news£440k fine after security guard injured
A MEAT production company has been fined £440,000 after a security guard at an abattoir was seriously injured by a vehicle passing through the site gate.
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newsHotel owner left ‘safety to chance’
A HOTEL owner has been ordered to pay £50,000 after he continued to take guests despite being issued with a prohibition notice for serious fire safety failings. He also received custodial sentences, suspended for two years.
newsGroundworks contractor fined for petrol fire
A KENT groundwork contractor has been fined after a worker sustained serious burns following petrol being thrown on a bonfire.
productModular mist filter system
AIRBENCH HAS released an upgraded range of OMF mist filtration units to strengthen its range of coolant mist filters.
news£200k fine after worker slips cleaning machinery
A COMPANUY specialising in the manufacture of stabilisers and additives used in plastic products has been fined £200,000 after an employee suffered serious hand injuries while cleaning machinery.
newsCompany fined after reactor explosion
A NORTHWEST manufacturing company has been fined after an explosion led to a reactor bursting open and ejecting a motor through a roof.
productFloor signal markers boost safety
THE QUICK and easy marking out and identification of safe walkways and access points on warehouse floors is provided by a range of high visibility floor signal markers, available now from workplace visual communications and safety products specialist Beaverswood.
newsResearch shows drug and alcohol testing acceptance
FINDINGS FROM new research carried out by safety technology company Draeger Safety UK, demonstrates widespread employee acceptance of
drug and alcohol testing in the workplace.
newsVenue prosecuted for safety breaches
THE OWNER and general manager of a Mid Ulster entertainment venue have been fined £20,000 and £5,000 respectively, for breaches of health and safety and entertainment licensing legislation for overcrowding and a crushing incident at the ‘Teen Elk’ children’s disco event on 5 November 2021. Costs of £8,086 were also awarded to the Council.
newsDHF champions Fire Door Safety Week 2022
DOOR & HARDWARE Federation (DHF) is once again demonstrating its continuing support for Fire Door Safety Week, a national safety awareness campaign that was first launched in 2013, and in response to a legacy of fire door neglect.
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