newsFines after employee crushed by machinery
AN EMPLOYEE of Fire Protection Group (FPG) was working at Chivas Brothers Limited (CBL) premises when he was crushed and trapped in a Kardex Remstar Shuttle XP500 machine.
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newsGuilty plea after workers diagnosed with HAVS
CONSTRUCTION COMPANY Peter Duffy Ltd has been sentenced for safety breaches after multiple employees were diagnosed with Hand Arm Vibration (HAVS).
articleFlash protection
A sudden electrical fault discharge creates a current that leaps across ionized air to find earth – choosing your in-situ electrical operative as the closest route. MSA Safety explores the causes, risks and injury dangers of arc flash incidents, and looks at comfortable, reliable, head, eye, face and hearing solutions for electrical workers.
newsFarm Safety Partnership launches action plan
THE FARM Safety Partnership Advisory Committee (FSPAC), an advisory committee to the Board of the Health and Safety Authority (HSA), has published its latest Action Plan for 2021-2024.
newsHSE calls on farmers to prioritise safety
BRITAIN’S WORKPLACE regulator says more must be done to improve farm safety after being notified of four fatalities on farms within the space of two weeks.
newsFine after ground worker has leg amputated
HOVINGTON LIMITED was sentenced today for safety breaches after a worker was struck by a falling piece of plant machinery while working on a construction site in Rotherham.
productSafety sensor with cost-saving features
THE SCHMERSAL Group has further developed its compact RSS260 safety sensor and equipped it with new software.
newsSister companies fined for inadequate machinery guards
TWO SISTER companies based in Grantham, Lincolnshire that manufacture cardboard items, and a company that manufactures flat-bed die cutting (FBDC) machines have all been sentenced after a worker sustained serious injuries to his left hand.
newsFarm worker suffered multiple fractures
W GIBSON & Son was sentenced for safety breaches after a self-employed farm worker fell approximately three metres from a 360-excavator vehicle.
productMaking sense of machinery safety
TECHNOLOGIES IN transition and ever more efficient production and automation concepts demand intelligent safety solutions. Increasingly complex products and changes in the standards’ and legal world all make it necessary to update knowledge continually and constantly.
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