newsWorker has leg amputated following fall
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.
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productThe hidden cost of standing at work
STANDING FOR hours at work may seem routine—but for thousands across the UK, it’s taking a serious toll.
newsLatest annual work-related fatalities published
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.
newsWorkplace death reduction ‘no cause for celebration’
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).
newsFine after mechanic crushed by car
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.
newsBuilder spared jail after gas explosion injures worker
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.
newsTrade union calls to protect outdoor workers
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.
news£300k fine following incident on North Sea platform
AN OIL and gas operator has been fined £300k after three crew members descended into a water filled lift shaft on a floating platform in the North Sea causing them to become partially submerged.
newsHouse collapse injures four
A LONDON construction company has been fined £50k after four men were injured – two seriously – when the first floor of a house collapsed during building works.
newsGate manufacturer fined folliowing safety breaches
A METAL gate manufacturing company has been prosecuted after repeatedly ignoring Health and Safety Executive (HSE) enforcement notices.
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