news42k fine after construction worker suffers burns
WALDEN BUILDERS Ltd has been sentenced after a worker was struck by a heated sheet of tin.
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newsSurvey shows UK businesses need to improve hygiene
MORE THAN half (53 per cent) of Britons believe UK businesses could be doing more to improve the hygiene of their premises and keep people safe from Covid-19, according to a new survey*.
newsUK government downplaying Covid-19 workplace risk, report warns
NEW RESEARCH from think tank, the Institute of Employment Rights (IER), has found the risk of Covid-19 transmission in the workplace remains significant and is being dangerously downplayed by the UK government’s light-touch approach.
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news£100k fine after self-employed worker loses arm
A CONSTRUCTION company has been sentenced after a self-employed ground worker sustained life changing injuries in an incident involving a disc cutter.
newsChemical manufacturer fined £560,000 after employee scalded
CALACHEM LIMITED, a chemical manufacturing company, has been fined after an employee was scalded with boiling water during a cleaning operation.
newsNew report shows fire safety compliance concerns
JLA’s 2021 Fire Safety Accountability Report has revealed that over 60% of people responsible for fire safety in the workplace or commercial believe they could be doing more to ensure the building is fire safe.
news£200k fine after employees trapped in machinery
A WASTE recycling firm, its director and site manager have been sentenced after an employee died and a second employee was seriously injured when they became trapped inside machinery.
newsDemolition work disturbance lands fine
A NORTH west contractor has been sentenced after disturbing asbestos during demolition works and damaging underground cables that resulted in severe disruption to services.
newsWaste and recycling company fined for failings
A SOUTHPORT waste and recycling company has been fined after an employee sustained serious injuries to his arm when it became entangled in the automatic roof sheeting mechanism of a visiting articulated truck.
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