£2M fine for water pressure jetting fatality
A SPECIALIST industrial services company has been fined after a worker suffered a fatal injury whilst cleaning waste-water pipes.
A SPECIALIST industrial services company has been fined after a worker suffered a fatal injury whilst cleaning waste-water pipes.
A COMPANY specialising in landscaping and garden machinery has been fined following an incident where a worker suffered head injuries on site at a school in Cromer, Norfolk.
LEEDS AND Bradford Boiler Co Ltd was sentenced for safety breaches after a worker broke his upper arm and suffered crush injuries to his lower arm in a workplace incident.
JOHN MURPHY and Sons Ltd was sentenced for safety breaches after damaging a 10-inch gas pipeline while undertaking work to allow the widening of the M8 motorway.
THE HEALTH and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) and the Farm Safety Partnership is reminding farmers and contractors to take extra care when operating machinery and equipment on the farm but especially now throughout the summer months.
CONCRETE MANUFACTURER Treanor Pujol Ltd was sentenced for safety breaches following two separate incidents including the death of an employee and series injuries to a second worker.
PLYMOUTH BASED West Design Products Ltd, who manufacture and edit craft paper for retail, including printing, punching and cutting, has been sentenced after a worker suffered serious injuries when her hand was caught in machinery.
A TILE manufacturing company in Colchester has been fined after a worker was drawn into the in-running nip of a conveyor tail drum and suffered three breaks to his left arm and crush injuries to his forearm.
A MEAT processing company has been fined £310,000 after two workers had their fingers amputated by machines.
SICK has launched the SICK IME2S inductive proximity safety switch for safe and easy non-contact position and safe area monitoring to help prevent accidents and unwanted collisions in production and logistics environments up to PL d (EN ISO 13849) safety requirements.
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