newsPrison sentence for illegal waste activity
A 40-year-old man who ignored Environment Agency warnings to stop illegally importing and burning waste at 2 Essex sites has been sent to prison for 14 months.
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newsWorker falls while cleaning windows
A CARPENTRY and joinery company has been fined after a man working unsecured on the forks of a fork-lift truck fell 3.5 metres to the ground.
newsConstruction firm fined after death of seven-year-old
A CIVIL engineering firm has been fined £600K for safety breaches after a seven-year-old child became trapped and suffocated on a construction site.
productClear waste management benefits
IMPROVED IDENTIFICATION and segregation of waste materials in warehouses and distribution centres is provided by the racksack clear system, now available from Beaverswood.
newsSHW Live Farnborough announces first seminars
SAFETY, HEALTH and Wellbeing Live (SHW Live), which takes place on 28-29 September 2022 at Farnborough International, has announced a number of CPD seminars that will take place at the event.
newsFirefighters seriously injured in quarry training exercise
A FIRE and Rescue Service has been prosecuted after two of its firefighters received serious head injuries – with one paralysed from the chest down – after a training exercise.
productPacific chooses Seaward’s HAL LED
Investment in production and testing expertise from Seaward is helping an importer and distributor of domestic lighting ensure products supplied to trade customers across the UK work safely.
newsHSE issues gas safety check warning
GETTING A gas safety check is the best way to protect your property, is a message being put out by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
newsElectrician badly burned in B&M warehouse explosion
A RETAIL company and an electrical contracting company have been fined after an electrician suffered serious burns to 15 per cent of his body when he was caught in an explosion at a warehouse in Liverpool.
podcastHealth and Safety Matters Podcast – Episode 26
EPISODE 26 of the Health & Safety Matters Podcast is now live and features an interview with British Safety Council chair Peter McGettrick.
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