newsFine after worker’s life-changing facial injuries
A ST Helens wood product manufacturer and a company director have been fined after a worker was dragged into a rotating drive shaft at their site at Normans Road, Sutton, St Helens.
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productControlling vibration risk in the workplace
VIBRATION IN the workplace is increasingly making the headlines as the consequences of years of unmanaged exposure come to the fore in terms of life-changing injuries and compensation pay-outs.
productAffordable PAT testing just got easier
MARTINDALE’S NEW HPAT400 takes the hard work out of electrical safety testing of portable appliances. In fact, with one button testing and simple PASS/FAIL results, it couldn’t be easier to quickly and safely check the electrical safety of all types of appliance.
newsMilling company fined for preventable accident
A MILLING company has been fined after a worker suffered life changing injuries resulting in loss and partial loss of three fingers in his dominant hand.
newsDessert company fined after employee injured
A DESSERT company has been fined after employee was struck by machinery while relocating it on site.
newsContractor fined after worker seriously injured
A CONSTRUCTION company has been fined more than £800,000 after a worker suffered three fractured vertebrae when he was hit on the head by a large expanded polystyrene block when it slipped from an excavator bucket.
newsRail occupational health figures ‘wake-up’ call
THE RAIL industry needs to do more to protect workers from serious occupational and mental health issues, an experienced health and safety professional has warned.
newsElectrical company fined after lady crushed to death
AN ELECTRICAL company has been fined after a woman was fatally crushed by a roller shutter door.
newsFirm fined after death of employee at quarry
A COUNTY Londonderry company was fined £150,000 following the death of one of its employees at its premises in Magherafelt.
articleGet to grips
Companies need to take a proactive approach to managing exposure to HAV, and Andrew Mee gives an insight into how you can get to grips with the law.
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