Archive for March, 2010

Contractor fined following incident at sewage works

A construction company was prosecuted after an incident which saw an employee lose his arm.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigated the incident which occurred at a Huddersfield Waste Water treatment works in March 2008.
View press release ‘Contractor fined following incident at sewage works’

March 31, 2010   Posted in: HSE, Health and Safety  Comments Closed

Stone workers event is a resounding success

A stonemasons’ health and safety event in Vauxhall, south London, has been such a proved so successful that further events are now being arranged to answer the demand.
Directors, managers, owners and supervisors of stonework companies who deal with quality marble, granite and other stone finishes for the domestic end of the market attended the event. [...]

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Safety Notice – The back-loading and carriage of hazardous oil contaminated bulk cargo on offshore supply vessels

This Notice is concerned with the back-loading and carriage of hazardous ‘oil contaminated cargo’, otherwise known as ’slops’ or ‘wet bulk waste’, on offshore supply vessels (OSV).
Although industry guidelines for the carriage of oil contaminated cargo by supply vessels have been published for a number of years, incidents with the potential to cause fatalities are [...]

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Potential effects of noise induced hearing loss

This video demonstration of noise induced hearing loss allows you to ’see’ the sort of damage that excessive noise can cause inside your ears.
The clip has been reproduced from “The Hearing Video” by the kind permission of WorksafeBC
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Top DIY Tips – Have an accident-free Easter break!

We Thought we would share the ROSPA Top DIY Tips with you

March 31, 2010   Posted in: Health and safety click  Comments Closed

Podcast – Noise and vibration at work

In this episode: We talked to HSE’s Pete Lennon about tackling the risks from noise and vibration in the workplace.
HSE launches new construction initiative aimed at stopping bad practise on building sites. A Yorkshire council is fined £75,000 after an employee was killed by a reversing truck. New tower cranes laws commence April 2010. HSE [...]

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Firm fined after worker’s arm trapped in drill

An engineering company has today been fined after one of its workers was injured when he got his arm trapped in a drilling machine.
Briggs of Burton plc, of Derby Street, Burton-on-Trent, was fined £5,000 and ordered to pay £1,922 in costs at Burton-on-Trent Magistrates’ Court today after admitting to breaching Section 2(1) of the Health [...]

March 31, 2010   Posted in: HSE, Health and Safety  Comments Closed

Fired up for Summer

This Sunday last was a pleasant day, summer had arrived with the clocks moving forward on Saturday night and as if to underline the event we had a good measure of sun albeit with a fairly brisk south westerly, ideal in fact for some garden maintenance. It always amazes me just how prolific nature is [...]

March 30, 2010   Posted in: Fire and safety centre  Comments Closed

Recycling firm fined for flammable material used in arson attack

A York hazardous waste recycling company was today fined £40,000 for failing to safeguard flammable liquid that was used in an arson attack on the business.
BCB Environmental Management Limited, based at Marston Business Park, Rudgate in Tockwith, pleaded guilty to breaching regulations 6 and 7 of the Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2002 (DSEAR) [...]

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Plumber and mobile home park fined as residents left at risk

An Essex plumber has been prosecuted for carrying out substandard and illegal work at a mobile home park, exposing residents to serious risk.
Harlow Magistrates’ Court heard today how Michael O’Sullivan laid gas pipes underneath a property without ensuring there was proper ventilation.
View press release ‘Plumber and mobile home park fined as residents left at risk’

March 29, 2010   Posted in: HSE, Health and Safety  Comments Closed