AWE pleads guilty to health and safety offence
THE ATOMIC Weapons Establishment (AWE) has been fined £660,000 after pleading guilty to an offence under Section 3 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act (1974).
THE ATOMIC Weapons Establishment (AWE) has been fined £660,000 after pleading guilty to an offence under Section 3 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act (1974).
This month we put Andy Mee in the spotlight to find out about his route into the health and safety industry, his career highlights and why he believes data and analysis are key for the health and safety industry.
A MANUFACTURER of industrial insulation has been fined after an employee suffered serious injuries to his hand while trying to clear a blockage from a machine.
A COMPANY director and project manager were sentenced after an untrained and unsupervised worker was killed when the forward tipping dumper truck he was operating overturned.
A PLASTICS manufacturer, who specialises in the manufacturing of traffic barriers and cones, has been fined after an employee’s finger was severed due to inadequately guarded machinery.
MAKING TOOL handling safer and faster, RUD’s new tool separator opens injection tools, punching tools and forming tools in, says the company, a matter of seconds. By optimising these processes, the tool separator offers a return on investment less than a year.
A TECHNICAL Boiler House Risk Assessment (TBHRA) not only highlights areas of potential risk for owners, operators and managers, but can identify where enhancements to the steam system could lead to improved energy efficiency.
ENVA SCOTLAND Limited has been fined following an incident where a 28-year-old employee, Martin Kane, was fatally injured while cleaning a mobile shredder.
MANUFACTURING COMPANY, Acrivarn Ltd, has been sentenced for safety breaches after an employee using a 9-inch angle grinder suffered significant facial injuries when the cutting disc came into contact with his face.
TAKING PLACE tomorrow (Tuesday 17 November), the inaugural Industrial Plant & Equipment Live online maintenance conference will feature a packed programme of presentations including one from the Health and Safety Executive, which are aimed at anyone with an interest in industrial maintenance and reliability.
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