newsLivestock auction mart fined after fatal incident
A LIVESTOCK auction mart has been fined after an employee was fatally injured when he was struck by a dairy bull he was helping to load onto a lorry.
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productProfessional cleaners can help you following a workplace fire
DEALING WITH the aftermath of a fire is a complex task, with many health and safety issues needing to be taken into consideration.
newsGuilty plea for unsafe excavation work
A PRINCIPLE contractor has been sentenced after he was found to have supervised unsafe excavation work at a site in Denton, which put workers in danger and rendered the neighbouring property unstable.
newsFire warning amid kitchen ventilation concerns
HUNDREDS OF schools and care homes across the UK could be at risk of devastating fires because the commercial extraction systems in their kitchens aren’t being cleaned to required industry wide standards.
newsNew guidance on using MEWPs in public areas
COMPREHENSIVE NEW guidance outlining the key principles and ways to reduce likely risks when using Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MEWPs) in public areas and near roads has been published by the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF).
newsFarmer sentenced after child fatally injured
THE MOTHER of a four-year-old boy who fell from a farm vehicle and was run over sustaining fatal injuries has called for a change in attitude in agriculture.
productPrecision instrumentation: A look back and to the future
CASELLA HAS over 220 years’ experience delivering monitoring solutions, including supplying eminent figure Charles Darwin with precision instruments for his research. Casella’s global marketing manager, Tim Turney, shares how instrumentation has evolved, and the developments we can expect in the future.
newsConstruction crisis: Data highlights concerning statistics
DATA HIGHLIGHTS fatalities in construction industry are up almost 10% in five years and that half of these fatal incidents were due to falls from heights.
newsContractor fined for failing to comply
A SOLE trader has been fined for failing to plan, manage and monitor construction work being carried out under their control.
newsWorkers fall from height from ‘makeshift platform’
A CONSTRUCTION company has been sentenced following an incident where two bricklayers fell from height during the construction of a parapet wall.
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