newsFoundry fined after employees diagnosed with HAVS
SAING-GOBAIN Construction Products UK Limited, a large foundry in Telford, has been fined after a number of its workers were diagnosed with hand arm vibration syndrome (HAVS).
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news£200k fine after employees trapped in machinery
A WASTE recycling firm, its director and site manager have been sentenced after an employee died and a second employee was seriously injured when they became trapped inside machinery.
news£100k fine after employee severed fingers
A LIVESTOCK feed manufacturer has been fined after an employee’s fingers were severed by machinery at a Carlisle feed mill.
newsEmployee suffers multiple fractures at metal supplier
A METAL supplier has been fined after an employee suffered multiple fractures to the hand and wrist when he was polishing a metal bar with a manual metalworking lathe.
newsWaste and recycling company fined for failings
A SOUTHPORT waste and recycling company has been fined after an employee sustained serious injuries to his arm when it became entangled in the automatic roof sheeting mechanism of a visiting articulated truck.
newsSuspended sentence after butcher’s apprentice loses fingers
THE MANAGING director of a Worle butchers has been given a suspended prison sentence for breaching health and safety.
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productHAVS: Know your numbers
MEASURING AN individuals’ exposure to vibration has never been more important. Despite the Control of Vibration at Work legislation being in force since 2005, the reported incidences of HAVS and the number of fines issued (and cost!) has increased.
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newsWorker’s hand caught in metalworking lathe
AN ENGINEERING company has been fined after a worker’s hand was caught in a metalworking lathe resulting in serious injuries to his hand and arm.
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