newsTata Chemicals fined following young father’s death
TATA CHEMICALS Europe Limited has been fined £1.13m after a young father died following an incident while erecting a scaffold tower in a chemical plant in Northwich.
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newsBurnout impacts 13% construction workers, research shows
HEALTH INSURER Vitality has revealed the findings of its latest workplace wellbeing survey – Britain’s Healthiest Workplace – with mental health issues having the greatest negative impact on productivity.
newsConstruction company fined £2.3m after worker drowns
A CONSTRUCTION company has been fined following the death of a worker.
newsCar wash firm failed to protect workers
A CAR wash firm in Devon has been fined £40k after it repeatedly failed to protect workers and members of the public from electrical safety risks.
newsWaste company director sentenced
A DIRECTOR of a Kent waste company has been disqualified from being a director for five years for his role in its failure to comply with two Improvement Notices served by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
newsFarmer avoids jail after man killed by cattle
A WEST Yorkshire farmer has avoided an immediate spell behind bars after his cattle trampled a man to death and left his wife paralysed.
newsFirst organisations benefit from menopause standard
OXFORD BROOKES University, Virgin Media and the Welsh Parliament are among the organisations that have utilised BSI’s pioneering menopause at work guidance in the year since it was published, helping to support employees experiencing menopause or menstrual health challenges and retain their experience and talent.
newsUK workers at risk from pipeline danger
THERE WERE 268 incidents of workers putting themselves at risk by digging too close to a high-pressure oil, gas, or chemical pipeline in 2023, according to Linewatch, the leading pipeline safety awareness group.
newsWorker suffers serious burns at recycling plant
A WORKER suffered burns to his face and body after the crowbar he was using came into contact with a live electrical conductor.
newsHSE issues MoD (Army) with Crown Censure
THE HEALTH and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued the Ministry of Defence (MoD) with a Crown Censure following the death of a soldier.
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