newsHydraulics company in the dock after machine traps engineer
A HYDRAULICS company, with locations throughout the UK, has been fined after an employee became trapped in a machine that he was working on at a customer’s premises in Plymouth.
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articleSmall changes for big impact
Tackling cleaning challenges in industrial environments has its challenges, but by choosing the right solution for the task at hand you can enhance productivity, boost worker wellbeing, and contribute to a cleaner, more sustainable environment. Catherine Grinstead explains how.
articleStep up a gear
The new Machinery Regulation introduces more concrete machinery safety provisions that are a legal requirement for machinery manufacturers and other economic operators, says Darren Hugheston-Roberts.
newsWelder crushed at Sunderland shipyard
A COMPANY has been fined £100k after a welder was crushed while working at a shipyard in Sunderland.
newsWood company fined over £1m after workers injured
A MULTI-national company that manufactures wood-based products has been fined more than £1 million after two workers were injured in separate incidents.
newsFarm partnership fined after man killed by exploding tyre
A LANCASHIRE farm partnership has been fined £80,000 after a man with ‘a heart of gold’ died following an incident at a dairy farm in Hutton near Preston.
newsSafety fears persist among construction workers
A NEW report from manufacturer of power tools, accessories and hand tools Milwaukee has found that risk remains unacceptably high on European construction sites, harming workers, employers and the wider sector alike.
newsFailures at waste and recycling centre
A COMPANY that operates several household waste and recycling centres in Wales has been fined for failing to protect workers and members of the public.
newsFirm fined after workers struck by stone slabs
A MANUFACTURING firm in Ipswich has been fined after two workers were struck by slabs of stone, with one of the men sustaining multiple bone fractures as a result.
newsDad’s legs crushed by 800kg pallet
A MANUFACTURER in Sheffield has been fined after a steel pallet landed on an employee, leaving him permanently disabled.
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