productTransparency on glass manufacturing hazards
THROUGHOUT THE glass production process, many caustic and corrosive chemicals are used and can cause severe harm in the event of a spill. Worker safety must be maintained as a priority.
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productAirBench launches new downflow booth
AIRBENCH IS pleased to announce the release of its new downflow booth models, the VertEx DFB.
newsBusinessman ordered to pay for waste offences
A BRIDGWATER waste business director’s company took in excess waste, then failed to have it removed after being told to do so by the Environment Agency.
newsWorkplace fire safety knowlege gaps highlighted
NEW RESEARCH has revealed that 2 in 5 Brits (44%) would not know what to do in the event of a fire at work.
newsWaste criminal given 18-month custodial sentence
A MAN from Faversham was finally caught and arrested after absconding when he was found guilty of running an illegal waste operation in 2019.
newsHospital staff left with life-changing conditions
A COMPANY in York has been fined more than £16k after staff at a hospital were left with life-changing medical conditions after being exposed to ionised hydrogen peroxide.
newsScaffolder suffers electric shock
A KENT scaffolding company has been fined and its director given a suspended prison sentence after a scaffolder suffered an 11,000-volt electric shock.
newsNHS trust fined after employee found unconscious in manhole
KETTERING GENERAL Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has been fined £480k after an employee suffered a brain injury after he was found unconscious in a manhole.
newsCompanies fined after worker killed at bus depot
A NATIONAL bus company and a commercial cleaning firm have been fined after a “much loved young man” was killed at a depot in Hemel Hempstead.
newsOffshore drilling company fined after crane boom collapse
AN OFFSHORE drilling company has been fined after a crane boom collapsed catastrophically.
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