Farmer sentenced after child fatally injured
THE MOTHER of a four-year-old boy who fell from a farm vehicle and was run over sustaining fatal injuries has called for a change in attitude in agriculture.
THE MOTHER of a four-year-old boy who fell from a farm vehicle and was run over sustaining fatal injuries has called for a change in attitude in agriculture.
J MURPHY Aggregates Ltd, Shaun Murphy and James Duggan have been sentenced at Leeds Crown Court for safety breaches after a worker was struck by a falling excavator.
WITH MORE than 300 new cases of vibration-related injuries reported in 2019 alone, businesses need to closely monitor their employees’ exposure to prevent avoidable injury and protect their organisation’s reputation.
A MOTOR vehicle scrap company and a director have been fined after a worker suffered crush injuries in an incident involving a forklift truck.
A COMPANY specialising in manufacturing canopies and ventilation ducting has been fined after an employee’s hand was drawn into the rotating parts of a machine, resulting in serious injury.
EPISODE 23 of the Health & Safety Matters Podcast is now live and features an interview with 3M’s Abrasive Applications Expert Theo Simon who talks about the Hand-Arm Vibration.
A RECYCLING company has been fined after an employee was injured while clearing a blockage in a waste metal chute.
MARTINDALE ELECTRIC’S HPAT Series of portable appliance testers now includes the HPAT400.
AN EXPORT services company has been fined after an employee suffered serious injuries when his finger came into contact with a saw blade.
WITH A recent South Yorkshire inspection campaign drawing to its conclusion, the Health and Safety Executive has found that 65 per cent of businesses visited were in breach of the law.
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