newsHSE publishes work-related fatality figures
ONE HUNDRED and thirty-five workers were killed in work-related incidents in Great Britain in the last year, according to figures published on 6 July by the Health and Safety Executive.
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newsTake fall prevention seriously, urges RoSPA
THIS INJURY Awareness Week, The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents is urging businesses of all sizes to take falls seriously and to implement a proper falls prevention strategy in their workplace.
newsAircraft seat manufacturer fined £660k
A LEADING manufacturer of aircraft seats has been fined £660k after one of its employees suffered horrific injuries when he fell through a roof at a site in South Wales.
articleRising to the challenge
A looks at how architects can rise to the challenge of choosing the right fall protection system. We find out more from Stuart Pierpoint.
articleYour questions answered – June 23
British Safety Council uses this page to answer YOUR questions.
Please send any problems, issues or general enquiries about health, safety and wellbeing to [email protected] and their experts will respond in future editions of HSM.
articleStep up safety
Working at height can be risky enough, without the additional danger of poor-quality ladders. Here, Peter Bennett explains why the Government must clamp down on online marketplaces selling substandard imported telescopic ladders.
newsSeafood company fined after fisherman drowned
A SEAFOOD company has been fined £80k after a fisherman drowned when his leg was caught in a rope and he was pulled overboard.
newsMan spared jail after father fell through roof
A BRADFORD man has been given a suspended prison sentence after an employee sustained life-threatening injuries when he fell 30-feet through a fragile roof.
newsDemolition worker falls from platform
A BUILDING company has been fined after a demolition worker suffered serious injuries after falling from a platform in Kensington in London.
newsCompany sentenced after electrician’s fatal fall
A SHEFFIELD-based construction and telecommunication company has been fined £550,000 after an employee fell from a stepladder and was impaled on metal piping.
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