Firm fined for ignoring fire safety
An ALTRINCHAM-based construction company has been fined £165k after it repeatedly failed to put in place suitable fire precautions during renovation in Preston.
An ALTRINCHAM-based construction company has been fined £165k after it repeatedly failed to put in place suitable fire precautions during renovation in Preston.
A FOOD wholesaler based in Norfolk has been fined £66k after an employee’s leg had to be amputated after he was injured while loading a lorry.
STANDING FOR hours at work may seem routine—but for thousands across the UK, it’s taking a serious toll.
LATEST ANNUAL figures show 124 workers were killed in work-related incidents in Great Britain. A decrease of fourteen from the previous 12-month period.
A REDUCTION in the number of people killed by workplace accidents in the UK ‘is no cause for celebration’, says the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).
A LIVERPOOL motor vehicle repair company has been fined after a car fell from a two-post car vehicle lift onto a worker who was on his break.
A NOTTINGHAM builder has avoided an immediate spell behind bars after his failures resulted in a gas explosion leaving a worker with burns so serious, he has been unable to work since.
ARCO HAS become the safety industry’s first participant in the Science Based Target initiative (SBTi) carbon reduction model, paving the way towards its net zero aim.
WITH AN amber heat health alert issued for parts of England, and temperatures set to top 30 degrees C in some places, the TUC is calling on employers to protect anyone working outdoors who is in the sun and the heat.
THE LADDER Association has announced it is embarking on its latest phase of market surveillance activity to check compliance of telescopic ladders bought from the most popular online platforms and dedicated DIY retailers.
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