newsSchool trust fined for zoonotic disease risk
THE SPENCER Academies Trust has been fined after failing to control the risk to humans from infectious diseases carried by animals.
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newsBlacksmith sustains life-changing injuries
AN ENGINEERING company was fined after one of its employees, a blacksmith, sustained life-changing injuries whilst welding an industrial steel fabrication.
newsSuspended prison sentence after fatal fall
A MAN building a detached property for himself and his family has been fined after a roofer fell whilst working on the roof, sustaining serious injuries from which he later died.
newsUpdate Covid-19 risk assessments, urges BOHS
THE BRITISH Occupational Hygiene Society, a Scientific Charity and the Chartered Society for Worker Health Protection is urging employers to remain vigilant and update their Covid-19 risk assessments, especially for those who work in public facing settings.
newsChemical company fined £1M for fatal explosion
CHEMICAL COMPANY Briar Chemicals Ltd has been fined £1 million after a man died in an explosion at its site in Sweet Briar Road, Norwich.
newsDiving instructor sentenced after trainee dies
A TECHNICAL diving instructor has been sentenced after he failed to properly assess the competency of two pupils prior to a deep-water dive in Scotland, which ended in a fatality.
newsWorker crushed at coal face
MINING COMPANY, Three D’s Mining Ltd has been fined £100k for safety breaches following a fall of ground on the NW9 coal face at Dan-y-Graig No 4 colliery located near the village of Crynant, South Wales.
newsPolice Scotland fined £100k for fatal safety failure
THE OFFICE of the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Scotland has admitted health and safety failings which led to the death of a 25-year-old woman.
productSmarter social distancing with Casella’s special offer
AS MILLIONS of employees begin returning to work without mandatory social distancing and mask wearing, maintaining a safe ‘new normal’ is at the front of everyone’s minds.
newsMake own work from home judgements, says IOSH
BUSINESSES SHOULDN’T just wait for Government advice to work from home – they should regularly review their COVID-19 safety measures to ensure they remain effective, according to IOSH.
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