newsFarmers urged to rethink safety attitudes
FARMERS AND agricultural workers are being urged to change their attitudes towards health and safety as the rate of fatalities on farms continues to be the highest of any sector.
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newsWork experience teen seriously injured
A SIXTEEN-year-old boy suffered serious injuries after becoming trapped under a tractor while on paid work experience.
newsFood processing company sentenced
A COMPANY has been fined £20,000 after an employee’s arm was drawn into machinery and seriously injured.
newsMetalworkers raise health and safety concerns
MORE THAN one in three (36%) metalworking professionals do not feel that health and safety is a top priority within their company, and over a quarter (28%) are worried about their safety at work, according to new research from power tools and accessories manufacturer, FEIN.
productWet downdraught bench for flammable dusts
AIRBENCH HAS launched a new range of wet filtered downdraught benches.
news£1.275m fine after contractor crushed to death
A COMPANY in Birmingham has been fined £1,275,000 after a 26-year-old man was crushed to death during maintenance work at Mountsorrel Quarry in Leicestershire.
newsWorkers injured by explosion
A MANUFACTURING company in West Yorkshire has been fined £200,000 after workers were injured by an explosion.
newsPrinting company in the dock after worker’s hand crushed
A COMMERCIAL printing company has been fined £100,000 after an employee’s hand was crushed by a laminating machine.
articleRaising the alarm
Accidents involving workers and moving vehicles have increased at an alarming rate. Advances in technology can alert workers to dangers and provide a level of protection in hazardous areas. Jacqui McLaughlin looks at the benefits of proximity warning systems.
newsLocal authority fined for failings that led to injury
SOUTH LANARKSHIRE Council has been fined £90,000 for health and safety failings which left a worker with severe injuries.
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