newsWorkers injured when scaffolding collapses
A KENT company, RPS Scaffolding Ltd, has been fined following an incident where a scaffold the company erected collapsed, injuring two workers.
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newsDraeger calls for greater ‘digital safety’ post Covid
DRAEGER SAFETY UK has issued a call for greater adoption of digital and connected safety technologies in light of changes to working styles post-Covid. This follows a warning issued by the company last year that British industry is ‘missing an opportunity’ in this area to improve employee safety.
productGuide to loading bay safety
RITE-HITE HAS published a new free guide to loading bay safety, giving facilities managers a comprehensive overview of industrial regulations, technological advances and trends, and best practice advice for ensuring safety across every angle of any loading bay environment.
newsRail company fined after excavation worker burried
RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE company, VolkerRail Ltd has been fined £550,000 after pleading guilty to an offence under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 after an investigation and prosecution by industry regulator the Office of Rail and Road (ORR).
newsDiesel fire leads to evacuation of homes
A FATHER and daughter have received a suspended custodial sentence after a fire at their removals business in Evenwood near Bishop Auckland led to serious property damage and the evacuation of several neighbouring homes.
newsBuilding materials company prosecuted by council
A CASE investigated by Thanet District Council’s Public Protection Team has been heard at the Folkestone Magistrates’ Court, relating to an incident where members of staff at Jewson Builders Merchants Yard in Margate were seriously injured. One employee received life-changing injuries while another received deep cuts and lacerations.
newsProperty company in the dock for fire safety failings
A YORKSHIRE property company has been fined £20,000 for failing to carry out safety and fire safety improvement works on a property in Kirkburn, Driffield after ignoring a number of requests to do so by housing officers.
newsTUC wants asbestos removal plans in place
THE TUC and a group of MPs have warned that thousands of local authority buildings in England still contain asbestos.
newsFBU to expand fire contaminants work
THE FIRE Brigades Union (FBU) has agreed at its annual conference on 12 May to expand its work on the effects of fire contaminants – toxic substances produced by fires – on firefighters.
newsNetwork Rail fined £1.4m after ORR prosecution
NETWORK RAIL has been fined £1.4 million for a health and safety breach after an investigation by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR).
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