newsHigh pressure gas leak lands company in dock
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.
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newsHSENI reminds farmers of machinery safety
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.
newsFine after employee dies and another seriously injured
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.
newsPaper company employee suffers finger amputations
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.
newsTile manufacturer employee seriously injured
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.
newsFine after workers fingers’ amputated
A MEAT processing company has been fined £310,000 after two workers had their fingers amputated by machines.
productSICK switches up its cylindrical inductive safety sensor offering
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.
productUK construction industry adapts to post COVID-19 regulations
Uni-Prop International has reinforced its ‘business as usual’ message, as builders across the UK return to work. On 15 May 2020, The UK’s Construction Industry Training Board (‘CITB’) issued a set of essential COVID-19 safety checks to ensure that the workforce is protected, and the risk of infection on construction sites is minimised.
newsOil company fined £1.2m after burn injuries
OIL REFINERY company, Phillips 66 Ltd was sentenced for safety breaches after two workers in North Lincolnshire suffered life-changing injuries from an uncontrolled release of high pressure and high temperature steam.
productFume extraction systems
The F-Tech Armur is a high vacuum dust extraction system offering a mobile solution to extract dust from manual welding and grinding processes.
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