newsSchool Academy Trust fined £300k after student death
A SCHOOL academy trust has been fined £300k after a 19-year-old student died as a result of a ‘series of management failures’.
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newsFine after labourer dies at wind farm construction site
AN ENGINEERING company has been fined after a labourer died during the construction of a wind farm on the Shetland Islands.
newsDrinks giant fined after worker sustains burns
AN INTERNATIONAL drinks manufacturer has been fined half a million pounds after an employee sustained burns to over 30% of his body.
newsBOHS launches free training for kitchen worktop workers
LEADING WORKPLACE health body, the British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS), has released a free online training tool to help anyone working in the kitchen worktop industry understand and control the deadly disease which is killing UK workers.
newsFairground operator fined after worker dies
A FAIRGROUND operator has been fined after a man ‘everyone fell in love with’ died weeks after suffering serious head injuries while working on a ride in South Shields.
newsNew simplified advice for stone worktop installers
BRITAIN’S WORKPLACE safety regulator has published a helpful guide of do’s and don’ts for people installing stone worktops.
articleBuild safer workplaces
Elevating risk assessments with digital innovation can help build safer workplaces. Langdon Dement explains how.
newsCompany failed to manage legionella risk as prisoner dies
A COMPANY has been fined after it failed to manage the risk of legionella bacteria in the hot and cold water systems at HMP Lincoln.
productUnderstanding Chromium-6
CHROMIUM-6, also known as Chromium VI, CR VI, chrome, chromium, Cr, Cr6+, or hexavalent chromium, is a highly toxic and carcinogenic form of the element chromium.
newsExplosion seriously injured two employees
A COMPANY which produces electricity from food waste by anaerobic digestion, has been fined more than £300k after an explosion caused two employees to suffer life changing injuries.
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