newsTata Steel fined after worker suffers brain damage
TATA STEEL UK has been fined £120,000 after a worker suffered serious head injuries after being hit in the face with a scaffold pole, causing him to fall backwards.
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newsHaulage company employee electrocuted
A FAMILY run haulage and storage business, has been fined following the death of a 25-year-old employee at its premises in East Lothian.
productScottish ‘Call Challenge’ to combat false alarms
THE SCOTTISH Fire & Rescue Service (SFRS) has adopted a new ‘Call Challenge’ policy whereby it will stop attending automatic fire alarm (AFA) call outs to commercial premises unless a fire has been confirmed. This policy step-change is to reduce unwanted false fire alarms.
productNew range of wet downdraught benches
AIRBENCH IS launching a new range of wet filtered downdraught benches.
newsHSE publishes work-related fatality figures
ONE HUNDRED and thirty-five workers were killed in work-related incidents in Great Britain in the last year, according to figures published on 6 July by the Health and Safety Executive.
newsFines for Belfast construction site failings
FOLLOWING AN investigation by the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI), Bennett Management Contractors (GB) Limited and AF Roofing Limited have been fined for breaches of health and safety legislation.
newsMan receives suspended sentence for waste offences
AN EAST Yorkshire man received a suspended sentence and was ordered to pay £2,000 in compensation and costs, after illegally storing hazardous waste including flooring materials with the appearance of containing asbestos and running an illegal waste site in Aldbrough.
newsSchool fined after child burned at carol concert
A LONDON primary school has been fined £35,000 after a child received 45 per cent burns to their body at a carol concert.
newsFire Safety Matters wins major media award
FIRE SAFETY Matters magazine, which is published by Western Business Media, won a special commendation for Media Brand of the Year (Business Media) at the prestigious Professional Publishers Association (PPA) Awards.
newsElectrocuted boy’s mother calls for improvements
THE MOTHER of a seven-year-old boy who died after being electrocuted in a pub beer garden is urging the hospitality sector to make sure their outdoor electrical equipment is safe.
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