell and fatally injured a 44-year-old security guard in Co. Meath, Ireland in 2016.
newsNetwork Rail fined £1.4m after ORR prosecution
NETWORK RAIL has been fined £1.4 million for a health and safety breach after an investigation by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR).
newsCouncil fined over HAVs issues
LANCASHIRE COUNTY Council has been fined after several employees carrying out work in the highways department developed a debilitating nerve condition as a result of failure to control exposure to vibration.
productHow to enable safer machine interventions
INCREASE WORKPLACE safety with Lockout/Tagout solutions from a single supplier. Brady outlines seven reasons why it is the preferred partner in Lockout/Tagout projects.
productService and maintain equipment
REGARDLESS OF whether your business operates a single pallet truck or a large fleet of varied materials handling equipment, when sourcing forklift trucks it is important to deal with an organisation that has the infrastructure in place to guarantee the highest levels of lift truck service and maintenance support.
newsSkip hire employee crushes arm
A BRISTOL based skip hire company has been fined after an employee sustained crush injuries to his arm.
newsEngineering firm sentenced after fatal incident
AN ENGINEERING company specialising in the manufacture of containers and drums for the nuclear, aerospace and medical industries has been sentenced after a worker was fatally injured.
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