newsProtect employees from cancer-causing fumes
IOSH IS urging employers to ensure workers are protected from cancer-causing welding fumes as enforcement of raised control standards takes effect.
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newsQuarry worker injured in unguarded machine
A QUARRY operator has today been fined after they failed to keep fixed guards in place on moving machinery, causing serious injuries to an employee’s arm.
newsDouble prosecution following death of child
TWO COMPANIES have been sentenced following the death of a five-year-old girl who became trapped while using a lift at her home in Weymouth.
newsFarm Safety Partnership launches campaign
THE FARM Safety Partnership (FSP) has launched its safety campaign for 2019, working towards its target of halving farm fatalities by the end of 2023.
productWake-up call on workplace vibration
In late 2018, Network Rail carried out a review of their Hand-Arm Vibration risk controls. The firm already had robust processes in place, but was keen to develop best practice – so they issued operators with Curotec’s new Q2 personal vibration monitor. And what happened next was a revelation.
newsProtect Irish farmers’ lives
IOSH HAS called for a ‘continued drive’ to protect Irish farmers, despite a fall in work-related fatalities in Ireland in 2018.
newsNew farming attitudes needed says HSE
FARMERS ARE being told they must pay closer attention to how they manage workplace risk or face serious penalties.
articleLights, cameras, action
Electrical safety for a West End Theatre company involves testing in situations where access is tricky. Seaward explains how their engineers work in these restrictive situations.
newsFirm ignored guarding enforcement notice
A STONEWORK company has been fined for failing to comply with an enforcement notice served by a health and safety Inspector, requiring it to guard a stone-cutting saw.
newsPlastics company fined after employee killed
A COMPANY that manufactures plastic products has been fined for safety breaches after the death of an employee.
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